Senior Supply Chain Specialist - Contracts Management

About the role

Valterra Platinum, a primary producer of platinum group metals with integrated mining, smelting and refining operations in South Africa and Zimbabwe, is hiring a Senior Supply Chain Specialist for Contracts Management in Johannesburg. The role provides advisory support to the project procurement lifecycle at tactical, operational and strategic levels, ensuring security of supply, cost control, sustainability and optimal supplier performance.

Key responsibilities

• Support corporate roles: align with supply chain strategy, contribute to governance, implement contract management policies and procedures, and maintain a single contracts register.
• Develop contract strategies, responsibility matrices and general/special contract conditions, and liaise with commercial teams on terms of payment, forex and escalation.
• Risk manage contracts by developing a contracts risk profile, identifying high-risk contracts and building relationships with Legal, IP, Finance, Projects and SHE.
• Log, coordinate and resolve contractual claims and disputes, and advise commercial teams on contractual issues aligned with the delegation of authority.
• Maintain the contract template database and support knowledge management and training.
• Ensure compliance with internal and external regulatory, legislative and permitting requirements, and promote a safety culture and inclusive, diverse workplace.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent, or a relevant postgraduate qualification or extensive practical experience in a similar role.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience.
• Good technical knowledge across the supply chain value chain, project procurement and commercial management.
• Ability to integrate commercial, project supply chain, supplier management and purchasing disciplines.
• Valid EB/Code 08 driver's licence and medical certificate of fitness.
• Willingness to meet ad hoc requirements, including occasional travel.

Required skills

• Project procurement (advanced) and strategic procurement (proficient)
• Integrated risk management, stakeholder engagement and communication, and supply chain systems and processes (all proficient)
• Transactional procurement management, project management and planning, performance reporting, and sustainable supply chain (all proficient)