Specialist - Contracts (Iron Ore)
Anglo American / De Beers GroupShanghaiUpdate time: May 19,2021
Job Description

Company Description

Join us as Specialist - Contracts where you will be the first point of contact for contract drafting. 

As well as discovering, mining and processing many of the essential raw materials that enable, support and enhance modern life, our global business is involved in selling and marketing products – copper, platinum and other precious metals, iron ore, coal, nickel and diamonds. Through our Marketing Business, we are able to offer innovative solutions to meet our customers’ specific challenges. This includes physical products, logistics and technical support, as well as pricing and financing solutions. By offering freight services as well as actively managing the entire value chain, we ensure cost effective, reliable product supply and quality, when and where our customers need it. We have created new ways of working, devised more streamlined processes and procedures, and standardised information management systems.

Job Description

What You'll Do:

Your key responsibilities will include:

  • Checking and validating the daily trade entries in Aspect system against the physical deal blotters and Trade Recap, thereby providing key point of control

  • Ensuring the accuracy of data in the system through the validation of the daily trade entries, which has a direct impact on the commercial invoices

  • Interfacing with Front Office and Technical team to understand and analyze key contractual terms and conditions

  • Drafting purchase and/or sales contracts and service agreements independently

  • Compile draft and final contracts on behalf of the Front Office including addendums, which require understanding of the contractual framework, governance structure, as well as advising on the compliance to Group Policies

  • Liaising and negotiating with suppliers and customers to agree final terms, escalation to Legal and/or Tax and/or Front Office as required and in accordance with the Governance framework

Qualifications

What we're looking for:

  • Minimum 3 years’ experience in international commodity operations or trading environment

  • Experience with contract management, preferably in Bulk Commodities

  • Transactional and/or operational knowledge of sales operations for imports and domestic trades in China, delivery terms. documentation requirements and VAT invoice generation.

  • Knowledge of port and shipping logistics operations 

  • Good communication skills written and verbal in English & Mandarin

  • Strong ability to work with multiple parties from a variety of backgrounds

Additional Information

Who we are

Anglo American is a global diversified mining business. Our portfolio of world-class mining operations provides the metals and minerals that make modern life possible. We use innovative practices and the latest technologies to discover new resources and mine, process, move and market our products to our customers around the world.As a responsible miner – of diamonds (through De Beers), copper, platinum and other precious metals, iron ore, coal and nickel – we are the custodians of what are precious natural resources. We work together with our key partners and stakeholders to unlock the sustainable value that those resources represent for our shareholders, the communities and countries in which we operate and for society at large. Anglo American is re-imagining mining to improve people’s lives.

What we offer

  • Competitive salary and benefits package
  • Amazing opportunities for learning and growth - from technical training to leadership programs, we bring out the best in our people
  • We’re a large, successful multinational company and there are plenty of opportunities internally to move onwards and upwards too

How we are committed to your safety

We take the safety of our employees very seriously and as a company we demonstrate the most rigorous safety standards in the industry.

Inclusion and Diversity

Anglo American 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 fulfil their potential.

How to apply

To apply for this role, please complete our online application form. You will have the opportunity to upload your CV and other relevant documentation as part of this process.

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