Senior Corporate Development Specialist

Senior Corporate Development Specialist page is loaded Senior Corporate Development Specialistlocations: Cape Towntime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Yesterdaytime left to apply: End Date: April 10, 2026 (9 days left to apply)job requisition id: JR001887The Senior Corporate Development Specialist is the primary focal point for the evaluation of refinery and infrastructure growth projects. Responsible for developing and maintaining complex financial models to evaluate strategic investments, acquisitions, and growth opportunities, providing analytical insights to support corporate development decisions and value creation. Strategic Implementation: Translate strategy into operational initiatives with measurable business outcomes and targets. Facilitate the development of best practice in operations and service excellence. Operational Efficiency: EVCO Evaluation and delivery of major growth and commercial projects including all associated Management of Change (MOC). Infrastructure Focal Point: Serve as the primary focal point for the evaluation of refinery and infrastructure growth projects. Lead post-investment performance evaluations and audits to ensure ROI. Network Efficiency: Establish evaluation methodologies and KPIs to monitor the performance of the supply and logistics network. Identify opportunities to improve "terminal cost-to-serve" through multi-point collection and incremental business switching. Competitive Intelligence: Maintain a comprehensive database of competitor terminals and cost-to-serve activities to inform the broader Pricing and Marketing strategy. Regulatory Compliance: Manage the regulatory reporting of uncommitted capacity at terminals as per prevailing legislation. Broader Business Development & Growth Non-Traditional Revenue: Identify and build business cases for diversified revenue streams outside of core fuel products (e.g., EV charging infrastructure, hydrogen initiatives, or renewable energy partnerships). Market Entry & M&A: Coordinate the EVCO input for macro-market developments, including deregulation, competitor M&A activity, and decarbonization strategies. Asset Monetization: Evaluate underutilized assets or land for alternative commercial use, including leasing, divestment, or third-party infrastructure integration. Team Effectiveness Live the Company values and work effectively as an active and contributing member to achieve team goals. Implement continuous improvement methodologies across the function, including the coaching and mentoring of teams to drive business excellence. Financial Management: Manage budgets and monitor expenses ensuring expenditure is within approved budgets. Safety, Health, Quality and Environment Compliance: Ensure compliance with all Safety, Health, Environmental and all other applicable regulatory statutes, and all other safety and quality processes for the area of responsibility/work. Stakeholder Relationship Management: • Identify, build, and nurture trust and collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Key internal stakeholders: • ExCo; EXCO; Key PartnersInformation sharing, decision making, reporting and planningImplementation of projects and results trackingSupport key stakeholders Key external stakeholders: • GlencoreAlign on strategy, key initiatives, and performance outcomesBest practice engagements Professional Qualification and Certifications: Degree in Business-related activity (e.g., BCom, Finance, Economics) Master's degree in business administration (MBA) is preferred Work Experience: 3+ years in Leadership role in Strategy / Investment Appraisal and Pricing role 5+ years' experience of working in Integrated Downstream Oil with significant exposure to and demonstrable understanding of Supply / Operations / Logistics / Trading or related value drivers and KPIs Track record of delivery in commercial optimisation, project implementation and process improvement Knowledge and skills: A broad and well-recognized understanding of value chain optimisation, from crude selection and refinery constraints to product supply, logistics, and marketing. Understanding of the Southern African oil supply, demand and logistics region; the competitors active in the market. Advanced skills in financial evaluation, opportunity modelling, and the ability to interpret complex P&L drivers. A broad and well recognised understanding of fuels value chain optimisation, from crude selection to product supply, logistics and marketing. An understanding of Refinery and Logistics constraints. Strong understanding of the organization's business strategy and goals Strong analytical skills and able to lead cross-functional groups in the delivery of commercial projects Proven critical thinking, problem solving and decision-making capabilities Proven ability to identify "white space" opportunities and translate them into actionable business models. Experience in leading "Management of Change" (MOC) processes for large-scale technical or commercial transitions. Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to present complex commercial cases to executive leadership. Good personal impact and networking abilities Application deadline: 09 April 2026Astron Energy is a leading supplier of petroleum products in South Africa, with a vast network of Caltex-branded service stations that make us one of the country's top two petroleum brands. We are strongly committed to being a responsible corporate citizen, promoting education, health and economic development in an effort to build stronger communities and drive sustainable economic growth. We own and operate the country's third-largest crude oil refinery in Cape Town, which has a capacity of 100,000 barrels a day, and a lubricants manufacturing plant in Durban.