Group Legal Commercial Manager (Executive)

Synergy Jobs (Pty) Ltd; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Commercial Manager responsible for managing all commercial aspects of procurement within the mining industry. The role involves ensuring compliance, overseeing supplier relationships, and handling negotiations. Candidates should possess significant experience in commercial, legal, and procurement sectors and be adept at managing contracts and risk assessments.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in the mining industry.
• 10 years of experience in Commercial, Legal, and Procurement.
• Valid Driver's License required.

Responsibilities

• Management of all commercial matters pertaining to Procurement.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Participate in supplier negotiations and manage supplier agreements.

Skills

Negotiation

Commercial Risk Assessment

Supplier Management

Education

B. Com Law/LLB Law/B. Com Procurement/Supply Chain

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

POSITION: Commercial Manager
LOCATION: Sandown, Sandton

JOB PURPOSE
Management of all commercial matters pertaining to Procurement

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• The Commercial Manager will be actively involved in the completion and/or review of our supplier-facing documents and ensure the supplier document is producedis consistently high quality, industry benchmark as well as driving process and policy compliance.
• The Group Commercial Manager role is to ensure all supplier-facing documents (including quotations/proposals and contracts) in their region are: i) developed ensuring alignment between Procurement Projects and the relevant Operations, and in line with global bundling processes; ii) drafted in line with all local and global policies and standards to ensure lowest level of risk for the company, and highest quality of supplier document; iii) approved in line with all internal requirements prior to being submitted to the supplier; iv) audited in line with the Commercial Department audit requirements; v) registered by the Contract Owner in the Contract Management System (contracts only) in a timely manner.
• The Group Commercial Manager will be allocated a portfolio of suppliers globally, for which they will be fully responsible for ensuring all commercial matters are dealt with timeously and/or escalated to the necessary decision makers. The commercial matters include but are not limited to notifications in terms of implementation of price escalations, the Group Commercial manager acts as a business partner in the process but is not solely responsible for implementation of the escalations (referring to escalation process).
• The Group Commercial Manager will also be required to participate in supplier negotiations.
• The Group Commercial Manager will be responsible for training the end users to ensure that they understand the needs around compliance, the risk if the Company don’t comply, as well as the system requirements.
• The Group Commercial Manager will also manage the Trade Compliance requirements for South Africa.
• The Group Commercial Manager must ensure that all suppliers facing agreements adhere to the company governance processes in terms of policy, procedure, approval and risk mitigation
• The Group Commercial Manager will compile and launch Group related Tender documents and compile adjudications in conjunction with various stakeholders. The Group Commercial Manager will continuously review Group opportunities to initiate tenders and rebate contracts and manage Tender Committee meeting minutes and documentation

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Degree - B. Com Law/LLB Law/ or B. Com Procurement /Supply Chain
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in the mining industry.
• 10 years of experience in Commercial, Legal, and Procurement.
• Good demonstrable knowledge of managing commercial principles and contracts, assessing commercial risk, undertaking new business, leading negotiation strategy development and participating in negotiations.
• Procurement Tender and Contractual Experience
• Must be very adept in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 is an advantage
• Ability to cope with pressure and tight deadlines
• Valid Driver’s License
• Be willing to travel as and when required