Ref No: 116413
Closing Date: 3 April 2023

Micro Battle Lead Mining - (Non-Permanent Employment)

Position number
65059509

Business Unit:
Energy-Ops Procurement

City/Town:
Secunda

Role Category:
Specialisation

NB: This is a non-permanent role with contract ending 31 March 2025

Short Description / Purpose of Job:
Lead all aspects of the processes to develop category strategies to optimize Sasol's external spend for the mining equipment and services commodities.

Recruitment Description / Key Accountabilities:
Lead and oversee the development and implementation of strategies for the category in order to realise increased business value for Sasol by leveraging external spend through a total cost of ownership reduction approach.
Typical spend optimization levers will include both operational and commercial levers.
Lead cross-functional and cross-divisional project/task teams for external spend optimization.
Prepare for and lead negotiations of high value / strategic contracts to unlock external spend savings in collaboration with team members from regional maintenance hubs and commercial specialists.
Analyse the stakeholder landscape and proactively manage relationships to ensure support for and participation in processes to develop and implement external spend optimisation strategies.
Oversee and coordinate the implementation of operations improvement levers identified during the Win phase of external spend optimization microbattles.
Ensure that Sasol's business transformation imperatives (BBBEE compliance, industry sector-specific transformation charters, etc.) are supported and enabled when identifying and implementing external spend optimization initiatives.
Drive procurement efficiency improvement and risk reduction by implementing effective methods to maximise 'on-contract' and automated spend within the category.

Formal Education:
4+-year University Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Mining)
MBA / MBL (Wish)

Min Experience:
10+ relevant years in technical, procurement or commercial roles with 5+ in a management role.

Certification & Professional Membership:
None

Competencies:
Business Leadership: Demonstrates commercial acumen, a global mind-set and exercises sound judgement. Achieves results through others and holds them accountable.
Partnership Leadership: Persuades and influences stakeholders; builds relationships and partnerships for win-win outcomes. Builds teams and creates synergies through working across boundaries.
People Leadership: Authentically and inclusively engages people to follow; leads culture transformation. Builds capability and leverages diversity for competitive advantage.
Self-Mastery: Takes accountability for driving own growth through developing self-awareness, reflecting, seeking feedback and self-correcting.
Strategic Leadership: Provides vision and direction aligned to One Sasol. Leads organisational change, innovation and sustainability.
Negotiation and Deal-making: Leads and oversees deals through negotiations focused on an integrative, value creating process.
Total Cost of Ownership reduction: Proven ability to understand drivers of total cost in the business, not limited to levers impacting direct purchasing cost, and implement initiatives to drive total cost of ownership down.

Sasol is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Inspired by our Purpose of "Innovating for a better world", Sasol acknowledges that diversity is intrinsic to the fabric of our organisation and is the key to our growth and success. Sasol is committed to the full inclusion of all suitably qualified individuals. Preference will be given to applicants from designated groups and people with disabilities according to Sasol's Employment Equity Plan. This includes reasonable accommodation to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.