Senior Projects Commercial Lead – Mining

Vedanta resources; Aggeneys; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Vedanta Zinc International (VZI) is seeking a Projects Commercial Controller for end-to-end commercial management of mining projects in the Northern Cape. The role requires leading contracting, partner selection, procurement, and handling legal commercial aspects through to contract closure.

You will drive spend reduction, contract performance management and strong governance, working across Engineering, Mining, Plant, Supply Chain and HSE to ensure optimal project progress and value delivery.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to coordinate complex commercial activities on large-scale projects.
• Strong negotiation and partner-management skills are essential.
• Solid understanding of legal nuances in contracting and procurement.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end management of commercial aspects of Projects from contracting to contract closure.
• Drive spend reduction and contract performance management across projects.
• Ensure governance, risk management and de-bottlenecking of processes.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Mining, Plant, Supply Chain and HSE to support project progress.

Skills

Negotiation

Relationship management

Commercial acumen

Contracting

Education

Relevant degree (Engineering/Mining/Metallurgy)

MBA advantageous

Job description

Vedanta Zinc International (VZI) is seeking a Projects Commercial Controller for end-to-end commercial management of mining projects in the Northern Cape. The role requires leading contracting, partner selection, procurement, and handling legal commercial aspects through to contract closure.

You will drive spend reduction, contract performance management and strong governance, working across Engineering, Mining, Plant, Supply Chain and HSE to ensure optimal project progress and value delivery.