Strategic Sourcing Specialist - AME

Strategic Sourcing Specialist - Africa & Middle East (AME)

Position Description

The Barrick Africa & Middle East Team are seeking to recruit a Strategic Sourcing Specialist - AME. This role reports to the Sourcing Manager Central AME.

This role is responsible to lead complex, high-value sourcing initiatives and category strategy development running formal tender processes, managing strategic supplier relationships, and delivering measurable savings and value improvements throughout Africa and Middle East.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead formal sourcing events for high-value and strategic categories managing the full process from market engagement through evaluation, negotiation and award.
• Develop category strategies for assigned spend categories - market analysis, spend baseline, supplier landscape mapping and sourcing strategy recommendation.
• Manage strategic supplier relationships at category level conducting formal performance reviews and driving continuous improvement.
• Identify, develop and validate savings initiatives, working with the Data Commercial Analyst on spend analytics and the Contracts Manager on documentation.
• Support the sourcing standardisation programme by aligning category strategy with standardised specifications and consolidated buys.
• Manage escalated or complex procurement requirements from sites that cannot be resolved at transactional level.
• Prepare evaluations for review by the AME Sourcing and Procurement Manager considering freight, duties and taxes to get to a landed cost DDP price to be benchmarked against local pricing. 
• Prepare upload files from evaluations done and approved to be uploaded in the system.
• Manage the expiry dates in the system on Outline Agreements to ensure sourcing activities are started well in advance to avoid pricing expiring without new agreements in place.
• Report any contract spend deviations where the teams’ source outside of the contracts in the system.
• Have monthly contract performance meetings in conjunction with local supply partners for local FPA suppliers and Chinese hub colleagues for Chinese vendors to address any performance concerns.
• Prepare monthly reports on the progress made on FPA coverage as well as actual contract savings.
• Achieve an 85% FPA coverage on all fast-moving consumables and spare parts, track the efficiency of the Outline agreements by tracking the actual contract spend that should align with the contract spend.

Qualification Requirements

• Degree or National Diploma in Supply Chain, Commerce, or related field. 
• CIPS or equivalent preferred.

Experience and Skills Requirements

• 5+ years in strategic procurement or sourcing, with demonstrated experience running formal tender processes.
• Category management and strategic sourcing methodology knowledge.
• Strong negotiation and commercial skills.
• SAP Ariba and spend analytics proficiency.
• Ability to manage strategic supplier performance through reviews, issue resolution, improvement plans and stakeholder engagement across regional and site teams.
• Strong analytical skills to assess landed cost, total cost of ownership, DDP pricing, contract savings, spend compliance and value improvement opportunities.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with site procurement teams, commercial analysts, contracts managers, supply partners and regional leadership.
• Ability to prepare monthly reports on FPA coverage, contract savings, supplier performance and sourcing pipeline progress.
• Ability to resolve complex procurement requirements and support sites with strategic or non-standard sourcing challenges.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present sourcing recommendations, evaluation outcomes and performance updates clearly to management.

What We Can Offer You

• A comprehensive compensation package including bonuses and site-specific benefits
• The ability to make a difference and lasting impact
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• Opportunities to grow and learn with the industry colleagues are endless
• Access to a variety of career opportunities across the organization
   

We are committed to a safe work environment, sending every person home safe and healthy every day and leaving a sustainable legacy on our host communities.
 

Thank you for your application, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.