Supply Chain Manager Opportunities at Barrick – Bulyanhulu Gold Mine LTD
Bulyanhulu is a narrow-vein gold mine containing gold, silver and copper mineralization in sulphides.
Supply Chain Manager at Barrick – Bulyanhulu Gold Mine LTD
Job Description
This position reports to General Manager and is responsible to align to the Barrick DNA and drive a change within the team and the business on a practical note role holder will be accountable to provide leadership and optimize inventory holdings and reduce logistics (freight) costs, and to meet company business targets by Barrick – Bulyanhulu Gold Mine, Health and Safety standards and procedures.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Implement a cost control system and effective supervision of capital spending and the sale of obsolete scraps within the Supply Chain.
- Reduce TRIFR and ensure that critical risk controls are implemented.
- Local Content reporting and strategy
- Reduce stock holding/ inventory, whilst ensuring zero stock outs.
- Reduce freight costs.
- Coordinate the sale of redundant/obsolete stock, scrap & fixed assets.
- Ensure the integration of the Supply Chain into maintenance, processing, and mine planning.
- Develop and maintain a stakeholder engagement plan with key stakeholders, including; local and international suppliers, contractors, site operational staff, and local government agencies.
- Timely and accurate completion of daily, weekly, and monthly reports, with appropriate content.
- Ensure that objectives are met by team members.
- Conduct team member reviews and performance monitoring and appraisal meetings.
- Existence of Development Plans for team members, with milestones achieved.
- Ensure compliance with all Company legal ethics and compliance programs.
- Actively participate in and occasionally lead safety meetings and discussions.
- Identify potential savings opportunities and take appropriate action. Explore these ideas and complete CI initiatives for potential cost savings.
- Continually review every aspect of the areas’ activities to ensure that opportunities to add value and enhance shareholder wealth are identified and brought forward for review.
- Monitor employee performance to ensure optimum performance and initiate appropriate action to remedy any substandard employee performance or behavior.
- Ensure auditing of policies and procedures to ensure compliance with statutory, BGML, and
- Group requirements to do with Supply Chain.
- Provide training, supervision, and direction to subordinates in the application and execution of acceptable inventory control, purchasing, and cataloging practices.
- Ensure safe work practices by attending compulsory safety courses and meetings, use of required PPE, incident/accident reporting, and ensuring total adherence to all Safety,
- Occupational Health, and Environmental Policies, as well as other policies, procedures, and guidelines.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Procurement and Supply Chain Management or equivalent
- MBA will be an added advantage.
- Supply Chain Board Registration is a must
- Leadership skills
- Knowledge of Inventory cum systems and procedures
- Strong organizational, analytical, and negotiation skills.
- Excellent communication and analytical skills.
- Computer literate in MS Office Suite and Pronto.
- Strong desire to coach, train and develop people.
- Time management, scheduling, and planning.
- Analysis and interpretation of data and troubleshooting
Experience
- Previous Supply Chain experience of not less than 10 years.
- Mining Industry experience will be an added advantage.
- 5 years experience in a leadership role.
- 5 years of experience in a remote site environment will be an advantage.
Work Ethics/ Disposition
- A person in this role must have good spatial cognitive skills including hazard identification.
- A person in this role must be able to train others.
- A person in this role must be able to motivate the supervisor and all tradesmen to acquire the desired objective.
- A person in this role must respect directives and instructions given by seniors
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