Capital Expenditure

Capital Expenditure (CapEx) Buyer - (2300002O)

Description

**We invite you to Explore the Potential of being part of something Clearly Essential**

We are currently seeking a **Capital Expenditure (CapEX) Buyer** to join our Procurement Team at our Goderich Salt Mine site in Goderich, Ontario. This is not a fly in / fly out position.

The Goderich Mine is located 1,800 feet under Lake Huron on the shores of Goderich, Ontario. It is the largest underground salt mine in the world and has been operating since 1959. This location employs over 500 people and annually produces 6.5 million tons of highway de-icing salt and chemical salt. It is transports product to customers around the Great Lakes and along the St. Lawrence Seaway via vessel, rail and roads. The salt is also used to make plastics, detergents, disinfectants, and other important products.

Goderich is named Canada’s Prettiest Town and is best known for its stunning sunsets. Goderich is a lakeside community of 8,000 people located approximately 1 ½ hour from London & Stratford, Ontario and a 1 ½ hour drive from Kitchener-Waterloo.

This position is responsible for sourcing and negotiating equipment, material, components, and services of Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) within the cost, technical and quality parameters, and delivery requirements. Ensure an uninterrupted supply of capital goods and services for Compass Minerals capital projects, mainly for the Goderich Mine.

**How will you contribute to the team?**
- Receive, audit, and prioritize purchase requisitions ensuring appropriate budget availability and delivery lead-times.
- Negotiate contract, price, delivery and payment terms minimizing costs, while ensuring the requested delivery terms adequately meet the requirements of the Company.
- Prepare and issue purchase orders in accordance with company policy and negotiated terms and conditions.
- Maintain open purchase orders and expedite as required.
- Ensure that all procured material and / or equipment is ordered and received on time, according to quality standards to support production schedule and strategy.
- Liaise with operations and engineering departments to understand capex and industrial requirements and assist with planning, estimating, and executing of major capital projects.
- Maintain procurement files including tracking of purchasing activity, measurements, tracking supplier quality, creating and implementing KPIs, and monitoring supplier performance / compliance.
- Work closely with maintenance planners and operations in quoting and sourcing non stock needs.
- Analyze inventory levels on new and existing consumable stock items and purchases for new capital equipment to ensure the sites have sufficient parts to maintain the purchased equipment.
- Monitor macro trends in supplier and contract base, as well as price increases, and quality-related issues.
- Introduce and develop relationships with key suppliers with the goal to reduce costs and secure sourcing agreements.
- Develop a sourcing strategy to support the competitive growth within the approved suppliers list.
- Support the Procurement Manager in the preparation of Strategic Contracting Strategies as part of cross-functional teams.
- Manage supplier performance, quality and compliance with company requirements.
- Complete Non Conformity Report process with suppliers and address Root Cause Analysis as required.
- Liaise with Accounts Payable to ensure outstanding issues are addressed in a timely manner with suppliers.
- Assist with the monitoring of continuous cost improvement, process improvement, safety, training and work activities related to the operation with an emphasis on controlling costs, total cost of ownership and inventory systems proficiency.
- Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

**You bring to the role**:

- Post-secondary degree or diploma in a technical discipline OR Bachelor’s Degree in Business or related area with equivalent experience in technical environments.
- Certified Purchasing Professional or Supply Chain Management Professional Certification or equivalent experience and working towards the certification, is desirable.
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in a procurement and/or supply chain capacity with emphasis on capital purchasing, contract development, and negotiations.
- Experience with sourcing maintenance materials.
- Proven experience negotiating supplier agreements and developing supplier relationships.
- Prior experience with ERP software, JD Edwards, Coupa, Oracle Business Intelligence, is desirable.
- Project Management knowledge or experience would be considered an asset.
- Advanced computer skills required (Microsoft Office / Windows).

**What you’ll like about us**:

- **Well Compensated**: We offer a competitive compensation package including bonus plan.
- **Rest and Relaxation**: Paid vacation, paid sick and personal floating days.
- **Benefits**: Medical, dental, vision, disability, employee assistance program, tui