Job Description

Anglo American is a leading global mining company.

Our products are essential ingredients in nearly every aspect of modern life. Our competitive portfolio of world-class operations and undeveloped resources provides the metals and minerals that enable a cleaner, greener, and more sustainable world, while meeting the growing consumer demands of both developed and developing economies.

We apply innovative practices and the latest technologies to discover new resources; to extract, process, transport, and market our products to customers around the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable manner. As a responsible mining company, we work alongside our business partners and various stakeholders to unlock the sustainable value our products represent—not only for our shareholders, communities, and the countries where we operate, but also for society as a whole.

Anglo American is re-imagining mining to improve people’s lives.

Contractor Performance Management (CPM) is a global transformation programme at Anglo American, designed to fundamentally improve how the Group engages, manages, and measures contractor performance across its operations. By standardising contractor selection, onboarding, performance management, and offboarding processes, CPM aims to strengthen safety, support the ambition of zero contractor fatalities, and drive sustainable improvements across cost, delivery, environmental, social, and human rights outcomes. As a globally led, business-owned programme, CPM brings together teams across regions, countries, and sites to enable consistent deployment, reduce risk, and deliver step-change performance across the contractor supply chain.

As a Contractor Performance Management (CPM) PMO Principal, you’ll play a pivotal role in driving a high-impact supply chain transformation programme, leading the coordination and governance of a complex portfolio of initiatives. Through integrated planning, performance tracking, and robust management routines, you will bring teams together, provide strategic oversight, and ensure delivery of key Supply Chain goals and ambitions. This is an exciting opportunity to influence large-scale change, enable business success, and shape the future direction of contractor performance management.

Core Responsibilities (amongst others):

• Develop, with the support of discipline leaders, a comprehensive program plan for the specific workstream(s), incorporating key milestones and specific activities necessary for successful delivery
• Support the development of the CPM critical tasks and performance targets aligned with overall business objectives
• Create CPM Deployment discipline Charters and deployment roadmap based on the programme of work to deliver on the CPM strategy.
• Serve as key liaison between CPM leadership and workstream(s)/business leaders to report out on milestones, progress, risks, utilizing standardized reporting formats or creating new scorecards as needed
• Define & implement CPM Management and reporting Routines.
• Support the definitions of PMO and program KPI´s, collect the necessary data, define dashboards, & regularly report on progress
• Proactively Identify risks to program delivery, establish, & maintain the program risk register, collaborate with stakeholders to mitigate risk and report as appropriate.
• Act as the secretary and manage various CPM committees, including SteerCo Routines and meetings
• Develop executive level presentation materials for use in project updates
• Coordinate the processes and routines for tracking & reporting in order to monitor value delivery progress and address gaps.
• Implement CPM budget controls and reporting, liaising with SC performance management area as well as Finance to ensure proper budget cycle routines and budget execution is within approved limits
• Identify and implement best practice planning activities through broad scanning, trend & data analysis and benchmarking.
• Lead the Global CPM PMO Team

Qualifications

• An undergraduate qualification - Bachelor’s degree level or equivalent
• Good understanding of safety & sustainability as it relates to contractor Management
• Proven experience in integrated risk management and governance frameworks.
• Strong experience in performance management, reporting, and executive-level insights.
• Demonstrated success in defining strategy and driving operational execution.
• Extensive experience integrating strategic planning with risk management practices.
• Significant experience leading complex project management, planning, and delivery activities.
• Proven track record in process design, continuous improvement, and operational optimisation.

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Additional Information

Who we are

At Anglo American, we’re redefining what it means to mine responsibly. We lead with integrity, care deeply about people and the planet, and constantly push the boundaries of innovation to work safer and smarter. From reducing water and energy use to pioneering precision extraction technologies, we’re committed to sustainable practices that deliver real impact—today and for generations to come.

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 – from drones to data analytics – that are helping to make mining safer.

Inclusion and Diversity

Anglo American is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are and provide equality of opportunity so that everyone can fulfil their potential.

How to apply

To apply for this role, please complete our online application form. You will have the opportunity to upload your CV and other relevant documentation as part of the process.