Summary
Location
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
Type
full-time
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About this role
112 Oxford Road, Houghton Estate, Johannesburg, 2198
Private Bag X 20, Rosebank, 2196, South Africa
Tel: +27 (0) 11 637 6000
Fax: +27 (0) 11 492 0233
Website: www.anglogoldashanti.com
The Manager, Supply Chain ESG & Special Projects is a strategic leader and internal advisor responsible for embedding Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) priorities into the Global Supply Chain strategy and operating model. The role drives ESG performance, compliance, and value creation across a US$3.5B annual managed spend, working across regions, sites, suppliers, and enterprise stakeholders. This position combines deep ESG subject‑matter expertise with strong program leadership to integrate responsible sourcing, local content, supplier development, and decarbonization into core supply chain operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and lead the Supply Chain ESG strategy and roadmap, aligned to corporate ESG commitments, regulatory requirements, and business priorities.
- Embed ESG governance, processes, and operating models into sourcing, procurement, and supplier management activities.
- Lead local content, indigenous procurement, and supplier inclusion strategies, ensuring compliance with regional regulations while balancing community impact and commercial outcomes.
- Design and execute responsible sourcing, local procurement, and supplier development frameworks with measurable ESG and business impact.
- Partner with Environmental, Sustainability, Decarbonization, and Compliance teams to align Supply Chain initiatives with enterprise climate, environmental, and social goals.
- Lead supplier engagement programs, including supplier classification, capability building, performance improvement, and Scope 3 emissions reduction initiatives.
- Engage regulators, industry groups, suppliers, and external stakeholders on ESG, responsible sourcing, and local content topics as required.
- Monitor, analyze, and report ESG metrics and KPIs across the supply chain, ensuring data quality and alignment with internal targets and external reporting standards.
- Anticipate emerging ESG regulations and trends, assess supply chain implications, and recommend proactive actions.
- Identify ESG‑related risks and non‑compliance issues and lead corrective action planning with internal teams and suppliers.
- Lead or support ESG‑related strategic and special projects, applying structured program management to ensure effective delivery and value realization.
- Build ESG capability across Supply Chain teams through training, tools, and practical guidance.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Sustainability, Engineering, Business, Environmental Science, or related field; advanced degree or ESG certification preferred.
- Proven experience designing and implementing supply chain ESG, responsible sourcing, or sustainability programs with measurable outcomes.
- Strong knowledge of ESG regulations, standards, and reporting requirements, including supplier sustainability and Scope 3 emissions.
- Experience in Mining and/or Oil & Gas preferred.
Legal
- Must be eligible to live and work in the U.S. or South Africa.
AngloGold Ashanti Limited
Directors: G Patterson J Munanka KV Naidoo B Sangqu B Chauke
Other facts
About anglogold
AngloGold Ashanti plc is a global gold mining company with a diverse, high-quality portfolio of operations, projects and exploration activities across 10 countries on four continents. We pursue value-creating opportunities involving other minerals, where we can leverage our existing assets, shareholdings, skills and experience.
AngloGold Ashanti Limited was formed in June 1998 with the consolidation of the gold mining interests of Anglo American plc. Following the combination of AngloGold and Ashanti Goldfields Company Limited, the company was renamed AngloGold Ashanti Ltd in April 2004. It became AngloGold Ashanti plc in September 2023 after implementing a corporate restructure which included a change in domicile to the United Kingdom.
AngloGold Ashanti has a portfolio of assets in the world’s key gold producing regions: Tanzania, the DRC, Ghana, Guinea, Egypt, Australia, the USA, Brazil, Argentina and Colombia. It has a track record of greenfields and brownfields exploration success.
The company's primary listing is on the New York Stock Exchange and its headquarters are in Denver, Colorado in the USA. It is also listed on the South Africa and Ghana stock exchanges.
What you'll do
- This role is responsible for defining and leading the Supply Chain ESG strategy, embedding ESG governance, processes, and operating models into sourcing and procurement activities across a US$3.5B annual spend. The manager will also lead supplier engagement programs focused on performance improvement and Scope 3 emissions reduction, while monitoring and reporting on ESG metrics.
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