Job Description

Sasol is a global integrated chemicals and energy company with a 70-year heritage. Through our talented people, we use our expertise and selected technologies to safely and sustainably source, manufacture and market chemical and energy products globally. When you join Team Sasol, you are joining a company that puts people at the center of everything we do.
Sasol invests in its employees along every stage of the career path and offers development opportunities to help you cultivate your career in a culture that embraces diversity and inclusion.
Job Req ID
10385
Closing Date
7 November 2025
OME
BST: Strategy & Sustainability
Location
Sandton
Purpose of Job
Formulate strategy linked to transforming existing businesses in Southern Africa
Develop Sasol's overall strategy linked to the transformation of its existing assets by identifying what it will take to win in the long term. Collaborate with working teams across the organisation to provide clear boundary conditions to develop options. Establish and maintain a decision-making framework to screen opportunities.
Key Accountabilities

• Lead future sustainable feedstock strategy for Southern Africa establishing where to play and how to win across the high priority feedstocks that have the highest probability of success.

• Lead future sustainable product strategy for Southern Africa establishing where to play and how to win across the high priority feedstocks that have the highest probability of success.

• Develop clear boundary conditions for business building to enable asset configuration studies.

• Establish investment criteria linked to transformation of existing assets.

• Collaborate with existing technical, marketing and business development teams to ensure a coherent approach linked to incrementally growing value.

• Ensure consistency on delivery of multiple workstreams to ensure a consistent comparative set of results that can be assessed against other portfolio priorities.

• Strong understanding of financial market metrics.

• Understanding of company valuation methodologies and the impact of choices on feedstock, assets and products on long term risk and value addition to the Sasol Group.

Formal Education
Relevant 3-4-year University bachelor's degree
Min Experience
12+ years, however this can be reduced based on relevant consulting experience or specific experience in financial market valuation methodologies
Competencies
Customer Centricity
Engages and researches their customers, integrating their requirements to inform business decisions. External Focus: Gathers external information to inform the business' strategy and forecast the impact of the operating environment on the business.
Drives Innovation
Innovates, works with agility, and leverages learnings at pace.
Business Ownership
Sets strategic direction, maintains accountability for business outcomes and ensures that business-related concerns are raised and addressed.
Commercial Agility
Utilises their strong business acumen to make effective commercial decisions at pace.
Delivery Excellence
Creates robust approaches to delivery, effectively problem-solving and managing performance to achieve results.
Partnerships
Identifies new opportunities, builds and sustains win-win relationships and maintains a strong network of partners.
Develop Self
Demonstrates self-awareness, actively works to improve their development areas, and seeks feedback.
Builds Talent
Invests in the development of others, aligning stretch opportunities to colleagues' personal goals and proactively providing feedback.
Inspirational
Acts and communicates in a way that creates meaningful impact, builds confidence in others, and gains buy-in.
Collaborative
Initiates collaboration, removes barriers to working across the business, and inclusively engages with others.
Sasol is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Inspired by our Purpose of "Innovating for a better world", Sasol acknowledges that diversity is intrinsic to the fabric of our organisation and is the key to our growth and success. Sasol is committed to the full inclusion of all suitably qualified individuals. Preference will be given to applicants from designated groups and people with disabilities according to Sasol's Employment Equity Plan. This includes reasonable accommodation to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
Our automated process is designed to efficiently assess a large volume of applications. Should you not hear from us within 60 days of the advert closing then kindly consider your application unsuccessful. Thank you once-more for your interest in Sasol as your employer of choice, and we wish you all the best with your career aspirations and future applications with us.

Skills Required