Deal Validation Manager

We are looking for a motivated team manager to join our Risk Department, lead and develop the growing Product Risk / Validation team based in our office in Melrose, Johannesburg. The team in South Africa acts as a service organisation for the Product Risk / Validation team based in Baar, Switzerland.

Responsibilities

Team Management

• Lead and support the growth and development of 4-6 team members, providing coaching and mentoring to the team.
• Recruitment, including screening and interviewing, and performance reviews for the local team; working closely with Team Leads in Switzerland.

​Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities for improvement and automation in all periodic tasks performed by the team

Day to Day Activities

• Responsible for deal entry validation
• Validating commercial terms for various commodities
• Identifying and clarifying discrepancies with commercial team
• KPI monitoring and issue resolution
• Daily review and distribution of KPI dashboards
• Monitoring adherence and escalation
• Production of ad-hoc management reports and analysis
• Daily coordination with Product Risk / Validation team in Headquarter
• Prepare and review periodic position and P/L reporting, along with commentary to explain main drivers
• Support and look for improvements in daily P/L and position reporting processes, working with the Product Risk lead

Candidates who would excel in our environment

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Relevant NQF Level 7 Qualification in Data Science or Information Systems.

WORK EXPERIENCE & SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• At least 4 years of experience in a leadership role, preferably in commodity trading or financial institution
• Experience within data analytics environment
• Extensive IT knowledge (MS Office Suite, Excel, Power BI), flair for figures, paying attention to detail, and willingness to learn new system applications
• Adaptable, dynamic and organised with a positive and enthusiastic attitude
• Take initiative in resolving issues in a structured methodical manner
• Good Team Player that interacts well with a team
• Strong sense of responsibility and ownership and attentive to detail, in a fast-moving environment
• Willing to learn and share knowledge
• Pro-active, accountable and self-motivated
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, that actively manage expectations in an efficient way

Applications Close:   19 September 2024

Glencore Holdings South Africa PTY (Ltd) is an equal opportunity company and committed to transformation.The Company reserves the right not to make the appointment. By applying for the position, you consent to Glencore collecting, storing, using, destroying and processing in any other manner personal information for purposes of attending to this advertisement, and/or all matters relating thereto, including the disclosure to third parties of such personal information for purposes of confirming such personal information. In the event you do not hear from the Company within a period of 21 days after the closing date of applications, please consider your application to have been unsuccessful. The CV’s of unsuccessful candidates will not be returned.Note*: All applications will be subject to potential background checks. You will be informed if this will be the case. the data

Who we are

Glencore is one of the world’s largest global diversified natural resource companies and a major producer and marketer of more than 60 commodities that advance everyday life. Through a network of assets, customers and suppliers that spans the globe, we produce, process, recycle, source, market and distribute the commodities that support decarbonisation while meeting the energy needs of today.

With over 150,000 employees and contractors and a strong footprint in over 35 countries in both established and emerging regions for natural resources, our marketing and industrial activities are supported by a global network of more than 50 offices.

Glencore’s customers are industrial consumers, such as those in the automotive, steel, power generation, battery manufacturing and oil sectors. We also provide financing, logistics and other services to producers and consumers of commodities.

Glencore is proud to be a member of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights and the International Council on Mining and Metals. We are an active participant in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.

We will support the global effort to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement through our efforts to decarbonise our own operational footprint. We believe that we should take a holistic approach and have considered our commitment through the lens of our global industrial emissions. Against a restated 2019 baseline, we are targeting to reduce our Scope 1, 2 and 3 industrial emissions by 15% by the end of 2026, 25% by the end of 2030, 50% by the end of 2035 and we have an ambition to achieve net zero industrial emissions by the end of 2050, subject to a supportive policy environment. For more information see our 2024-2026 Climate Action Transition Plan and the About our emissions calculation and reporting section in our 2023 Annual Report, available on our website at glencore.com/publications.​

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