Purchasing Manager-Construction

2 weeks ago


Toronto, Ontario, Canada Umicore Belgium Full time
Purchasing and Transportation
Procurement Posted on
Powering the cars of the future. We are the leading circular materials technology company fulfilling its mission to create materials for a better life.

Umicore is preparing to build a battery materials production plant in Loyalist Township, Ontario - the first of its kind in North America.

The cutting-edge facility will be a critical part of Canada's electric vehicle (EV) supply chain.

Throughout the design, construction, and operation of the plant, Umicore will be seeking a variety of professionals who share our passion for innovation and sustainability.

For this new site, we are looking for a Procurement Center Manager reporting to the Opex Procurement Director.

In this role you will be responsible for leading the Procurement Center (PC) of Loyalist, providing leadership to both the Opex procurement team, the indirect materials warehouse team and the logistics team.

You actively and autonomously drive and pursue procurement added value contributions to the internal departments while ensuring business alignment and fine tuning policies, strategies and procedures.

Responsible for leading the Opex procurement team of Loyalist to deliver on time and quality and ensure stability of the processes.

Local category sourcing, contract implementations, supplier management, management of vendor master data
High level follow up of internal and external warehouses of all sites in view of cost & efficiency
Responsible to set up PC Loyalist procedures and standardization regarding Opex procurement and warehousing in alignment with UBM Support Service strategy and Umicore general procedures and guidelines
Establish spend baselines and category profiles, inclusive risk assessment, supplier relationship management and procure to pay strategy
Ensure alignment with global & regional business strategies, overall procurement strategy and the projected added value plan
Develop operations performance metrics, processes and targets in support of SLA's towards the internal departments
Bachelor's degree in Business, Logistics, or other relevant education
Minimum 5-7 years experience in procurement, at least 2 years in a leadership role
Capable user of PC MS office applications & SAP systems
Strong relationship building and negotiation skills
Performance and result oriented, internal customer focused, strives for continuous improvement
strong project and risk management skills

We engage in building an inclusive work culture that offers equal opportunities for all employees irrespective of their diverse backgrounds.

IF OUR BATTERY MATERIALS CAN BOOST THE RANGE OF E-CARS, IMAGINE WHAT YOU COULD DO?

We are committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcome applications from women, visible minorities, Aboriginal Peoples, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity.

We provide support in our recruitment processes to applicants with disabilities, including accommodation that takes into account an applicant's accessibility needs.



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