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GRC PRODUCT OWNER & PROJECT MANAGER
 
Job highlights
South Africa
Job ID 1452
Closing date 15/01/2026
 
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We are one of the world's largest producers and marketers of copper with our mining and development projects within the key mining regions of Africa & the Americas.
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GRC Product Owner & Project Manager
Glencore Copper
Johannesburg, South Africa
 
The Opportunity
Glencore Copper is seeking an experienced GRC (Governance, Risk & Compliance) Product Owner & Project Manager to lead our MetricStream implementation and ongoing development. This dual role combines strategic product ownership and hands-on project management to deliver enterprise-wide risk management, audit and HSEC management solutions.
The successful candidate will drive the vision, roadmap, delivery and ultimately, management of our integrated GRC platform while ensuring seamless collaboration across global assets, regions and within the department.
 
Glencore Copper
We are one of the world’s largest producers and marketers of copper with our mining operations and development projects in key mining regions of Africa and the Americas.
 
In this role you will:
 
Product Owner
  • Platform vision and strategy: Define and execute the product roadmap for MetricStream GRC platform, aligning with business objectives and stakeholder needs.
  • Stakeholder management: Collaborate with Risk, Audit, HSEC, Legal and Technology teams to gather requirements and prioritize features.
  • Data governance: Establish robust data governance processes ensuring data quality, accuracy, and consistency across the platform.
  • Continuous improvement: Monitor industry trends and best practices to enhance the platform's capabilities and user experience.
  • Business process integration: Systematize Risk, Audit, and HSEC business processes within the platform framework.
  • Reporting: collect and ensure delivery of reporting capabilities in PowerBI and platform.
 
Project Management
  • Implementation leadership: Lead the planning, execution, and rollout of GRC platform enhancements and new modules
  • Cross-functional coordination: Manage complex, multi-departmental projects using Agile and Waterfall methodologies
  • Vendor management: Coordinate with MetricStream supplier and Organisational Change Management teams, Group and internal IT resources
  • Risk and quality assurance: Conduct regular system audits, ensure compliance with regulatory standards, and implement quality controls
  • Performance monitoring: Develop and track KPIs to measure platform effectiveness and project
 
Your training, skills & expertise checklist:
  • Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field; advanced degree (e.g.; MBA, MSc) or professional certifications in business, risk management or data governance preferred. 
  • 10+ years of experience including strong delivery of Management (ERM) frameworks and MetricStream solution rollouts.
  • Proven experience in implementing and managing Enterprise systems in a global organization.
  • Excellent project management skills with the ability to lead cross-functional teams.
  • Proficiency in relevant software tools and technologies used in ERM systems, including strong MetricStream knowledge.
  • Knowledge of MetricStream’s ERM features, such as AI driven risk insights, heat maps and compliance automation.
  • Familiarity with Agile and Waterfall methodologies and project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Jira)
  • Strong knowledge of data governance principles and practices.
  • Ability to communicate with key stakeholders at all levels of the business.
  • Ability to travel during system implementation and ongoing improvements to the regions. 
  • Advanced English both written and spoken. French and/or Spanish is beneficial.
 
Glencore is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone can achieve their full potential, regardless of their backgrounds. We aim to ensure that all perspectives and cultures, however numerous and varied, are welcomed, essential to our operations, and respected by each of our employees. We treat all our employees fairly and with dignity.
 
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OFFICER (STRATA CONTROL)
 
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  • Officer (Strata Control)
  • Rustenburg
  • Western Chrome Mine Kroondal
Job ID Ref. No. KDLMRMOSC – 61/2025
Closing date 12/01/2026
 
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  • Reporting to the Rock Engineer and is accountable to provide strata control services and support as well as implement and apply strata control measures within the assigned area of responsibility.
  • Scan Line Mapping for structural analyses, generation of geotechnical order for the work required, effective service delivery, conduct panel support audits through measuring, Conducting TARP visits and Routine Rock Engineering visits, inspect white areas for ground integrity and apply Rock Engineering criteria including observing geology, monitoring ground conditions, and determining relevant mining practices
  • Investigate underground instability issues and fall of ground incidents.
  • Manage and assist Rock Engineering personnel, conducting support audits, quality control and GPR scans
  • Provide Rock engineering leading indicators through routine monthly visits and reports.
  • Participate in rock engineering projects as assigned by the Rock engineering Manager
  • Participate in Safety and Rock engineering campaigns as initiated by the operation.
  • Compliance with the company’s HSEC system is essential, ensuring implementation of management decisions, legal requirements, and the company standards/policies.
 
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​SALES LEAD AFRICA
 
Job highlights
  • Full time
  • Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
  • Trading Support
Job ID R200001394
Closing date 10/01/2026
 
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Sales Lead Africa
Glencore Technology
 
Melrose, Johannesburg, South Africa
We are seeking an experienced Sales Lead – Africa to shape and grow our presence across one of the most dynamic mining regions in the world. This is a highly autonomous role with scope to influence strategy, build relationships, and leave a lasting mark on the African mining industry.
As the regional Sales Lead, you will take ownership of sales performance and market development across Africa. You will define and execute regional sales strategies, lead key customer relationships, and work closely with technical and marketing teams to position our technologies where they deliver the greatest value. You will identify growth opportunities, respond to industry trends, and drive sustainable commercial outcomes.
Reporting to the Sales Director – Africa, Eurasia and Oceania, this role offers the opportunity to combine strategic leadership with hands-on execution in a region with significant growth potential.
 
The main tasks and responsibilities include.
  • Promote our product lines by coordinating with the Glencore’s technical and marketing teams
  • Planning pilot rigs activities for clients in the region
  • Achieving sales goals for each of Glencore Technology’s proprietary technologies
  • Facilitating commercial and technical discussions
  • KAM and conference attendance KPIs
  • Maintain relationships with local Glencore representatives
  • Prepare sales reports and forecasts
  • Address client concerns and resolve issues in a timely and effective manner.
  • Identify and pursue opportunities for upselling and cross-selling to existing clients.
  • Develop partnerships and networks to expand market reach and enhance brand visibility.
 
Qualifications and requirements:
  • Advanced tertiary qualification in Engineering (or closely related discipline)
  • Extensive experience in the Mining industry, specifically with mineral processing technologies.
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
  • High proficiency in the English language, both written and spoken.
 
Our Ideal Candidate:
  • Prepared to frequently travel locally, with infrequent international requirements
  • A motivated and growth-focused individual
  • Comprehensive understanding of local policies
  • Maintain frequent communication with Brisbane to ensure a coordinated and common approach to marketing
  • Disciplined reporting and administration task completion
  • Effective interpersonal and communication abilities at all tiers of the industry
 
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.​
 
​Note*: All applications will be subject to potential background checks. You will be informed if this will be the case. Further information about the processing of your personal data will be made available during the application process. We'll seek your explicit consent prior to processing the data.
 
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​PROJECTS OPERATIONAL READINESS & MAJOR PLANT SHUTDOWN MANAGER - AFRICA
Job highlights
South Africa
Job ID 1447
Closing date 09/01/2026
 
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We are one of the world's largest producers and marketers of copper with our mining and development projects within the key mining regions of Africa & the Americas.
 
Summary
Glencore Copper Africa is seeking a Projects Operational Readiness & Major Shutdown Manager – Africa to support the growth and delivery of our project portfolio across the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Based in Johannesburg, this role provides leadership in Operational Readiness (OPR) and Major Shutdown Readiness across a diverse mix of brownfield and greenfield capital projects, with regular travel to DRC operations as required.
 
The Opportunity
The primary purpose of this role is to lead and coordinate the Operational Readiness (OPR) and Major Shutdown Readiness strategy across Glencore Copper Africa’s projects portfolio. You will ensure that each project—particularly those requiring major plant tie-ins, brownfield interfaces, and high-risk shutdown interventions—is fully prepared for safe, efficient, and reliable operation at handover.
The role includes a strong focus on major shutdown planning and execution readiness, ensuring optimal alignment between project teams, commissioning, maintenance, construction, and operations to support safe tie-ins, minimal downtime, and stable ramp-up.
 
In this role, you will:
  • Lead Operational Readiness (OPR) across multiple capital projects in the DRC, ensuring people, processes, and assets are ready for commissioning, start-up, ramp-up, and steady operations.
  • Represent the owner/operator perspective to ensure that project design, engineering, and execution practices support long-term stable operations.
  • Drive operational capability and readiness improvements across sites and projects.
Major Shutdown Management Responsibilities
  • Provide oversight and leadership across major shutdown projects, including large-scale tie-ins, infrastructure cut-overs, processing circuit integrations, and multi-area complex shutdown packages.
  • Lead the development of Major Shutdown Execution Plans, including scope definition, critical path identification, Simultaneous Operations (SIMOPS) management, isolation strategies, barricading plans, and contractor readiness.
  • Integrate major shutdown schedules with Operations, Maintenance, Construction, and Commissioning to ensure predictable and safe execution.
  • Facilitate critical shutdown reviews (ORR, HSEC readiness, SIMOPS risk assessments, Go/No-Go reviews) for all major shutdown events.
  • Lead readiness assessments for complex brownfield interfaces and high-risk execution environments.
  • Support execution and ramp-up activities during major shutdowns to ensure timely and stable restoration of operational performance.
  • Ensure major shutdown learnings are captured, documented, and embedded into future shutdown events across the Africa portfolio.
General OPR Accountabilities
  • Review engineering updates, design changes, and scope developments to anticipate operational impacts and mitigate risks.
  • Ensure adherence to Glencore engineering standards, shutdown protocols, HSEC requirements, and legal obligations across the project lifecycle.
  • Develop and maintain integrated OPR and shutdown readiness schedules and ensure alignment with project milestones and operational calendars.
  • Prepare and manage OPR and major shutdown cost estimates for inclusion in capital approvals and execution plans.
  • Support transitions between construction, commissioning, start-up, major shutdown execution, and steady-state operations.
  • Lead OPR and major shutdown-related audits, governance reviews, and documentation management processes.
 
Your training, skills & expertise checklist:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Project Management, Business, or related field (asset management or operational excellence advantageous).
  • Professional certification (e.g., PMI PMP) desirable.
  • 15+ years’ experience in Project Management, Operational Readiness, Commissioning, and Major Shutdown Management within the mining and metals industry.
  • Proven capability in leading complex brownfield shutdowns, tie-ins, and multi-disciplinary execution teams.
  • Strong knowledge of engineering standards, shutdown methodologies, maintenance practices, commissioning processes, and HSEC systems.
  • Excellent leadership, facilitation, analytical, and contractor management abilities.
  • Strong commercial and financial acumen including major shutdown budgeting and cost estimation.
  • Effective interpersonal, influencing, and communication skills across senior and operational stakeholders.
  • Johannesburg-based with frequent travel to DRC project sites.
  • French an advantage.
 
Glencore is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone can achieve their full potential, regardless of their backgrounds. We aim to ensure that all perspectives and cultures, however numerous and varied, are welcomed, essential to our operations, and respected by each of our employees. We treat all our employees fairly and with dignity.
 
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