Company Description
-Come and join this dedicated team as Senior Commercial Specialist, where you will be responsible for providing support to the site operational leadership team members, bringing a financial lens to operational decisions.
By looking after our assets, you’ll become an asset too.
Valterra Platinum is the world’s leading primary producer of Platinum Group Metals (PGMs), operating across the full value chain, from resource to market. We mine the materials that make modern life possible, in ways that are safer, smarter and more responsible.
Our business is at the heart of the broader Southern African economic and social landscape and we are committed to working towards a safe, sustainable, competitive and profitable business that benefits our country, our communities, our people, and our shareholders.
Job Description
-Job responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
- Consistently apply Safety & Health principles in all team interactions and take personal responsibility for safety of self and others to ensure zero harm and elimination of fatalities.
- Assist and advise discipline Managers & Superintendents to develop budgets, e.g., by providing insights into financial data and consolidating inputs.
- Provide business case modelling support for on-site SIB capital, make recommendations on capital expenditure decisions to the disciplines.
- Support preparation of financial forecasts that includes forward looking risks and opportunities.
- Collate & discuss discipline input into OMS.
- Collaborate with discipline to develop risk register, proactively providing financial evaluation (cost/capital) of risk mitigation strategies.
- Provide risk input to Commercial Manager.
- Serve as contact point for financial information & detailed advice for finance discipline teams.
- Provide discipline-specific financial reports and analysis.
- Support tracking of discipline financial performance against plan, enriching financial reports with operational commentary discussed with disciplines.
- Facilitate in-depth discussion of deviations from plan, identifying and communicating operational root causes to financial performance.
- Collaborate with discipline management to identify cost improvement opportunities.
- Understanding of underlying op. processes and value drivers of respective operational disciplines.
- Prepare in-depth fin. data analysis and business cases to support improvement efforts.
- Drive delivery the sustainability activities as relevant to discipline and set out in the Life of Asset Plan to improve sustainability performance over time.
- Support the development of, and ultimately implement, a purpose-led, high-performing culture within the teams that is aligned with the company values, is inclusive and promotes diversity.
- Ensure all members within the teams have the knowledge and skills to perform their roles.
- Develop plans to address knowledge and skill gaps in the team through development and coaching.
- Manage compliance of the teams within work area with external (legislative, regulatory, permitting) local requirements as a minimum level of site performance.
This role is at band 6 level and reporting to the Commercial Manager.
- -Postgraduate/Tertiary qualifications within Business Accounting, Finance, Economics
Experiences
- 5 years post qualification experience, of which 3 years should be within the mining industry
- Key value drivers within discipline's value chain and interdependence of key levers
- Principles of how operational processes are classified according to the Operating Model with a focus on Work Management
- Project management fundamentals
- Understanding and ensuring compliance with data policy for their teams
- Appreciate privacy and safe handling of all kinds of data, sensitive or otherwise
- Commercial drivers of site performance
- Leadership tools for implementing a culture of purpose–led high performance and change
Additional Information
-Who We Are
We are a Southern African PGM producer, marketing metals globally, with a presence across 8 regions and 17 sites. Our operations include 4 operating mines, 3 smelters, and 2 refineries, giving us full control across the Platinum Group Metals (PGM) value chain—from resource to market.
We explore, we mine, we concentrate, we smelt, we refine and we market. As a result, we have an in-depth knowledge of PGM production and markets. Using this knowledge, we invest in developing sustainable markets for PGMs, partnering directly with research institutions as well as customers in the industrial, jewellery and investment sectors.
With 3 global marketing hubs and a team of over 29,000 employees, we serve a diverse international customer base while remaining deeply rooted in Southern Africa.
What We Offer
At Valterra Platinum, you will join a team committed to excellence and impact.
We offer:
- Meaningful work in a high-performance, values-led environment.
- Market-aligned reward and recognition.
- Opportunities for learning, development and progression.
- A culture that respects diversity and encourages innovation.
- A clear commitment to safe Operations.
Inclusion and Diversity
Valterra Platinum is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are and provide equality of opportunity so that everyone can fulfill their potential.
Valterra Platinum has a zero tolerance to dignity harms, these include all acts of gender based violence, bullying, harassment and victimisation. Ensuring the safety of our employees extends beyond physical safety and includes the eradication of harmful behaviours from our workplace. This responsibility extends to everyone at Valterra Platinum both during work hours and outside of work. We are unconditional in creating a respectful, inclusive, and safe working environment to ensure that no colleague will be violated or harassed under our watch.
How to Apply
To apply for this role, please complete our online application form via this job advert.
Closing Date: 02 June 2025
