Description
KoBold is seeking an experienced Head of Procurement to build and lead our procurement function from the ground up. This is a high-visibility position with significant authority and autonomy to establish procurement best practices, policies, and systems that will support KoBold's rapid growth across our 70+ projects on four continents.
You will have the opportunity to shape procurement strategy, implement innovative sourcing approaches, and create scalable processes that align with our technology-driven exploration model. You will collaborate closely with operations, technical, and executive leadership to optimize our global supply chain while ensuring compliance with local regulations and company standards.
This position requires both strategic vision and tactical execution expertise, and since KoBold is a startup company, your role and responsibilities will be dynamic and will evolve as the company grows. This position will focus on establishing procurement standards and processes that can be implemented across KoBold's operations, with coordination and collaboration across regional teams.
Responsibilities:
- Strategic sourcing and supplier management: Develop and execute comprehensive global procurement strategies across all spend categories including drilling services, geophysical surveys, laboratory services, exploration equipment, technology solutions, professional services, and operational supplies.
- Should-cost modeling and deep economic analysis: Develop and maintain rigorous should-cost models across all major procurement categories, building KoBold's own independent economic understanding of what vendors do, what they should be doing, and what it should cost them to provide goods and services.
- Supplier risk management and compliance: Design and implement comprehensive supplier qualification and due diligence processes, including financial stability assessments, safety record evaluations, environmental compliance verification, and ethical business practice reviews.
- Contract negotiation and management: Assist with complex, high-value contract negotiations across diverse categories including multi-year drilling contracts, equipment purchase and lease agreements, technology licensing deals, professional services agreements, joint venture arrangements, and master service agreements.
- Technology and innovation sourcing: Evaluate and implement procurement technologies including spend analytics, supplier management, and e-sourcing solutions to optimize procurement strategy and deliver measurable value.
- Cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder support: Support local experts in decentralized structure to be more effective in executing their procurement initiatives: Partner closely with Operations teams on project-specific procurement needs and supplier performance management.
- Zambia mine development support: Provide procurement expertise and commercial advisory support to Zambia mine development team, including vendor qualification frameworks, bid/tender process design, and contract lifecycle management tools.
- Procurement policy and process development: Implement procurement systems and tools to support scalable operations and enable stakeholders to execute on procurement objectives in a faster and more efficient manner.
- Spend analysis and Cost optimization: Analyze global spending patterns and identify opportunities for cost savings and process improvements.
We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, as well as the opportunity to work with a dynamic and growing company in the mineral exploration industry.