Job Description

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Want a job that positively impacts the environment?

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 team is responsible for the sustainable procurement for the Operations ensuring a strategic sourcing methodology that consistently provides cost reductions throughout the procurement process.

The Opportunity

We are currently seeking a Procurement Analyst l, Local 2020-05 to join our team in Sudbury. This is a Fixed term (12 months) position.

The successful candidate will be responsible for providing junior level support in purchasing materials, equipment and services for operations and projects implementations, aiming to assure the supply of items for business continuity, at the lowest total cost of ownership possible, achieving industry best practice standards of delivery time and quality of products and services.

Accountabilities

In this position you will:

• Execute procurement processes including:
• Plan purchases / defining supply terms and strategies.
• Competitive bidding preparation.
• Commercial evaluation of proposals, including value analysis, TCO (total cost of ownership) and business case analysis.
• Negotiation.
• Documentation Control / Commercial Contract Management.
• Implementation of legal contracts when required.
• Participate on the elaboration of materials and service purchase planning along with stakeholders, through the use of market analysis, consumption history, etc.
• Suggest priorities of purchase demands through the consolidation of information, such as criticality of the categories, as well as analysis of the market.
• Execute a sourcing plan for technical purchases, according to company timelines.
• Build an understanding of suppliers\xe2\x80\x99 facilities and production processes, along with Vale\xe2\x80\x99s facilities and production process with the goal of identifying supply chain opportunities.
• Work with departments (internal customers, DIDS) in the development and approval of new suppliers and products.
• Recommend competitive suppliers in alignment with category strategies, and stakeholders (vendor management area, requisitioning area, safety, etc.)
• Learn supply chain and document controls to facilitate the operational integration with suppliers, through documented contracts.
• Information collection, critical analysis, developing and implementation plans for suppliers in potential risk (like insolvency, breach of contract)
• Interface between users and procurement for resolution and mitigation of risk of claims from suppliers
• Participate on synergy meetings with the customers and suppliers with the objective to capture future demands that will impact the operation and the stock level, identify items for inclusion and revise criticality of stock items; includes review of supplier performance with recommended action to address issues or deficiencies.
• Maintain relationship with current and future companies that supplies goods or services to Vale.
• Assure availability of goods and services that demand continuous supple through follow up of existing contracts and or review for contract amendment or renewal.
• Monitor key performance indicators to understand key suppliers\xe2\x80\x99 performance.

About You

Education:

• Undergraduate Degree or College Diploma preferred in Business related discipline (example Commerce, Engineering/Certified Engineering technologist, Legal).
• Certified Professional Purchaser (CPP) certification is an asset.
• Certification through Purchasing Management Association of Canada (PMAC) is also desirable.

Experience:

1-5 years progressive experience in related roles (Vale or external) is preferred. Such roles might include Buyers, procurement officers, contract administrators, category managers, etc.

Experiences should include knowledge with workplace monitoring and sampling techniques, data collection, analyses and reporting and a working understanding of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations.

Skills:

General Proficiency with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook), Access, Adobe, Internet, working knowledge of Vale procurement systems including SAP.Project leadership experience:

Demonstrated negotiation skills, inventory and warehousing experience, working knowledge of contract law, sales tax, customs procedures as well as duty and transportation options is an asset.

What we offer you:

• Competitive salary
• Leave for all of life\xe2\x80\x99s reasons (vacation, flex, sick, parental)
• 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

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 \xe2\x80\x93 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.

These positions are covered under the Collective Agreement between Vale and the Local 2020-05 United Steelworkers.

Grade: H

Apply by: January 30, 2024

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