Senior Planner

Senior Planner 

Position Description 

Kibali Gold Mine is seeking to recruit a Senior Planner to join and grow our team. 

Join our exceptional team and embody Barrick's core values as you work with us. We are in search of individuals who can champion Barrick's DNA by:

• Communicating Honestly, Transparently, and Acting with Integrity

• Exhibiting a Results-Driven approach

• Delivering solutions that are Fit for Purpose

• Dedicating themselves to Building a Sustainable Legacy

• Taking Responsibility and being Accountable

• Committing to Zero Harm

• Cultivating strong and meaningful Partnerships

If you're ready to contribute to our world-class team while embracing these values, we encourage you to apply and become a valued member of our diverse workforce.

Responsibilities: 

CMMS – SAP / S4.

• High functional proficiency within SAP / S4 PM and MM

• Ownership of SAP / S4 Master data governance 

• Ownership of Strategies, Planned tasks, FLOC & Equipment structure maintenance

• Demonstratable experience in Life cycle modeling, RCA, CBM, RE, Oil analysis systems

• Demonstratable experience with BoM management – alignment to maintenance plans

• Work with the Reliability Engineering team to the betterment SAP / S4 governance

• Work with the Reliability Engineering team to develop a structured BI reporting systems drawn from SAP / S4

• Develop and maintain medium-to-long-term planning - minimum 12 months to 2 years

• Collaborate with the leadership team toward budget building, tracking OpEx and CapEx, modelling and cost analysis, forecasting and review

• Implement Safety into our planned work were identified

Departmental:

• Collaborate with the leadership team to identify, build, and standardize work management practices,

• Ownership of planning team compliance 

• Collaborate with the leadership team to identify Planning Team KPI’s and compliance

• Collaborate with the Reliability Engineering and Execution teams driving advancement toward Scope of Work practice. Drive the standard

• Ownership of a monthly meeting, driving key planning targets, budget targets and tracking 

• Developing Midlife rebuild plans, contractor and vendor engagement, material security

• Work in conjunction with the Mine Planning team, supporting critical machine availability, 12 Weeks rolling 

• Work in conjunction with our key machine suppliers toward critical parts / items, medium to long-term plans

• Work in conjunction with our onsite rebuild shop leaders, supporting long lead time / critical parts for rebuilds

Planning Team:

• Build strong working relationships with interdepartmental leaders, operational alignment with key stakeholders

• Collaboration with the leadership team toward balanced planning activities, maintenance, and execution – against operational demands

• Provide Leadership, Encouragement, and Mentoring for a team of Local & National maintenance planners

• Identify pathways, training requirements, and career progression opportunities within the team

• Drive SAP / S4 training with support from the Barrick SAP Team, Barricks Online portal and QRG’s

• Work with the leadership team to develop and document, weekly expectations, flow charts, A Day in the life guides 

• Drive the planning team to maintain a strong focus toward safety and cost efficiency  

• Work with the planners and execution supervisors to develop a documented weekly review meeting

• Work with the planners, execution, and the reliability team to maintain weekly scheduled compliance KPI’s

• Support the weekly planners with backlog to forward log activities

• Work with all stakeholders to rectify issues related to the planning area

• Implement, drive, and support a culture of continuous improvement

• Step-up for the Superintendent Planning and Reliability when the need arises

Qualification Requirements:

• Mobile Plant Mechanical trade
• Tertiary qualification in Mechanical Engineering 
• SAP / S4 qualifications will be highly regarded

Experience and Skills Requirements: 

• 5 - 10 years planning experience within Underground Mining environments

• Current or recent supervisory planning role

• High functional proficiency in SAP / S4 – PM and MM

• Previous experience within a training role

• Experience in current Maintenance and Scheduling practices/techniques

• Experience working within a multi-national workforce

What We Can Offer You:

• A comprehensive compensation package including bonuses and site-specific benefits

• 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 industry colleagues

• Access to a variety of career opportunities across the organization

Please forward applications before: 05 March 2026

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.

Our mission is to be the world’s most valued gold and copper mining business. We are committed to partnering with our host countries and communities to transform their natural resources into tangible benefits and mutual prosperity.

Barrick is a leading global mining, exploration and development company.  With one of the largest portfolios of world-class and life-long gold and copper assets in the industry - including six of the world's Tier One gold mines - Barrick's operations an projects span 18 countries and five continents. Barrick is also the largest gold producer in the United States.  We create real, long-term value for all stakeholders through responsible mining, strong partnerships, and a disciplined approach to growth.  Barrick shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "B" and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "ABX".