Jobs at Newmont Mining Corporation

About This Role:

• To execute Newmont’s services strategy, drive shared goals and objectives across the entire Supply Chain through established policies and guidelines.
• Provide overall commercial management for major contracts.
• Enhance Newmont’s overall procurement capability through continuous improvement and development of the organisation.
• To support the team in identifying and capturing new enterprise spend areas to add value and drive cost savings.
• Actively demonstrate the Newmont values of Safety, Integrity, Sustainability, Inclusion and responsibility at all times.

In This Role You Will:

Health and Safety

• Facilitate the supplier relationship management process for capital projects.

Major Contracts Administration

• Provide overall commercial management for major contracts e.g. the Subika Underground Project/Operations.
• Provide oversight to the EPCM provider to ensure adherence to Newmont terms and conditions.
• Support Project Commercial Director in the execution of all commercial deliverables associated with the projects.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain operations in the business readiness process.

Strategy

• Execute Newmont’s services strategy, policies and guidelines to drive shared goals and objectives across the entire Supply Chain:
  • procure services and administration of contracts, primarily for high spend and / or high risk or identified as critical to the operation.
• Enhance Newmont’s overall procurement capability through continuous improvement and development of the organisation.
• Ensure all procurement packages are delivered on time,quality and cost.
• Deliver on all local procurement requirements.

Team Leadership

• Support the team in identifying and capturing new enterprise spend areas to add value and drive cost savings.
• Providing capability development necessary for the efficient delivery of the projects.

Your Training, Skills & Experience Checklist :

Formal Qualification (including Professional Registrations):

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Accounting or Engineering related field or equivalent experience.

Additional Knowledge:

• Knowledge of SAP, Ellipse or equivalent enterprise level software packages is necessary.
• Knowledge of System Implementation methodology.
• Knowledge of Maintenance Planning.
• Supply Chain functional knowledge.
• Knowledge of P2P transactional processes.
• ERP/EAP System knowledge.
• Knowledge of local customs and regulations.
• Mining business acumen.
• Life Cycle Procurement and Contract Management Practioner.
• Supplier risk Management Process- Practitioner.

Experience:

• Between 7 to 10 years’ of directly related project procurement experience or equivalent combination of training and experience are necessary.
• Mining experience preferred.

Technical Skills:

• Strong computer skills using office software such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Visio.
• Advanced verbal and written communication skills.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Assessment and auditing skills.
• Administrative skills.
• Advanced interpersonal skills.
• Business analysis and development.
• Business continuity and modelling.
• Capacity planning.
• Change and claims / incident management.
• Coaching and mentoring.
• Commercial management.
• Conflict management.
• Consultation, counselling and facilitation skills.
• Contract drafting, growing and contract management.
• Corporate Governance.
• Entrepreneurial skills.
• Financial analysis.
• Leadership, motivation and negotiation skills.
• Needs analysis.
• Networking skills.
• Numeracy.
• Performance, portfolio and programme management.
• Personnel administration.
• Presentation.
• Proposal writing.
• Quality and risk management.
• Relationship management.
• Research and reporting.
• Strategic and service management.
• Supply Chain management.
• Time management.
• Working condition management.

Behavioural Attributes:

• Professional.
• Respect.
• Assertive.
• Influential.
• Customer focused.
• Integrity.
• Trust.
• Confidentiality.
• Reliable.
• Independent.
• Safety Conscious.
• Initiative.
• Results Driven.
• Pro-active.
• Attention to Detail.
• Accuracy.
• Continuous Learning.
• Work Under Pressure.

Working Conditions:

• The incumbent is exposed to an environment where the need for detailed or precise work is extreme.
• The incumbent is exposed to extended hours of work.

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About This Role

• To create the conceptual mine plan, design and costs of the Subika Underground operation.
• To ensure the safe, efficient and optimal ore recovery, under the guidance of the Senior Long Term Planning Engineer.

In This Role You Will:

Mine Planning and Scheduling

• Supervise the development of all mine operating plans which includes input from sub-department heads.
• Work with the geological department to increase the mine reserves via the resource / reserve process.
• Supervise the generation of mineable shapes for Sublevel Shrinkage (SLS) and open stope from the grade control model for issue to production planning, six months ahead of schedule commencement.
• Generate a yearly forecast schedule every three (3) months and provide recommendations to achieve compliance to the budget.
• Provide guidance to short-term planning / scheduling to ensure alignment to longer-term goals.
• Develop the medium-term planning guidelines & procedures and ensure they are updated bi-annually.
• Ensure the integrity of the Deswik master schedule and confirm that it is aligned with the latest approved mine designs and schedules.
• Establish and maintain appropriate communications within the department and other departments by maintaining appropriate relationships.
• Assist in planning the work required and deliver reserve calculations in an accurate and timely manner.

Reporting and Compliance

• Maintain awareness and compliance with Company policies and procedures, federal and state regulations as well as local regulatory agencies.
• Ensure integrity of information and reporting standards.

Strategic Planning and Budgeting

• Contribute to cost control by participating in the annual budget preparation.
• Create and deliver annual mine assumptions, mine physicals and costs regarding business planning for peer review by stakeholders.
• Identify possible constraints, risks and opportunities and inform Management to assist with decision making.

Continuous Improvement

• Participate in the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement, sustainability of systems, processes and practices considering global standards, productivity improvement and cost reduction.

Safety, Health and Environment 

• Participate and contribute to safe practice and environmental awareness.
• Actively participate in all Newmont Ghana safety and environmental systems and initiatives.
• Demonstrate personal commitment regarding safety and environmental practices.
• Identify potential hazards and actions that should be appropriately taken.
• Maintain a high standard of efficiency, safety and effectiveness.
• Raise, discuss and resolve safety issues at regular meetings.

Your Training, Skills & Experience Checklist:

Formal Qualification (including Professional Registrations):

• Bachelors’ degree in Mining Engineering.

Experience:

• A minimum of 8 years’ experience in all underground engineering disciplines.
• Prefer a minimum of 2 years’ experience in underground mining operational time such as blasting, drilling, haulage and service crew works.

Technical Skills:

• Proficient in the use of the design software (DESWIK).
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office software (Outlook, Word, Excel, Access).
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
• Advanced computer literacy skills – MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook).
• Advanced planning, organising and prioritising skills.
• Financial administration, analysis and reporting skills.

Behavioural Attributes:

• Takes initiative.
• Results driven.
• Proactive.
• Attention to detail.
• Accuracy.
• Integrity.

Working Conditions

• Combination of office and underground mining conditions.
• Moist wet surfaces with section of continuous water fall.
• Potential for extreme dust particles and high heat/humidity.
• Noise exposure within the work environment which requires the use of earplugs or/and ear muffs.
• Dark environment which requires personal attachment of lit head gear.
• Underground conditions include steep decline with a section of uneven terrain.
• Working with corrosive chemicals.