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Who We Are:
Welcome to Vale. Our purpose is to improve life and transform the future. Together. We value our workforce and strive to offer continuous training and career development opportunities for our people.
Vale Base Metals is one of the world's largest producers of high-quality nickel and an important producer of copper and responsibly sourced cobalt. With headquarters in Toronto, Canada, and operations in Newfoundland & Labrador, Ontario, Manitoba, UK, Indonesia, and Brazil, we are delivering the critical building blocks for a cleaner, greener future.
Applying the latest technologies to sustainably mine the critical minerals that power electric vehicles, build renewable energy solutions, and help develop life-saving medical equipment is at the heart of what we do.
We invite you to be part of our evolution.
Our Team:
Our Newfoundland and Labrador Operations are an integrated mining, milling, and processing operation. Nickel concentrates from the fly-in, fly-out Voisey's Bay operation is shipped to our state-of-art Long Harbour Processing Plant where it is refined into low-carbon and high-purity nickel rounds, cobalt rounds, and copper cathodes.
The Opportunity
We are currently seeking a Procurement Specialist, to join our Procurement Team to service St. Johns/Long Harbour/Voisey's Bay.
The Procurement Specialist will act as an extension of the Local, Regional and Global Procurement teams in the field for all commercial aspects of the supplier agreements. You will be required to interact and establish key relationships with procurement personnel, plant personnel, management, and the contractor performance management team.
The roles accountabilities will include:
- Act as the key account representative for Operations on behalf of Procurement. Building relationships while balancing expectations of Procurement with Operations will be essential.
- Review and approve the use of an emergency procurement process and provide follow up.
- Provide guidance and procurement expertise to other analysts and operations when required.
- Coordinate and provide input and alignment to local, regional and global category and sourcing strategies.
- Coordinate kick off meetings and ensure the Vale Procurement Model (VPM) for local, regional and global processes are followed.
- Reactively address supply issues and proactively identify supplier risks, perform root cause analysis, and make recommendations to resolve critical issues. Work on new supplier development.
- Identify the need for procurement and operations process training and seek solutions.
- Lead and/or participate on various teams requiring Procurement consultation.
- Recognize when to escalate critical issues.
- On site 5 times per week with frequency to Voisey Bay.
- Travel will be frequently expected between all sites in Canada; with a focus on the Voisey's Bay Operations, Long Harbour Operations and Manitoba Operations.
About You
Education:
- An Undergraduate Degree or College Diploma within Business, Finance or a related field.
- Certification in a professional association (C.E.T, PMAC) an asset.
Experience:
- 5+ years' experience related to procurement.
- Experience from mining, petrochemical or heavy manufacturing industry is preferred.
- SAP experience an asset.
Knowledge & Skills:
- Travel to Voisey's Bay fly in fly our operation at a minimum of 1 week per month.
- Must be willing to attend all local plant locations (Long Harbor/St. Johns) up to five days a week.
- Strong knowledge of procurement principles and processes, Canadian contract law, commercial terms and supporting business systems and tools
- Understand RFP processes, protocols and industry best practices.
- Strong analytical skills and experience in the use of analytical tools such as MS Excel
- Strong relationship management skills, both with internal clients and suppliers
- Organized, self-motivated and able to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
- High performing, innovative, and collaborative team player
How can Vale grow your career?
The Specialist procurement position will allow the right candidate to make an impact in our procurement operations. Additionally, Vale Canada offers a series of benefits including:
- Competitive salary
- Attractive pension and benefits (company paid core coverage, flex health and dental coverage, flex accounts, disability plans and optional insurances)
- Leave for all of life's reasons (vacation, flex, sick, top up for maternity/parental)
- Flexible work arrangements
- Work culture dedicated to safety, diversity & inclusion, and career growth.
- Grow your career in a large and global company, and mining industry leader.
- Employee Family Assistance Program
- Online training and career development opportunities
- Opportunities to advise and oversee the design, budget and construction of new mines and expansions.
Include to Transform
At Vale, we are committed to ensuring an inclusive work environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. Vale encourages everyone to express their ideas and opinions and values the plurality of individual profiles. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are critical to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, or any other personal consideration that makes us different.
Vale is an equal opportunity employer seeking to increase diversity across our operations and improve equal opportunity at Vale and in the mining industry.
In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, accommodation is available throughout our recruitment process for applicants with disabilities.
Grade: F5T
Apply by: Sunday, February 18th 2024
