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- Procurement Officer
AngloGold Ashanti acquired the Sukari gold mine in Egypt through the acquisition of Centamin plc in November 2024. Sukari is owned in partnership with the Egyptian Government.
Sukari is located approximately 750km from Cairo and 25km from Marsa Alam on the Red Sea. First gold was poured in June 2009 and commercial production began in April 2010, making Sukari the first modern gold mine in Egypt, a country which in ancient times was a prolific producer of the precious metal. Sukari conducts both open-pit and underground mining operations, each employing specialised mining methods tailored to the orebody characteristics and operational requirements.
The Role
The Procurement Officer is responsible for securing the cost-effective and timely acquisition of goods and services in strict compliance with corporate policies and supply procedures. Operating within the Supply department, this role focuses on converting purchase requisitions into orders, managing vendor relations, evaluating commercial offers, and collaborating closely with logistics to ensure seamless on-site supply continuity with a target of zero weekly overdue items.
- Location: On-site in Marsa Alam
- Contract Type: Permanent, full-time
- Schedule: 20/10 working roster
- Compensation: Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package
The Key Responsibilities
- Requisition Management & PO Generation: Monitor assigned purchase requisitions daily, verify specifications with end-users, check for stock redundancy to prevent double-ordering, and convert approved requisitions into draft purchase orders (POs) within a maximum of 2 days. Ensure final POs are fully released within 7 days of assignment.
- Sourcing & Commercial Negotiation: Proactively identify, evaluate, and select competitive regional and international suppliers. Source offers, prepare comprehensive commercial comparisons, and negotiate optimal purchasing packages spanning product quality, unit price, delivery lead times, and payment terms.
- ERP Data Integrity: Execute high-volume data entry and tracking of purchase orders, item specifications, and vendor criteria directly into the site’s ERP system, maintaining an absolute target of zero overdue items weekly.
- Expediting & Logistics Coordination: Monitor urgent and delayed orders daily to update Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) metrics. Work directly with logistics, customs clearance, and transportation teams to arrange order collections and prioritize critical deliveries.
- Financial & Dispute Resolution: Arrange advance and progress payments alongside the site accounts team and suppliers. Reconcile account queries and manage Non-Conformance Reports (NCR), handling supplier dispute issues and organizing immediate returns for unsafe or rejected items.
- Reporting & Auditing: Maintain orderly soft and hard-copy archiving systems for all transactional purchasing documentation to ensure historical data is easily retrievable. Issue and discuss expediting reports weekly, and present overdue reports, ETA site reports, and 6-month-old PO validity checks monthly with the supervisor
The Requirements- Education & Qualifications: A formal Commercial or Engineering Bachelor’s Degree is required. Formal supply chain studies are highly desirable.
- Experience: A minimum of 3 to 5 years of direct experience working in the exact same position (Procurement Officer) is required. Targeted sourcing focus includes candidates coming from heavy industrial environments or the Oil & Gas sector. Prior gold mining experience is not mandatory.
- Technical Skills: Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office. Experience utilizing Power BI and advanced reporting tools to track supply chain metrics is preferred.
- Language Capabilities: Good command of English is required
