Commercial Development Analyst

2 weeks ago


Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa De Beers Group Full time

Role Summary:

We are seeking a skilled Commercial Development Analyst to join our team at De Beers Group. As a Commercial Development Analyst, you will be responsible for providing analytical support to the Global Category Manager: Africa in the development, implementation, and execution of contract management frameworks and commercial agreements. Your primary focus will be on enabling innovation, supplier partnering, supplier performance management, commercial excellence, and internal stakeholder collaboration to drive improved business performance.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Adhere to global commercial standards to ensure safe and socially acceptable delivery, and ensure that the organization sources from responsible suppliers.
  • Conduct research, data analysis, opportunity assessments, benchmarking, and best practice analysis to produce better results.
  • Support the implementation of value creation and supplier engagement strategies that align with the overall global Supply Chain strategy, critical tasks, performance targets, and Business Unit priorities.
  • Assist with the development, tracking, presentation, and distribution of contract information packs, including contract key performance metrics, operational efficiencies, and contractor cost and revenue.
  • Provide necessary analytical support for:
    • The development and ongoing management of category strategies within the portfolio.
    • Support and input to business cases.
    • Plans to ensure security of supply and/or seamless service delivery.
    • The advancement of supplier partnering that drives innovation and value; negotiations.
    • Through data mining, identify opportunities for commercial excellence improvement.
    • The establishment and execution of contracts.
    • Zero-based cost models for benchmark, tender, and contracting purposes.

Planning:

  • Execute activities for relevant commercial activities so that they are aligned to the overall strategic plan.
  • Execute relevant project procurement activities in a timely and visible manner.

Sourcing and Contracts Management:

  • Provide relevant analytical planning support for BU and corporate routine and tactical sourcing and contracting and contractor management activities.
  • Support the team with relevant analytical procurement and end-to-end sourcing and contracting activities and contracts management relevant to the portfolio.

Commercial Agreements:

  • Execute timeous and accurate sourcing and contracting and contractor management analytical activities.
  • Regular, timeous, and accurate reporting pertaining to all portfolio activities.
  • Support the effective implementation of commercial contracts, including the establishment of supplier partnership agreements, key performance indicators, and management routines.

Inclusive Procurement:

  • Drive a culture of community development and inclusive procurement aligned to the global and regional Inclusive Procurement strategies.
  • Provide input to and deliver against inclusive procurement and commercial plans to ensure targets are met against scheduled milestones.
  • Provide analytical support to the global Inclusive Procurement programmes.

Sustainability and Social:

  • Support a culture of Sustainable Value through ESG, TCO initiatives, innovation, working capital, and cost reduction.
  • Provide analytical support with the implementation of sustainable value creation strategies, initiatives, and associated business cases that advance Anglo American technical, community, sustainability, and financial ambitions.

Stakeholder and Supplier Management:

  • Adopt new ways of working and systems usage within the team regarding suppliers and key stakeholders.
  • Support the relevant Business Partner to track and update supplier performance, based on contractual KPIs.
  • Identify digitization opportunities with suppliers to develop compelling business cases and collaborate with stakeholders and the SC Centre of Excellence for potential implementation.

Contractor Management:

  • Support the relevant Supply Chain Manager to analyze and update supplier performance, based on contractual KPIs.
  • Escalate contractual risks and operational issues.
  • Support the Supply Chain Management function with on-site implementation of end-to-end commercial activities and the resolution of escalated issues.
  • Adopt new ways of working and systems usage within the team regarding suppliers and key stakeholders.
  • Compile reports as relevant to the category, including but not limited to supplier spend, supplier performance, and KPI tracking, contract coverage, and benchmark data.
  • Provide analytical support to the Supply Chain Manager and Company Representative functions in the implementation and operationalization of the category strategy and active contracts.
  • Ensure that all analytical support, contract administration, supplier performance management activities, and all stakeholder relationship activities are executed timely and with quality.

Qualifications:

  • An undergraduate qualification - Bachelor degree level or equivalent, alternatively relevant tertiary qualification and proven track record of practical experience (3-5 years minimum) in a role and context of similar complexity.
  • Desirable: A postgraduate qualification in a relevant discipline and practical experience in a relevant field or a role of similar context and complexity.

Technical Knowledge:

  • Practical experience in a relevant field with sufficient depth of knowledge to investigate, identify, and resolve problems and technical issues in own function.
  • High degree of proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office suite software, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint; MS Project and Power BI is beneficial but not required.
  • Working knowledge and application of industry estimating software is beneficial.
  • Zero-based cost modeling experience is beneficial.
  • Good commercial, negotiation, and deal-making, business case development, investment appraisal.
  • Category Development & Management, sourcing & contracting with Total Cost Ownership approach.
  • Business Planning, Business Case development.
  • Working understanding of Supplier Relationship Management principles and practices.
  • Working knowledge of contract framework models (NEC, FIDIC, General Service Contracts / bespoke contracts) is beneficial.
  • Solid knowledge of contracts administrative processes and supporting systems (ERP, SAP, SAP Ariba, etc.).
  • General administrative capabilities, including minutes, record keeping, digital contract execution processes.
  • Contract amendments execution and digital implementation.
  • Solid knowledge of monitoring, reporting, and presentation of performance management of contractual KPIs and supplier performance.
  • Vendor and Material Master data updates.
  • Sourcing and contracting activities for tactical and routine contracts.

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