Commercial Analyst

Commercial Analyst

Position Description

Barrick International are seeking to recruit a Commercial Analyst to join and grow the Commercial Team.

Barrick International Commercial is the commercial and contracts team for Barrick International’s mines. The team works across the full commercial cycle: contracts, local compliance, tenders, adjudications, contract management, negotiations and the systems that run them. It works side by side with the site commercial teams and manages Barrick’s major contractor relationships. Current mines are Kibali (DRC), Loulo-Gounkoto (Mali), North Mara and Bulyanhulu (Tanzania) and Lumwana (Zambia), plus Jabal Sayid (Saudi Arabia) on concentrate offtake, and mines in South America and Papua New Guinea.

The Commercial Analyst will join the Barrick International Commercial team and bring the numbers to its decisions. The Commercial Analyst understands what drives the cost of each contract, sees where spend and rates are moving, and helps the team find the savings and solve commercial problems.

There is plenty of room to grow as the portfolio expands. People here own their work, make decisions and think for themselves, with the backing of a senior team. The work spans different countries, contractors and commercial challenges, with the chance to help shape how the team works.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

- Rates and Cost Drivers: Understand the rates and key cost drivers behind each contract, compares them across mines and suppliers, and shows where the savings are.
- Spend Insight: Tracks spend across the mines with Finance, explains what is moving and why, and keeps the dashboards the team relies on current.
- Pipeline: Work with the site teams to keep the tender and contract pipeline moving, and flag renewals early so there is time to plan.
- Tenders and Adjudication: Builds the commercial evaluations for tenders and support adjudications at the mines.
- Negotiations: Lead negotiations, amendments and rate reviews, and builds the numbers behind the team’s major negotiations.
- Problem Solving: Helps the commercial team and the sites solve commercial problems as they come up, with clear analysis and practical options.
- Reporting: Prepare the commercial reporting for the Commercial Manager and the VP Commercial: short, accurate and to the point.
- Safety: Follows site HSE rules and leads by example.

Qualification Requirements:

- Degree in Commerce (BCom), Finance, Accounting, Quantity Surveying, Law, Engineering or Supply Chain.

Experience & Skills Requirements:

- 2 to 6 years in a finance, commercial, procurement, contracts, quantity surveying or legal role, with a strong cost focus.
- Mining experience is preferred. Construction, oil and gas, energy, engineering or logistics experience will also be considered.
- Comfortable with large data sets, pricing models, cost build-ups and financial analysis.
- Has supported tenders, bid evaluations or contract negotiations.
- Experience with SAP or a contract management system is preferred.
- Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills, builds clear dashboards, and works with AI tools in daily work.
- Presents clearly to the team and senior management.
- Knows the numbers and can explain every figure.
- Turns analysis into a clear, concise recommendation.
- Organised and persistent: keeps many threads moving and follows through.
- Works well with site teams in different countries.

What We Can Offer You

- A comprehensive compensation package including bonuses
- The ability to make a difference and lasting impact
- Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
- Opportunities to grow and learn with the industry colleagues are endless
- Access to a variety of career opportunities across the organization

We are committed to a safe work environment sending every person home safe and healthy every day and leaving a sustainable legacy on our host communities.

Thank you for your application, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.