Category Manager, Supply Management

1 month ago

Vancouver, Canada Teck Resources Limited Full time

**Closing Date: July 31, 2023**:
Reporting to the Director, Supply Management, the Category Manager is accountable for the management of select mining commodity categories and the respective strategic supply contracts for all of Teck’s operating sites. The Category Manager accountabilities include the development of strategies that deliver improved business performance through commercial arrangements; the delivery of value-based sourcing opportunities and supply management improvements; supplier partnering and internal stakeholder collaboration; administering supply contracts focusing on efficient transactions between Teck’s sites and supply partners; and providing governance for the contracts and related process compliance.

The security of supply and timely delivery of key commodities is essential for Teck to sustain existing operations’ production plans and achieve growth plans. Expenditures on key commodities including fuel and lubricants, OTR tires, explosives, and related services exceed $800 million annually across operating sites.

The Category Manager is responsible for overall management of the key commodities and supply contacts, market intelligence, supplier relations, engagement of central and site technical and commercial stakeholders and coordinating demand forecast/supply schedules. The Category Manager will also participate or lead in the delivery of additional supply management projects that will be centre led for the company, as required.

**Responsibilities**:
Contract Management
- Be a courageous safety leader, adhere to and sponsor health and safety standards, and sustainability policies.
- Develop commodity category strategies and business cases, establish plans to ensure security of supply, evolve supplier partnerships to drive value and innovation, compile and execute 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 stakeholders 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.
- Manage and monitor strategic supply contracts to ensure adherence by all parties to legal and commercial requirements.
- Maintain supplier relationships in support of the category and as needed ensure resolutions to issues 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.
- Monitor and report actual financial performances (savings), and variances against the original projected savings targets.
- Ensure strategic and operational objectives are met, including 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 mining commodity 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 identify 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 creating value through the delivery of supply contracts.

**Qualifications**:

- Business degree and/or SCMP designation.
- Minimum 12 years of work experience within the mining industry and preferably in a supply management role.
- Strong knowledge and understanding of supply management ideally with a balance of experience in planning, sourcing, managing, and improving and sustaining processes.
- Extensive experience in Category Management, RFx and contract drafting, along with broad technical knowledge of key commodities in the mining sector.
- Sound knowledge of ESG requirements and importance of sustainable supply chain risk management to improve transparent long-term compliance performance.
- Ability to effectively d

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