Category Manager, Supply Management

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!

Responsibilities

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

Strategic Sourcing and Supply Management Improvements

• Lead the development of the broader chemicals, grinding media and wear materials category portfolio strategy, value creation plans and business cases by providing relevant data, analysis, and opportunity assessments
• Actively explore the wider supply and industry markets to find opportunities that can mitigate supply risk, and provide market intelligence such as new product developments, acquisition impacts, etc.
• Establish understanding of life-cycle costs, identify cost reduction options, and develop value propositions for key commodities
• Prepare for and negotiate new contracts with suppliers and renegotiate contracts that expire
• Participate or lead in special negotiations with supplier partners that arise for situations outside scope of current contracts
• Review and improve supply management capabilities within planning, sourcing, and managing processes at the various operating sites while simultaneously contributing value through the delivery of group supply contracts

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

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)      

Salary Range: $132,000 - $163,000 

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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