- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Salary: Market Related
- Job Type: Contract
- Sectors: Mining Procurement
- Reference: 183933
Vacancy Details
Employer: Ivanhoe Mines
KAMOA COPPER SA is looking for a Senior officer, Supply Chain & Sales Integration
The Kamoa Copper Mine is a joint venture between Ivanhoe Mines (39.6%), Zijin Mining Group (39.6%), Crystal River Global Limited (0.8%) and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (20%). It's a very large, near-surface, flat-lying, stratiform copper deposit with adjacent prospective exploration areas within the Central African Copperbelt, at approximately 25 kilometers west of the town of Kolwezi and about 270 kilometers west of the provincial capital of Lubumbashi.
Play your part in our team succeeding...
The Senior officer, Supply Chain & Sales Integration is responsible for ensuring effective integration between Smelter Operations, Supply Chain, Warehouse, and Sales functions. The role ensures:
- Timely availability of materials and spare parts
- Optimized inventory levels and warehouse efficiency
- Seamless coordination of Sulfuric Acid and Anode Copper production plans with Sales
- Early identification and resolution of cross-functional risks
You will have the following:
- Must have a bachelor’s degree in engineering, Supply Chain, Business, or related discipline
- Must have at least 5 years’ experience in smelting, mining, heavy industry, or complex processing operations
- Must have experience in cross-functional coordination across operations, procurement, and sales
- Proficiency in business English is mandatory. Knowledge of French and Swahili will be considered highly advantageous.
Role Profile Knowledge
- DRC legislation
- Understanding smelter operations
- Understanding and networking with Supply Chain, Sales
- Understanding warehouse operation
- Inventory optimization
- Production planning
- Procurement processes
- Industrial material management
- Internal and External communications processes
- Experience across the range of functions that fall within the portfolio
Technical Skills
- Relevant computer literacy, report writing, preparing presentations
- Budgeting
- Communications
Personal Competencies should include:
- Problem-solving
- Intrapersonal maturity
- Integrity and objectivity
- Cross-functional leadership without direct authority
- Systems thinking and process integration
- Commercial awareness
- Analytical and data-driven decision-making
- Risk identification and proactive resolution
- Customer Service orientation
- Communication and interpersonal skills
- Drive and results orientation
- Flexibility and adaptability – think on feet
- Cultural sensitivity
- Stakeholder influence and negotiation
- Strong reporting and communication skills
- Stress Management
Your Key Performance Activities will include but not limited to:
- Safeguard production continuity, improve material efficiency, enhance working capital control, and enable Sales execution without operational disruption.
- Supply Chain & Procurement Coordination
- Inventory & Warehouse Optimization
- Operational Material Alignment
- Sales Integration – Sulfuric Acid & Anode Copper
- Cross-Functional Risk Management
- Finance and reporting- Monitor costs/expenses to achieve cost efficiencies and reduce waste
- People - Manage self and show up as a good team player
- Ensure optimised customer experience and service throughout the value chain
- HSEQ Implement the HSEQ plan for the Business area
- Skills Transfer and Transformation
- Manage reporting and Governance for area of responsibility
When applying, please submit a PDF version of your CV together with certified copies (certification within a 3-month period) of your ID/passport, drivers' license and qualifications.
Should you not hear from us within 30 days of the closing date please consider your application unsuccessful
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About Ivanhoe Mines
Ivanhoe Mines is a leading Canadian mining company committed to becoming a global leader in the supply of critical resources required to transition our world to a low-carbon, renewable future.
Ivanhoe is focused on developing and expanding its four principal mining and exploration projects in Southern Africa.
The development of the Kamoa-Kakula copper mining complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC), the Platreef palladium-rhodium-platinum-nickel-copper-gold discovery in South Africa, the extensive redevelopment and upgrading of the historic Kipushi zinc-copper-germanium-silver mine, also in the Democratic Republic of Congo and exploration on the Western Foreland, near Kamoa-Kakula
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