The position is vacant at the Bissa mine in Burkina Faso (Africa)

Responsibilities:

• Lead projects within Business System Department aiming cost reduction, efficiency and productivity improvement across all functions of the enterprise
• Actively participate in project management and performance improvement activity
• Monitoring and analysis on key operational and financial performance indicators making sure company performance is within the business plan expectations
• Run, support and manage continuous improvement and innovation projects pipeline
• Assist with efficiency improvement initiatives from concept to realization
• Active communication with HQ (monthly, quarterly etc. presentations on department results and activities, involvement in business planning process, assisting in CAPEX program development)
• Run data management projects on a mine site, reporting optimization and support
• Run digitalization projects across all departments
• Lead workshops on process studies, problem definition, root cause analysis, and improvement solutions
• Gather and analyze data, perform core analysis on key KPI’s
• Prepare and present materials supporting decision-making – business cases development, investment cards development for innovations and CAPEX initiatives
• Develop and prepare materials for use in the business improvement events

Requirements:

• University degree in science, engineering, business administration or similar
• At least one-year professional record in operational excellence, continuous improvement, or business transformation
• Spoken languages: Russian, English (fluent), French (an advantage)
• Passion and drive for gold mining industry
• Outstanding analytic competence
• Implementation drive
• Ability to work under pressure
• MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint experienced user level is a plus
• Ability to quickly build credibility and trust with all levels in the organization
• Very strong team spirit

We offer:

• Work location: Burkina Faso, Africa
• 6 weeks on - 3 weeks off rotational basis
• Competitive salary and annual bonus