Senior Contracts Officer at Newmont Corporation

About This Role

• To implement, continuously improve and execute Newmont’s regional outline agreement services procurement strategy, policies and guidelines to drive shared goals and objectives across the entire Supply Chain, specifically focused on sourcing and procurement of services categories and outline agreements critical for the business.
• Collaborate with effectively with all stakeholders in mining, process and support services in order to deliver best outcome of value to their budget. Proactively interact with suppliers and external bodies in order to ensure continuity of supply to all Newmont Africa operations. Facilitates the supply chain deliverables on Supplier Risk Management and Lifecycle procurement and contract Management process. Seek and leverage local, regional and global Newmont procurement opportunities in order to deliver value for the region.
• Actively demonstrate the Newmont values of Safety, Integrity, Sustainability, Inclusion and responsibility at all times.

In This Role You WIll

Communication and Collaboration

• Communicates purchasing vision and builds strong working relationships with internal stakeholders/customers and external business partners.
• Responsible for tactical and operational engagement with End-users into order to ensure continuity of supplier and effective management of budget.

Continuous Improvement

• Contribute to the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement and sustainability of systems, processes and practices considering global standards, productivity improvement and cost reduction.
• Understand End-users budget and proactively plan to deliver value.

Contracting Process Management

• Provide information and reports on sensitive purchasing activities and progress on projects, including deviations from original contract.
• Collaborate with the Senior Site Supply Chain Manager and Sourcing and Procurement Manager to verify that all contracts meet Newmont, local, state and national laws, rules and regulations.
• Generate requests for pricing (RFP’s) which can be converted to Forward Purchase Agreement (FPA).
• Execute Forward Purchase Agreements in a timely manner, which efficiently minimizes future labor and price for administering inventories.
• Evaluate Forward Purchase Agreement (FPA) tenders and Request for Quotations (RFQs); with the ability to select the best value price and/or solution.
• Conduct contractor meetings including pre-bid, pre-award, progress, performance, negotiation, and close-out for large complex contracts as required.
• Negotiate changes in contract scope of work, prepare and execute change orders as needed.
• Facilitate the Supplier Risk Management process.
• Apply Newmont lifecycle procurement and contracting process in all procurement activities.

Reporting and Analytics

• Prepare procurement reports for management as required or requested.
• Seek, develop and present market intelligence required for Newmont procurement process.

Staff Supervision

Supervise Allocated Staff Member(s)

• Prioritize and allocate tasks / responsibilities.
• Check and control the quality of work outputs.
• Develop capability of team members

Training, Skills & Experience Checklist

Formal Qualification (including Professional Registrations):

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Civil Engineering, Building Technology, Accounting or related field or equivalent experience.

Additional Knowledge

• Knowledge of Maintenance Planning.
• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) / Systems, Applications and Processes (SAP) / Employee Assistance Program (EAP) System Knowledge.
• Lifecycle procurement and contract management.
• Supplier Risk Management process
• Knowledge of Procure to Pay (P2P) transactional processes.
• Knowledge of customs and regulations.
• Local Content Legislation.
• Contract Lifecycle Management - CLM
• Good understanding and application of Total Cost of Ownership procurement model.
• Effective Negotiator.

Experience

• 5-7 years of directly related procurement experience or equivalent combination of training and experience are necessary.
• 3 years of supervision experience – leading teams and having direct reports.
• Mining experience preferred.

Technical Skills

• Strong computer skills using office software such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Visio.
• Data Management skills
• Have a working knowledge of contracting practices, documentation, Supplier Risk Management Process and basic inventory management.
• Demonstrated analytical skills, knowledge of all Supply Chain functional areas.
• Demonstrate effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Must possess and demonstrate high ethical and professional standards in all dealings.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft office programs.

Behavioral Attributes

• Effective Leader.
• Professional.
• Ethical.
• Respect.
• Assertive and influential.
• Customer focused.
• Trustworthy.
• Confident.
• Reliable.
• Independent.
• Safety conscious.
• Results driven.
• Self-Management.
• Flexibility.
• Accuracy.
• Team player.
• Willing to learn continually.
• Work well under pressure.

Working Conditions

• The position is located on site.
• May be required to travel to and assist other domestic and international sites.
• Extended and unpredictable hours are the norm.

We understand no candidate will meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we’ve identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we’d love to learn more about you!