Job Description

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Join Vale today. Continuously learn throughout your career.

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:
The Contract Management Team is an integral part of the business supporting Vales long-term operating strategy by implementing vendor performance management processes while working with our internal customers and vendor partners to reduce the total cost of ownership for services & supplies expenditures.

The Opportunity:
We are currently seeking a Supervisor, Contract Management to join our Contract Management Team in Sudbury, Ontario.

This is a permanent position, Monday to Friday, 8 hours day shift with some flexibility in work hours in a hybrid model, requiring site access of 2-3 times per week.

As a representative of the North Atlantic Contract Management Area, you will be responsible for coaching and mentoring the team as well as providing guidance to key stakeholders within the business. You will also be expected to collaborate with and provide leadership to other functional areas within the organization including Operations, Procurement, HSE, Finance, Engineering, Legal, etc. in matters relating to contract management. Acting as an internal subject matter expert, the role also has governance and oversight responsibility.

Additionally, in this position you will:

• Manage a team of Contract Specialists and Control Specialists to provide demand planning, scope development, and contract management support to the operations.
• Work with stakeholders to understand and measure the total cost of ownership during strategy and scope development as well as throughout the technical evaluation of RFPs to ensure the best value for the organization.
• Work with the Superintendents and team to establish and achieve goals and objectives for the development of Contract Management processes and procedures for the North Atlantic Operations.
• Work collaboratively with procurement to develop and prioritize the North Atlantic demand plan for their respective contract portfolio.
• Ensure compliance with all contract and procurement-related matters in line with corporate policies, legal and regulatory requirements, insurance, finance, tax, and Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) requirements.
• Ensure vendors and operations execute work in a manner that meets the terms of the contract regarding safety, productivity, schedule, quality, and deliverables.
• Support the teams by providing subject matter expertise and guidance for preventing and mitigating contractor and service provider claims. Applies this extensive experience to develop and implement processes and routines to prevent claims from occurring. If claims do occur, provide assistance to analyze, mitigate and resolve as required.

About You

Education:

• Grade 12 level education or GED equivalency is required.
• College diploma in a related field such as business or law is preferred.

Experience:

• A minimum of 8 years of experience in a business setting is required.
• Experience in managing a team is preferred.
• Experience working with SAP is preferred.
• Previous experience in mining or an industrial setting is considered an asset.

Skills:

• Understanding of contract law. Knowledge of entire contract management cycles, including administration and resolution of cost claims.
• Ability to translate technical and commercial terms into simplified language for stakeholder understanding.
• Ability to establish relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Computer proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Comprehensive understanding of business systems including Procurement, Project Management, Finance, Safety, and Operations and Maintenance.
• Excellent communication skills and demonstrated skills in time management and in conflict management.
• Ability to work in a high-paced environment with competing demands and priorities.

What we offer you:

• 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 lifes reasons (vacation, flex, sick, 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

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: 17V

Apply by: August 24, 2023

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