Senior Contracts Administrator – Debswana Diamond Company

July 11, 2023

Job Description

Title:  Senior Contracts Administrator – Readvertisement

Closing Date:  20 July 2023
Location:   

Jwaneng, BW

Description:  

Purpose of the Role

To manage, plan and oversee the Contracts function to ensure availability of goods and services for production; and manage all commercial aspects of Contracts to ensure effective operational delivery and monitoring of contracts and supplier performance to minimize risk.

Key Job Responsibilities

  • Develops and manages the implementation of the Contracts strategy to meet the organisation’s medium and long term plans
  • Develops Contract Management Framework for Debswana with due consideration to the underpinning terms and conditions, resulting in Group standardization of different types of contracts and mitigation of risks.
  • Develops and manages a portfolio of contracts and tenders that reflect customers’ needs and take account of legislation, company policies and procedures, ECOHS requirements, fraud prevention, sustainability and workforce issues
  • Manages and negotiates cost-effective and sustainable goods and services contracts that meet customer requirements
  • Develops systems to ensure rigour is applied in the development and negotiation of key contractual terms and conditions (incentivise, continuous improvement, risk management, exit strategies, pricing, intellectual property rights & relationship management)
  • Manages business risks associated with tenders and contracts so that they are acceptable
  • Implements sectional talent management initiatives by ensuring the right competence and effectiveness of manpower (capacity building) through developing and implementing career, localisation/succession, training and development plans.
  • Manages and monitors suppliers performance against the terms of their contracts and any associated key performance indicators.

Other Job Responsibilities

  • Develops and manages the Sectional area’s financial needs to develop a budget and ensures sufficient financial resources to meet the budget.
  • Adheres to all safety health and environmental policies and procedures in areas of responsibility
  • Implements sectional talent management initiatives by ensuring the right competence and effectiveness of manpower (capacity building) through developing and implementing career, localisation/succession, training and development plans.
  • Initiates, monitors and controls sectional projects to ensure attainment of desired results

Education

  • Bachelors Degree in Supply Chain Management or Materials Management

Experience

8 years post qualification experience, 3 of which should be in a middle management role

Legal Certification/Professional Registration

Technical Competencies

  • Problem solving skills
  • Contracts
  • Analytical skills
  • Strategic Business Thinking
  • Stakeholder Management

Behavioral Competencies

  • Business Acumen
  • Change Leadership
  • Teamwork & Collaboration
  • Innovation
  • Concern for Safety, Health and Environment
  • Developing Others
  • Service Orientation
  • Impact and Influence
  • Planning, Coordination and Execution
  • Managing Performance and Holding People Accountable
Fixed Term Contract
5 years


Job Segment: Intellectual Property, Supply Chain Manager, Purchasing, Relationship Manager, Risk Management, Legal, Operations, Finance, Customer Service

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