Senior Commercial Specialist (Mining / Commerce / Legal / Finance / Supply Chain) – Gauteng, South Africa

Reference Number: TR2803

Job Description:

The purpose of the Commercial Specialist role is to assist in minimizing the commercial risk exposure to the client. The Senior Commercial Specialist will be required to negotiate and review customer contracts/terms and conditions and produce qualifications in conjunction with legal. The Senior Commercial Specialist will be actively involved in the completion and/or review of our customer facing documents and ensure the customer document produced is of consistently high quality, industry benchmark as well as driving process and policy compliance in their regional Sales Teams. The Senior Commercial Specialist will be allocated a portfolio of customers from Southern as well as Central and or West Africa, for which they will be fully responsible for ensuring all commercial matters are dealt with timeously and/or escalated to the necessary decision makers.

Responsibilities:

• The Senior Commercial Specialist will be actively involved in the completion and/or review of our customer-facing documents and ensure the customer document produced is of consistently high quality, industry benchmark as well as driving process and policy compliance in their regional Sales Teams.
• The Senior Commercial Specialist role is to ensure all customer-facing documents (including quotations/proposals and contracts) in their region are: i) developed ensuring alignment between Sales and the relevant Products Areas, and in line with global bundling processes; ii) drafted in line with all local and global policies and standards to ensure lowest level of risk for Sandvik, and highest quality of customer document; iii) approved in line with all internal requirements prior to being submitted to the customer; iv) audited in line with the Commercial Department audit requirements; v) registered by the Contract Owner in the Contract Management System (contracts only) in a timely manner.
• The Senior Commercial Specialist will be allocated a portfolio of customers from Southern as well as Central and or West Africa, for which they will be fully responsible for ensuring all commercial matters are dealt with timeously and/or escalated to the necessary decision makers. The commercial matters include but are not limited to notifications in terms of implementation of price escalations the Senior Commercial Specialist acts as a business partner in the process but is not solely responsible for implementation of the escalations (refer to escalation process).
• The Senior Commercial Specialist will also be required to participate in customer negotiations.
• The Senior Commercial Specialist will be responsible for training of the end users to ensure that they understand the needs around Compliance, the risk if we don’t comply as well as the system requirements.
• The Senior Commercial Specialist must ensure that all Customer facing agreements adhere to the Sandvik governance processes in terms of policy, procedure, approval and risk mitigation

Requirements: Qualification and Skill

• Degree - B.Com Law/LLB Law/ B.Com Accounting
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in the mining or construction industry.
• Background in Commercial, Legal, Supply Chain or Finance will be beneficial.
• Good demonstrable knowledge of commercial and clerical principles.
• Advance MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience with Salesforce (CRM) is an asset
• Ability to cope with pressure and tight deadlines
• Valid Driver’s License
• Necessary documentation to facilitate travel

Benefits and Contractual information:

• Permanent Role

If you wish to apply for the position, please send your CV to [email protected]  

Please visit www.caglobalint.com for more exciting opportunities.

Tristan Rusch

Recruitment Consultant

CA Mining

CA Global will respond to short-listed candidates only. If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider

Reference Number: TR2803

Job Description:

The purpose of the Commercial Specialist role is to assist in minimizing the commercial risk exposure to Sandvik. The Senior Commercial Specialist will be required to negotiate and review customer contracts/terms and conditions and produce qualifications in conjunction with legal. The Senior Commercial Specialist will be actively involved in the completion and/or review of our customer facing documents and ensure the customer document produced is of consistently high quality, industry benchmark as well as driving process and policy compliance in their regional Sales Teams. The Senior Commercial Specialist will be allocated a portfolio of customers from Southern as well as Central and or West Africa, for which they will be fully responsible for ensuring all commercial matters are dealt with timeously and/or escalated to the necessary decision makers.

Responsibilities:

• The Senior Commercial Specialist will be actively involved in the completion and/or review of our customer-facing documents and ensure the customer document produced is of consistently high quality, industry benchmark as well as driving process and policy compliance in their regional Sales Teams.
• The Senior Commercial Specialist role is to ensure all customer-facing documents (including quotations/proposals and contracts) in their region are: i) developed ensuring alignment between Sales and the relevant Products Areas, and in line with global bundling processes; ii) drafted in line with all local and global policies and standards to ensure lowest level of risk for Sandvik, and highest quality of customer document; iii) approved in line with all internal requirements prior to being submitted to the customer; iv) audited in line with the Commercial Department audit requirements; v) registered by the Contract Owner in the Contract Management System (contracts only) in a timely manner.
• The Senior Commercial Specialist will be allocated a portfolio of customers from Southern as well as Central and or West Africa, for which they will be fully responsible for ensuring all commercial matters are dealt with timeously and/or escalated to the necessary decision makers. The commercial matters include but are not limited to notifications in terms of implementation of price escalations the Senior Commercial Specialist acts as a business partner in the process but is not solely responsible for implementation of the escalations (refer to escalation process).
• The Senior Commercial Specialist will also be required to participate in customer negotiations.
• The Senior Commercial Specialist will be responsible for training of the end users to ensure that they understand the needs around Compliance, the risk if we don’t comply as well as the system requirements.
• The Senior Commercial Specialist must ensure that all Customer facing agreements adhere to the Sandvik governance processes in terms of policy, procedure, approval and risk mitigation

Requirements: Qualification and Skill

• Degree - B.Com Law/LLB Law/ B.Com Accounting
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in the mining or construction industry.
• Background in Commercial, Legal, Supply Chain or Finance will be beneficial.
• Good demonstrable knowledge of commercial and clerical principles.
• Advance MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience with Salesforce (CRM) is an asset
• Ability to cope with pressure and tight deadlines
• Valid Driver’s License
• Necessary documentation to facilitate travel

Benefits and Contractual information:

• Permanent Role

If you wish to apply for the position, please send your CV to [email protected]  

Please visit www.caglobalint.com for more exciting opportunities.

Tristan Rusch

Recruitment Consultant

CA Mining

CA Global will respond to short-listed candidates only. If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful however your CV will be kept on our database for any other suitable positions

CA Global Headhunters is an international staffing company with a specific focus on recruitment in Africa. Our extensive, diverse candidate network built up over 10 years comprises the most skilled and experienced candidates. We recruit talent of the highest standards across African sectors, including Mining, Oil & Gas, Engineering, Banking, Finance, Legal, Insurance, Commodities, and Agriculture. As African markets continue to grow and develop, so too does our skill and expertise, ensuring that we deliver the best service to both clients and candidates.

Thanks to our access to global networks and resources, we understand our clients’ cultures, operations, business strategies, and industries. We are always on par with the latest technologies and trends which assist us in sourcing the best talent for clients. Whatever stage of the project lifecycle, we can put forward the right candidates with the right skills.