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.
Play your part in our team succeeding...
Ivanhoe Marketing is a newly established commodity marketing, sales and logistics entity within the Ivanhoe Mines Group.
This Role Is Responsible For
- Managing the metals settlement process with offtakers and external laboratories.
- Liaise with offtakers on monthly settlement data and processes.
- Reconciling weight and assays between the mine gate and loading port, and loading port and offtaker.
- To provide management with up-to-date information on contained metal, weight, moisture and assay results.
- Provide technical input on all WSMD processes.
Disclaimer - this role is not open to any third-party providers and any application received from a third-party will be considered as a direct application.
You Will Have The Following
- A bachelor's degree or advanced diploma in Chemistry or related field.
- Proven experience as a WSMD specialist in the mining or natural resources industry, preferably with experience from a metals laboratory.
- 2-3 years of experience.
- Strong background in mining and a deep understanding of metal accounting principles.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Good numeric skills.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Must be able to liaise confidently and establish excellent working relationships.
- Good communication skills.
- Ability to put process improvements in place.
- Adaptable in a constantly changing environment.
- Dynamic self-starter.
- Operate in a collaborative manner and focus on output, not input.
- Excellent attention to detail and ability to work under pressure.
- To be energetic with good follow through skills.
Process
- Data gathering and capturing
- Work within operational system to accurately gather and reflect metal balances, weight and assay results.
- Gather all necessary documents from the logistics team, offtakers and laboratories.
- Invoicing and metals settlement
- Finalise monthly and annual settlement processes and liaise with the Financial and Commercial Accountant on final invoicing to offtakers.
- Reconcile mine gate to loading port assay, moisture and weight.
- Reconcile loading port to offtaker assay, moisture and weight.
- Utilise tools, analysis, reports, and proactive engagement to ensure precise reporting of metal inventories.
- Generate metals balance sheet with supporting details.
- Receive invoicing queries, validate with records, rectify errors and communicate results to Financial and Commercial Accountant to be provided to offtakers.
- Provide daily reports regarding logistics and sales as they relate to metallurgical activities.
- Prepare various financial or analytical reports as required.
- Develop and provide management reports regarding offtakers
- Assist with stock reconciliations and valuations as required.
- Maintain data and records for auditing and future reference.
- WSMD processes
- Agree WSMD processes with offtakers.
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 licence and qualifications.
Should you not hear from us within 30 days of the closing date please consider your application unsuccessful.
