Senior Contracts Administrator – Debswana Diamond Company
Job Description
Title: Senior Contracts Administrator
Closing Date: 18 April 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
- (MM_S)_Business Acumen (3)
- (MM_S)_Change Leadership (2)
- (MM_S)_Concern for Safety, Health and the Environment (4)
- (MM_S)_Developing Others (4)
- (MM_S)_Impact & Influence (2)
- (MM_S)_Innovation (2)
- (MM_S)_Managing Performance and Holding People Accountable (4)
- (MM_S)_Planning, Coordination and Execution (3)
- (MM_S)_Service Orientation (4)
- (MM_S)_Teamwork & Collaboration (3)
Fixed Term Contract
5 years
