Senior Specialist, Mobile Warehouse

About the role

First Quantum is hiring a Senior Specialist, Mobile Warehouse in Kalumbila. The role manages the buying team and monitors daily ordering of stock and non-stock/indent items, ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures. It also covers urgent orders, expediting, consignment stock replenishment and end-user and vendor liaison.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the buying team and monitor day-to-day ordering for stock and non-stock/indent items
• Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures, and follow up urgent orders and expediting
• Handle staff reviews and KPI feedback
• Focus on ABC classification and regularly evaluate and prioritize critical stock reorder points
• Assist with report design in Pronto and follow up consignment stock replenishment orders
• Document policies and procedures for implementation
• Act as end user and vendor liaison
• Work safely and contribute to the company's HSE policies, manuals and procedures
• Help with pricing information for budgets, scopes of work and detailed costing of modifications and upgrades
• Perform any other tasks delegated by the supervisor

Required profile

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in direct supervisory or managerial roles
• Experience leading teams
• Experience in purchasing and supply, preferably in the mining industry
• Conversant with mining operations
• Ability to move between sites when required

Required skills

• Familiarity with sourcing and vendor management
• ERP experience, especially Pronto, is essential
• Good working knowledge of Excel and ability to gather and analyse data
• CIPS qualification required, and full membership of the Zambia Institute of Purchasing and Supply (ZIPS)
• Degree in Procurement and Supply or a related field