Specialist - Sustainability bei Anglo American / De Beers Group

We’re re-imagining mining to improve people’s lives. That includes the lives of everyone who works for Anglo American. We strive to be a great company where employees are happy and inspired to do their best work. A place where every colleague can grow, develop and realise their potential. To live up to our Always with Purpose employee value proposition, we’re putting the development and growth of colleagues first by ensuring everyone at Anglo American has the career experience they deserve.

The purpose of Anglo American Marketing is to sustainably maximise cash flows from the marketing of Anglo American products and services. Whether from our portfolio of high-quality and long-life assets or through complementary third-party production, our Marketing business offers a reliable supply of essential metals and minerals, with a focus on shaping long term, direct commercial relationships that place the expectations of our customers firmly at the centre of our approach. We do this by providing a broad range of integrated product solutions that aim to be tailored to our customers’ specific needs, responsibly produced or sourced, and complemented by high-quality service support.

The Specialist - Sustainability is a cross-functional role within Marketing, working with commercial, strategy and technical colleagues to embed sustainability in Marketing’s day-to-day activities and respond to increasing customer and regulatory sustainability needs.

Key responsibilities include:

Responsible Sourcing

• Conduct sustainability due diligence on third-party suppliers across Marketing’s global commodity supply chain
• Support the integration of sustainability considerations into governance processes and procurement decisions
• Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of responsible sourcing regulation, industry standards and trends
• Respond to customers’ responsible sourcing queries

Climate Change

• Assist with annual Scope 3 emissions data collection and reporting
• Support Marketing’s Scope 3 decarbonisation strategy

Other Responsibilities

• Provide support to Marketing’s Commercial Strategy team on sustainability-related projects   
• Develop working relationships beyond immediate team, fostering collaboration and synergies for the Marketing business

Specific requirements:

Essential

• Excellent critical thinking skills, able to form a logical hypothesis from limited or conflicting information and communicate clear conclusions to stakeholders
• A diligent and organized worker with good data and document management skills (Excel, Word, Sharepoint)
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate within and across teams to get the benefit of others’ perspectives, experience or expertise
• Results oriented, capable of holding self and others to account on delivery
• A good team player; happy to work as part of the team rather than as an individual contributor, in many occasions

Desirable

• Basic understanding of commodity markets and trading practices
• Awareness of sustainability challenges in the mining and metals sector
• Familiarity with sustainability concepts (e.g. human rights, responsible sourcing, GHG accounting)
• 2+ years’ experience in a commodity or sustainability-related role

Who We Are
We aim to lead the industry by pursuing ever safer ways of working, demonstrating integrity and showing care and respect for people and the planet. That means we are constantly seeking new opportunities to mine and process our products sustainably, using less water, less energy and more precise extraction technologies. Our extraordinary teams work safely and collaboratively, with the utmost consideration for local communities, our customers and the world at large.

What We Offer
When you join Anglo American, you can expect to enjoy a competitive salary and benefits package. But more than this, you’ll find yourself in an environment where the opportunities for learning and growth are second to none. From technical training to leadership programmes, we bring out the best in our people. There are plenty of opportunities to move onwards and upwards too. We’re a large, successful multinational company – and we’re still growing all the time.

How We Are Committed To Your Safety
Nothing is more important to us than ensuring you return home safely after a day’s work. To make that happen, we have the most rigorous safety standards in the industry. Not only that, we’re also continually investing in new technologies that are helping to make mining safer.

Inclusion and Diversity
We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are. We provide equality of opportunity to enable everyone to fulfil their potential.

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