Manager Commercial
The role
• This position is responsible for managing commercial relationships with contractors (e.g. Transnet), negotiates expansions & contractual agreements and manages logistical support for expansion projects (including legal issues, project management and pre-feasibility)
• Manages commercial relationships with contractors (especially Transnet) to achieve good service at fair cost
• Negotiates expansions & contractual agreements
• Defines and agrees SLAs with contractors and monitors fulfilment of those and other contractual agreements
• Escalates non-compliance to agreed service levels and ensure appropriate resolution
• Benchmarks service quality and price levels
• Manages logistical support for expansion projects
• Key interface for all Logistics questions; engages with Technology, Optimisation & CI function to bring in subject matter expertise as required
• Helps design Logistics systems that are appropriate to enable growth projects; oversees evaluation of those designs in terms of cost and effectiveness
• Manages legal support and pre-feasibility teams as appropriate
• Requires Technology, Optimisation & CI to provide subject matter expertise to growth projects
• Requires Planning & Reporting and IOEC operations function to identify non-compliance to some contractual obligations or SLAs (e.g. railing volume commitment from Transnet)
• Develop negotiations strategies for Kumba to use in interactions with Transnet for example
Requirements
• Applicants should be in possession of an M Com degree in Commercial Management qualification
• Contract negotiation experience essential
• Understanding and the ability to develop financial models, do value analysis and trade-offs
• The ability to manage relationships with all stakeholdes
• Parallel processing complex environments
• 10 – 15 years relevant experience in business
Knowledge specific to the position:
• Industry norms and trends, legislation pertaining to SD, Environmental and Communication Issues, rehabilitation matters and obtaining mining permits, policies, procedures & systems pertaining to investor relations and fluency preferably more than one ethnical language.
Skills (Key technical skills required):
• Advanced communication, advanced negotiation, reporting, presentation and interactive skills
Remuneration
The initial salary will be determined in accordance with Kumba Iron Ore Ltd regulations.
The position is an Anglo Band 5/14
Additional Information
It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that valid copies of qualifications and/or licences required as indicated in the job requirements for this role is attached. In the interest of an efficient, fair and objective process, incomplete applications and/ or late applications will not be considered.
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Appointments will be made in line with Employment Equity targets
Kumba Iron Ore employees must attach a signed K009 form with their application, any application submitted without the signed K009 form will not be considered.
Internal Applicants can apply via ONE of the following:
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SMS – sms job reference number to 35641 (This functionality will only work if your details are registered on the Anglo American vacancy database)
All applicants are thanked for their interest.
Applications which have not been responded to within 6 weeks of closing date should be regarded as unsuccessful; communication will be with shortlisted candidates only.
Closing date: 19 December 2012
Ref. 704469
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