NGM - Bulk Contracts Specialist

Barrick Gold Corporation•Elko, NV

About The Position

Nevada Gold Mines is seeking a Bulk Contracts Specialist to join its Supply Chain Management team. Working as part of a team with indirect supervision, the specialist tenders, awards, and manages contracts for commodities, bulk materials, and transportation for near-mine or in-mine facilities. The role also acquires services and administers contracts for construction, engineering, maintenance, environmental operations, bulk supply, and transportation. Work must follow established policies, procedures, and standards, including relevant regulatory, health, safety, environmental, and commodity-specific requirements. The specialist supports commodity forecasting and market analysis to inform strategic procurement, pricing, supplier engagement, contract planning, and operational planning. The role serves as a central point of contact for assigned procurements and provides timely, professional support to user departments through bidding, negotiation, contract award, administration, and closeout. The position requires availability for after-hours emergency procurement activities. Nevada Gold Mines describes its vision as becoming the world’s most valued gold mining business by finding, developing, and operating the best assets with the best people. The company emphasizes a safe work environment and a sustainable legacy in its host communities. NGM is a joint venture between Barrick (61.5%) and Newmont (38.5%), formed in 2019, and operates eight mines and associated infrastructure and processing facilities in Nevada.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Accounting, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Minimum five years of directly related contracting and procurement experience, including bulk supply and agreement negotiations, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
Ability to follow relevant regulatory, health, safety, environmental, commodity-specific, procurement, and contractor-management requirements.
Availability for after-hours emergency procurement activities.

Nice To Haves

Experience developing RFQs, RFPs, and bid evaluations.
Experience negotiating contractual conflict resolution.
Experience managing bulk commodity, service, and transportation agreements and associated forecasting.
Experience analyzing market forecasts and commodity trends to inform strategic sourcing and pricing decisions.
Experience managing supplier relationships, monitoring supplier performance metrics (KPIs), and implementing corrective actions to ensure contractual, quality, and operational compliance.
Ability to collaborate with operations, finance, technical representatives, and EH&S personnel, and prepare clear, data-driven management presentations and reports that support decisions and align procurement strategy with business objectives.
Experience with Ariba sourcing and contract management or similar systems.
Experience with SAP (S4/HANA), e-Tank, Xeras, and OneStream.
Understanding of regulatory, environmental, health, safety, forecasting, and market requirements for bulk and operational needs.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and Outlook.

Responsibilities

Identify and evaluate suppliers for commodities, bulk materials, services, and transportation based on quality, cost, reliability, sustainability, and operational requirements.
Research and analyze markets to identify trends, pricing dynamics, supply risks, and supplier capabilities.
Work with operational teams to develop consumption forecasts for bulk commodities, reagents, and services, and maintain forecast data aligned with scope of work, agreements, and operations plans.
Analyze market forecasts, commodity trends, and pricing indices to guide strategic procurement decisions.
Use forecasts and market intelligence to support supplier engagement, contract planning, pricing negotiations, and risk mitigation.
Deliver contracts that meet user-area requirements and urgent or ongoing operational needs; identify and develop suppliers to support commercial and operational needs.
Manage tendering, including preparing RFQs and RFPs, evaluating proposals, selecting service providers, and awarding contracts.
Develop, negotiate, and manage service, transportation, and bulk commodity contracts and agreements.
Ensure compliance with procurement standards and legal requirements, support ongoing contract management, and evaluate proposals.
Review contractor prequalification forms, safety performance records, certifications, regulatory compliance, insurance coverage, and Safe Work Plans for compliance with safety, environmental, and operational standards.
Support Technical Representatives in reviewing contractor risk assessments (FRA/FLRA) and emergency response plans before contract award.
Prepare letters, memoranda, documents, and reports that support contractual actions, recommendations, and compliance oversight.
Ensure agreements meet regulatory, safety, environmental, forecasting, and contractual standards.
Develop and maintain a contracts register for the end-user group and keep it current.
Prepare reports and presentations on sourcing activities, supplier performance, costs, risks, and supply chain metrics for management and stakeholders.
Support continuous improvement and execution of NGM sourcing strategies, policies, and guidelines for service categories, bulk supply, and contracts; contribute to value-added service, cost savings, and performance metrics.
Provide timely and professional service to user departments for bid preparation and evaluation, supplier negotiations, approval recommendations, contract documentation, awards, regret letters, contract management, and closeout.
Analyze solicitation responses for price reasonableness, adequacy of competition, compliance with solicitation requirements, and likelihood of meeting requirements.
Serve as a central point of contact for assigned procurements.
Manage or support contractor, supplier, and transportation-provider relationships, including performance tracking, KPIs, and contractual compliance.
Monitor contractor, supplier, and transportation-provider compliance with contractual obligations, progressive cost and schedule reporting, and health, safety, and environmental standards.
Acquire services, bulk commodities, and transportation to meet operational requirements while seeking the best total cost of ownership, execution term, and quality condition.
Support program integration, governance, formats, plan optimization, project controls best practices, and forecasting of bulk commodity usage and service requirements.
Resolve queries from operations and other stakeholders by providing information on work products and related policies, referring questions elsewhere when policy interpretation is required.
Follow sourcing and procurement standards, including contractor management, procurement standards, and Bulk SOPs, and use approved systems for contract execution and management.
Deliver project workstreams within defined time and quality parameters and follow prescribed project management, permitting, safety, forecasting, and market-intelligence methodologies.
Follow HS&E policies, procedures, and mandatory instructions to identify and mitigate environmental and workplace wellbeing risks.
Develop capabilities through assessment and development planning, training, coaching, and relevant external professional accreditation.
Maintain knowledge of market trends, technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, conferences, and specialist media.
Be available for after-hours emergency procurement activities.