Anglo American is a leading global mining company, and our products are the essential ingredients in almost every aspect of modern life. Our portfolio of world-class competitive mining operations and undeveloped resources provides the metals and minerals that enable a cleaner, greener, more sustainable world and that meet the fast-growing consumer-driven demands of the world’s developed and maturing economies.

We are constructing a state-of-the-art underground mine to enable the extraction of Polyhalite – a unique multi-nutrient fertiliser – along with the necessary infrastructure both above and below ground that will be required for transport, processing, and distribution.

POLY4 is our flagship multi-nutrient fertiliser product. Made from polyhalite, it contains four of the six macro-nutrients and many micronutrients that are essential to plant growth. It allows farmers to maximize their crop yield, increase quality and improve soil structure with one simple product.

The Commercial Strategy Specialist drives informed commercial decision‑making by leading strategic planning coordination, delivering high‑quality market and competitive intelligence, and monitoring performance against key business objectives. The role ensures strong alignment between global strategy and regional execution by translating insights into actionable recommendations and partnering cross‑functionally to support forecasting, business cases, and long‑term planning. Key Responsibilities include:

Strategic Planning & Governance

• Coordinate annual and multi‑year strategic planning cycles across all regions, ensuring alignment with global priorities
• Manage planning timelines, inputs, templates, and deliverables to enable efficient and consistent regional engagement
• Consolidate regional strategic submissions into a cohesive global narrative for senior leadership review
• Facilitate cross‑functional workshops, strategy reviews, and senior leadership meetings

Market & Competitive Intelligence

• Develop, maintain, and disseminate timely market, customer, and competitor intelligence that informs strategic and commercial decisions
• Track competitor activity, industry developments, government policies, and market trends with potential impact on long‑range plans
• Identify forward‑looking market opportunities, risks, and value‑capture potential
• Produce robust intelligence reports and deep‑dive analyses (both recurring and ad‑hoc) with clear, actionable insights
• Measure the impact and business value generated by commercial intelligence outputs

Performance Management & Analytics

• Develop and maintain standardised frameworks to evaluate commercial opportunities across regions
• Maintain dashboards and KPI tracking tools to monitor performance against annual and long‑term targets
• Analyse performance variances, identify risks, and recommend corrective or improvement actions
• Prepare materials for monthly and quarterly strategic business reviews for executive leadership

Cross‑functional Partnership & Business Support

• Partner with Finance on forecasting, budgeting, and long‑range planning activities
• Provide insights to Operations to inform capacity and production planning decisions
• Support regional teams with structured insights that translate global strategy into clear regional action plans
• Contribute to business cases for future technical and agronomy initiatives, ensuring recommendations are data‑driven and aligned to strategic objectives

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in a business, analytical, or related discipline
• Experience working within a commercial and/or strategic function
• Proven ability to analyse and synthesise qualitative and quantitative data from multiple sources, identify patterns, draw conclusions, and translate findings into clear insights and implications
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple, varied projects and handling large and complex datasets
• Solid understanding of statistical analysis outputs and their application to commercial decision‑making
• Knowledge of agronomy or the mining industry is preferred but not essential
• Previous experience in the farm inputs industry (e.g. fertilizers, seeds, food) in a similar commercial or strategic role is preferred

Who we are:  We aim to lead the industry by pursuing ever safer and more responsible ways of working, demonstrating integrity and showing care and respect for people and the planet. That means we are constantly seeking new opportunities to mine and process our products sustainably, using less water, less energy and more precise extraction technologies. As the custodians of coal and other precious natural resources – diamonds (through De Beers), copper, platinum and other precious metals, iron ore and nickel – our extraordinary teams work safely and collaboratively, with the utmost consideration for local communities, our customers and the world at large.  

What we Offer: When you join Anglo American, you can expect to enjoy a competitive salary and benefits package. But more than this, you’ll find yourself in an environment where the opportunities for learning and growth are second to none. From technical training to leadership programs, we bring out the best in our people. There are plenty of opportunities to move onwards and upwards too. We’re a large, successful multinational company – and we’re still growing all the time. 

How we are committed to your safety: Nothing is more important to us than ensuring you return home safely after a day’s work. To make that happen, we have the most rigorous safety standards in the industry. Not only that, we’re also continually investing in new technologies – from drones to data analytics – that are helping to make mining safer.  

Inclusion and Diversity:  Anglo American is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are and provide equality of opportunity so that everyone can fulfil their potential.