Closing Date: Monday, April 28, 2025
Teck is a leading Canadian resource company focused on responsibly providing the
metals essential for global development and the energy transition while caring
for the people, communities and land that we love.
Teck's two regional business units, North America and Latin America, are
responsible for Teck's assets through all phases of safe, sustainable
development, operation and closure. The business units are supported by
enterprise-wide functions that set strategic direction, establish standards and
provide governance, as well as supporting the business through shared services,
centres of excellence and business partnering.
Our collaborative, centre-led approach to supply management spans several
operationally important high spend categories of equipment, products, and
services. This cooperative approach ensures the benefit of Teck’s scale is
leveraged to deliver bottom line value and benefits to the operations and
differentiates Teck as a customer of choice to our suppliers and service
providers. We are committed to lowering Teck’s costs while simultaneously
strengthening our security of supply, increasing transparency and certainty of
future costs, and supporting improved operational performance.
Reporting to the Director, Global Sourcing and Category Management, the Category
Manager, Supply Management, is responsible for the management of the chemicals,
grinding media, and select wear materials and services supply contracts for
specific Teck Resources operating sites. The Category Manager is accountable for
administration of supply contracts, focusing on efficient transactions between
sites and vendors, providing governance for contracts and related process
compliance; and delivery of value-based sourcing opportunities and supply
management improvements.
Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to be part of one of Canada's
leading mining companies and join our team!
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Contract Management
- Be a courageous safety leader, adhere to and sponsor health and safety
standards, and sustainability policies.
- Develop chemicals, grinding media and other select wear materials and
services category strategies and business cases, establish plans to ensure
security of supply, evolve supplier partnerships to drive value and
innovation, compile and implement sourcing events, conduct negotiations, and
draft and conclude the respective contracts
- Ensure the implemented contracts and supplier management is sustained
throughout the course of the contractual term
- Build and foster partnerships with suppliers to ensure clear and concise
implementations of the contracts with operating sites
- Collaborate with relevant central and site management and commercial partners
to establish demand for products and/or services from annual business plans
and longer-term forecasts
- Liaise with suppliers to ensure supply capacity is committed and matched to
demand requirements
- Maintain supplier relationships in support of the category and as needed,
ensure dispute resolutions are implemented in a timely manner
- Maintain all contract documentation and amendments
Performance Management
- Provide ongoing, overall, contract performance management against the
performance-reporting mechanisms, and develop, as needed, KPIs
- Supervise and report actual financial performances (savings), and variances
against the original projected savings targets
- Ensure strategic and operational objectives are met, ensuring security of
supply, quality and efficacy, and material stewardship
- Monitor relevant supply chains to identify areas of risk and develop and
implement appropriate mitigation strategies
Qualifications
- Post-secondary degree in a related field (business or technical) and/or SCMP
designation.
- Minimum of 12 years of work experience within the mining industry and
preferably in a supply management, strategic sourcing or category management
role
- Extensive knowledge and understanding of supply management ideally with a
balance of experience in planning, sourcing, managing, and improving and
sustaining processes
- Significant experience in Category Management, RFx and contract drafting,
along with broad technical knowledge of key chemicals, grinding media and
wear materials in the mining sector
- Ability to effectively develop and maintain a rapport in an active network of
internal and external contacts to access expertise and share knowledge
- Excellent communications and interpersonal skills required to interact with
various teams to innovate and implement change successfully
- Proficient contract drafting and well-developed communications, presentation,
and negotiation skills
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally to operating sites from
time to time, and minimally on a quarterly basis
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$132,000 - $163,000 a year
The actual base salary offered is determined based on the successful candidate’s
relevant experience, skills, and competencies and considers internal equity.
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Why Join Us?
At Teck, we offer more than just a job – we provide a pathway to personal and
professional enrichment. With captivating projects set against stunning
backdrops, a culture of inclusivity and collaboration, and boundless
opportunities to learn and grow, joining us means embracing a fulfilling and
dynamic career adventure.
Teck employees receive access to our total rewards program and comprehensive
benefits package that promote physical, mental, financial, and emotional
well-being. This includes but is not limited to:
• Annual Performance Bonus
• Profit Share Plan
• Health Spending Account
• Personal Spending Account
• Extended Health Care
• Dental and Vision Care
• Employer Paid Pension Plan
• Life Insurance and Disability Coverage
• Paid Sick Leave, Vacation and Holidays
• Virtual Telemedicine and additional support for overall well-being
• Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
