Glencore is one of the world’s largest diversified natural resource companies and a leading producer and marketer of more than 60 commodities that make everyday life possible. Through a network of assets, customers, and suppliers spanning the globe, we produce, process, recycle, source, market, and distribute the raw materials that enable decarbonization while meeting today’s energy needs. With around 140,000 employees and contractors and a strong presence in more than 35 countries—across both established and emerging resource regions—our industrial and marketing activities are supported by a global network of more than 40 offices.

Purpose and objective

Lead and standardize the mine planning strategy, ensuring the integration of operations and projects with the overall strategy. The position acts as a corporate technical reference in mine planning, promoting best practices, resource optimization, plan governance and strategic support for executive decision-making.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Mining Engineering (Civil Mining Engineer).
• Post graduate degree in Mine Planning, Geostatistics, or related field is advantageous.
• Minimum 12 years of experience in the mining industry.
• Solid experience in short, medium and long-term mine planning.
• Solid experience in open pit mining operations.
• Proven expertise in mine optimization techniques and methodologies.
• Corporate or multi-transaction experience is highly appreciated.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary technical teams

Qualifications and knowledge:

Technical Skills:

• Strong technical expertise in mine planning and planning across all planning horizons.
• Proficiency in mine planning software: Deswik (required), Whittle and Vulcan desirable.
• Solid knowledge of mine optimization, grade cutting strategy and mineral mixing.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to interpret planning trends, identify risks and opportunities, and support corrective actions.
• Advanced English skills (written and spoken).

Soft skills:

• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills across multiple venues and jurisdictions.
• Ability to influence and align technical and operational teams.
• Structured, proactive and improvement-oriented work style.
• Ability to work autonomously collaborating in multidisciplinary teams.
• High level of professional judgment and technical integrity.
• Commitment to safety, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.

Key responsibilities of the role:

Strategic Planning and Governance:

• Lead the definition of corporate mine planning standards.
• Consolidate and review mining plans of the different operations.
• Ensure consistency between mine plans, plant capacity, infrastructure, and financial objectives.
• Participate in budgeting, strategic planning, and Life of Mine (LOM) processes.
• Develop corporate guidelines for sequencing, laws, mixing and use of equipment.

Optimization and Value Generation:

• Identify optimization opportunities in: mining sequence, fleets, productive capacity, asset utilization, mine costs
• Evaluate operational and strategic scenarios through simulations and sensitivity analysis.

Operational Integration:

• Coordinate the integration between: geology, mine planning, processing and finance.
• Ensure consistency between tactical and strategic plans.
• Provide technical support to operations in critical production deviations.

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