AngloGold Ashanti Limited
Category Specialist: Explosives
AngloGold Ashanti Limited, Greenwood Village, Colorado, United States,
Requirement:
Must have valid U.S. work authorization to be consideredSUMMARY/OBJECTIVE OF ROLE:The Category Specialist supports the end-to-end strategic spend categories essential to the company's financial and operational success. This includes assisting in managing supplier relationships and negotiations for defined strategic spend categories, ensuring suppliers meet quality, cost, and delivery standards. The role focuses on supporting the Category Manager in implementing supply market strategies, providing insights into market trends, financial opportunities, and risks to support strategic business decisions. Collaboration with cross-functional teams is essential to align procurement activities with broader business objectives.ACCOUNTABILITIES:Supporting the development and implementation of the Global Category Management Strategy for defined areas of spend.Supporting the Category Manager on supplier relationship management and sourcing plans for defined categories.Supporting the design and governance of a single company view of supply markets for defined categories.Ensuring proper documentation is in place to maintain SOX compliance for contracts and procedures managed for specific categories of strategic spend managed by Global Supply Chain.Maintaining effective working relationships with internal stakeholders and suppliers to assess or improve the quality of the procurement and purchasing process.Collecting and analysing quantitative and qualitative information to assess supplier capability and performance.Driving up-to-date market analysis and benchmarking.Supporting Business Improvement and BUs by providing functional expertise for defined categories of spend.Collecting, investigating, and analysing information as requested by the Category Manager using data from internal and external sources.Advising the Category Manager on supply chain-related risks and opportunities.Assisting the Category Manager in developing category market and supplier updates to be shared with business leadership quarterly.Collaborating across the group and sharing internal and external best practices across all supply chain functions.Driving and developing the negotiation strategy for high-value contracts for Explosives category.Assisting in the execution of the overall commodity strategy, including supplier opportunity assessments, financial analysis, negotiations, and long-term contract establishment.Building the internal should-cost model mapped to each site's requirements and market dynamics.Structuring the Explosives contracts to unlock performance efficiencies, mitigate risk, and optimize cost per meter.Analysing and developing business cases to enable decision-making.Drafting tendering documents and contracts.Contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.Developing and managing Supplier Relationship Management, setting joint objectives and KPIs with suppliers.Utilizing market intelligence and strategic sourcing principles to drive benefits realization for AGA.Promoting efficient, effective, and consistent category review and analysis.Identifying and analysing opportunities within the Explosives category.Managing the tactical delivery of major contracts and tenders for Explosives category.Managing contracts through SAP to ensure compliance and efficient contract management.Implement and manage the category portfolio budget.Continuously improve the efficiency and effectiveness of explosives use.Implement External Spend TCO strategies to reduce Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) on external spend.Implement buy-better and spend-better strategies to manage spend.Utilize a structured Category Management Playbook.Execute Full Asset Potential Refresh.Set joint objectives and KPIs with suppliers.Establish appropriate cadences for performance monitoring.Drive continuous improvement opportunities through jointly developed projects with suppliers.Define and Track Value.Enable Reporting.EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS:Minimum bachelor’s degree in business or related field.Minimum 3 years business experience covering relevant category or experience in a commercial analytical role.REQUIRED GENERAL KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE:Intermediate expertise in strategic sourcing and global category management.Understanding of global strategic sourcing and category management.Ability to anticipate and address significant problems or issues before they arise.Clear communication and direct engagement with the Category Manager and Supply Chain BU peers.Supporting the integration and management of multiple concepts and activities.Immediate understanding of contractual agreements and some exposure to relationship management.Identifying new solutions to current or anticipated problems.Modelling alternative and creative solutions to influence colleagues and improve performance.Ability to multi-task, manage competing priorities effectively in a changing environment.Building and maintaining effective working relationships.Utilizing analytics for problem-solving.Managing personal development and working independently within a support role.CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:This is a full-time, exempt position in the Denver Office.COMPENSATION: $105,000-$115,000BENEFITS:AngloGold Ashanti North America (AGANA) offers a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums; flexible spending accounts; 401(k) retirement plan with employer match; vacation, paid sick leave, and paid holidays. Other benefits include employer paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, wellbeing reimbursement program, tuition reimbursement, and a flexible/hybrid work schedule. Eligible employees will participate in annual incentive plans. All benefits are subject to eligibility and may be modified or terminated at AGANA’s discretion.EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENTAngloGold Ashanti North America Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type.
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Must have valid U.S. work authorization to be consideredSUMMARY/OBJECTIVE OF ROLE:The Category Specialist supports the end-to-end strategic spend categories essential to the company's financial and operational success. This includes assisting in managing supplier relationships and negotiations for defined strategic spend categories, ensuring suppliers meet quality, cost, and delivery standards. The role focuses on supporting the Category Manager in implementing supply market strategies, providing insights into market trends, financial opportunities, and risks to support strategic business decisions. Collaboration with cross-functional teams is essential to align procurement activities with broader business objectives.ACCOUNTABILITIES:Supporting the development and implementation of the Global Category Management Strategy for defined areas of spend.Supporting the Category Manager on supplier relationship management and sourcing plans for defined categories.Supporting the design and governance of a single company view of supply markets for defined categories.Ensuring proper documentation is in place to maintain SOX compliance for contracts and procedures managed for specific categories of strategic spend managed by Global Supply Chain.Maintaining effective working relationships with internal stakeholders and suppliers to assess or improve the quality of the procurement and purchasing process.Collecting and analysing quantitative and qualitative information to assess supplier capability and performance.Driving up-to-date market analysis and benchmarking.Supporting Business Improvement and BUs by providing functional expertise for defined categories of spend.Collecting, investigating, and analysing information as requested by the Category Manager using data from internal and external sources.Advising the Category Manager on supply chain-related risks and opportunities.Assisting the Category Manager in developing category market and supplier updates to be shared with business leadership quarterly.Collaborating across the group and sharing internal and external best practices across all supply chain functions.Driving and developing the negotiation strategy for high-value contracts for Explosives category.Assisting in the execution of the overall commodity strategy, including supplier opportunity assessments, financial analysis, negotiations, and long-term contract establishment.Building the internal should-cost model mapped to each site's requirements and market dynamics.Structuring the Explosives contracts to unlock performance efficiencies, mitigate risk, and optimize cost per meter.Analysing and developing business cases to enable decision-making.Drafting tendering documents and contracts.Contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.Developing and managing Supplier Relationship Management, setting joint objectives and KPIs with suppliers.Utilizing market intelligence and strategic sourcing principles to drive benefits realization for AGA.Promoting efficient, effective, and consistent category review and analysis.Identifying and analysing opportunities within the Explosives category.Managing the tactical delivery of major contracts and tenders for Explosives category.Managing contracts through SAP to ensure compliance and efficient contract management.Implement and manage the category portfolio budget.Continuously improve the efficiency and effectiveness of explosives use.Implement External Spend TCO strategies to reduce Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) on external spend.Implement buy-better and spend-better strategies to manage spend.Utilize a structured Category Management Playbook.Execute Full Asset Potential Refresh.Set joint objectives and KPIs with suppliers.Establish appropriate cadences for performance monitoring.Drive continuous improvement opportunities through jointly developed projects with suppliers.Define and Track Value.Enable Reporting.EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS:Minimum bachelor’s degree in business or related field.Minimum 3 years business experience covering relevant category or experience in a commercial analytical role.REQUIRED GENERAL KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE:Intermediate expertise in strategic sourcing and global category management.Understanding of global strategic sourcing and category management.Ability to anticipate and address significant problems or issues before they arise.Clear communication and direct engagement with the Category Manager and Supply Chain BU peers.Supporting the integration and management of multiple concepts and activities.Immediate understanding of contractual agreements and some exposure to relationship management.Identifying new solutions to current or anticipated problems.Modelling alternative and creative solutions to influence colleagues and improve performance.Ability to multi-task, manage competing priorities effectively in a changing environment.Building and maintaining effective working relationships.Utilizing analytics for problem-solving.Managing personal development and working independently within a support role.CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:This is a full-time, exempt position in the Denver Office.COMPENSATION: $105,000-$115,000BENEFITS:AngloGold Ashanti North America (AGANA) offers a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums; flexible spending accounts; 401(k) retirement plan with employer match; vacation, paid sick leave, and paid holidays. Other benefits include employer paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, wellbeing reimbursement program, tuition reimbursement, and a flexible/hybrid work schedule. Eligible employees will participate in annual incentive plans. All benefits are subject to eligibility and may be modified or terminated at AGANA’s discretion.EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENTAngloGold Ashanti North America Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type.
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