Senior Analyst, Procurement

Location

Toronto, ON | Canada

Job description

Job Title - Sr Analyst, Procurement

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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 corporate office, located in downtown Toronto serves as the headquarters for the global Base Metals business, providing support to all our Base Metals operations. In Mississauga, you'll find Vale's Base Metals Technology Development team; a group of highly trained engineers and scientists working to improve Vale's competitive edge and support its growth strategies by coming up with safer and more environmentally responsible technology.

The Opportunity

We are currently seeking a Sr Analyst, Procurement to join our Procurement team in Toronto . This is a permanent position.

You will implement the procurement of materials, equipment, and services for operations, aiming to assure the supply of items for business continuity, at the lowest total cost of ownership possible, achieving industry standards of delivery time and quality of products and services.

Additionally in this position you will:

• Meet the requirements of our internal customers in alignment with established procurement goals, policies and procedures.
• Assure availability of goods and services through the adherence to existing agreements and, when needed, contract amendments or renewal.
• Create and implement procurement strategies.
• Prepare RFP packages and carry out sourcing that align with industry standard methodologies.
• Analyze the submitted proposals from a commercial perspective and negotiate contract terms and conditions which are favorable to Vale and seek to reduce the company's risk exposure.
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships and conduct business in a confident, objective, and respectful manner.
• Coordinate vendor management process throughout the life of the contract, ensuring compliance and performance.
• Coordinate all jobs, contracts and related documentation with due diligence and integrity, adhering to all legal, and company, policies, and procedures.
• Follow-up activities related to procurement area as for analysis, support, and implementation of projects.
• Collect, monitor, analyze and resolve supply chain issues, based on information provided by both parties.
• Co-ordinate and lead all activities during sourcing cycle including clarification questions and issuance of addenda.
• Review and understand exceptions to terms and conditions and assess issues with requested changes.
• Create appropriate agreement type with good understanding of the scope of work and commercial structure.
• Take ownership of assigned commodities and category

About You

Education :

• An Undergraduate Degree (Business, Commerce or Legal programs preferred) or a technologist diploma in civil, mechanical, electrical, construction or mining field or equivalent confirmed experience.
• Certification in a professional association (P. Eng., SCMA) an asset.

Experience:

• 5-7 years of experience in the procurement field (Commodities & Logistics experience required)
• Experience related to procurement (mining, petrochemical or heavy manufacturing industry is preferred)

Skills:

• Understand procurement principles and processes, Canadian contract law, commercial terms, and procurement to pay business systems.
• Provide leadership in the preparation of sourcing documents.
• Understand and RFP processes, protocols, and industry standard methodologies.
• Strong use of MS Excel, pivot tables, VLOOKUP
• Solve new and progressive responsibilities.
• Organized, self-motivated, and ability to work independently.

How can Vale grow your career?

The Procurement Senior Analyst will allow the right candidate to shape our mining 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: F6T

Apply by: March 21 st , 2024

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