Supervisor, Contract Management

**Want to help Canada develop a sustainable future?
**Who We Are**:
Welcome to Vale in Canada. Our purpose is to improve life and transform the future. We value our workforce and offer continuous training and career development opportunities for our people.

With our global headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and approximately 125,000 employees in over 30 countries, Vale is constantly growing and changing. We invite you to be part of our evolution.

**Our Team**:
The Supervisor, Contract Management is responsible for driving the business initiatives forward to support the Contract Management Department initiatives in the areas of design and implementation of routines to reduce risk and create value. The Supervisor, Contract Management will manage and support a team of Contract Specialists with a portfolio that expands across the North Atlantic Operation.

**The Opportunity**:
We are currently seeking a **Supervisor, Contract Management **to join our **Contract Management Team **in **Sudbury, Ontario **.

This is a **permanent **position, Monday to Friday, 8 hours day shift with s ome flexibility in work hours in a **hybrid **model, requiring site access of 2-3 times per week.

As a **Supervisor, Contract Management **you will provide leadership and supervision to a team of contract and control specialists who will oversee and manage activities within the Contract Management lifecycle. These activities may include writing scopes of work, developing contract strategy, demand planning, and market analysis, developing commercial strategy, contract administration, and vendor performance management (including KPI development and measurement).

Additionally, in this position you will:

- Manage a team of Contract Specialists and Control Specialists to provide demand planning, scope development, and contract management support to the operations.
- Work with stakeholders to understand and measure the total cost of ownership during strategy and scope development as well as throughout the technical evaluation of RFPs to ensure the best value for the organization.
- Work with the Superintendents and team to establish and achieve goals and objectives for the development of Contract Management processes and procedures for the North Atlantic Operations.
- Work collaboratively with procurement to develop and prioritize the North Atlantic demand plan for continuous contracts.
- Ensure compliance with all contract and procurement-related matters in line with corporate policies, legal and regulatory requirements, insurance, finance, tax, and Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) requirements.
- Ensure vendors and operations execute work in a manner that meets the terms of the contract regarding safety, productivity, schedule, quality, and deliverables.

**About You
Education**:

- College diploma in a related field such as business or law is preferred.

**Experience**:

- A minimum of 8 years of experience in a business setting is required.
- Experience in managing a team is preferred
- Experience working with SAP is preferred.
- Previous experience in mining or an industrial setting is considered an asset.

**Skills**:

- Understanding of contract law. Knowledge of entire contract management cycles, including administration and resolution of cost claims.
- Ability to translate technical and commercial terms into simplified language for stakeholder understanding.
- Ability to establish relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Comprehensive understanding of business systems including Procurement, Project Management, Finance, Safety, and Operations and Maintenance.
- Excellent communication skills and demonstrated skills in time management and in conflict management.
- Ability to work in a high-paced environment with competing demands and priorities.

**What we offer you**:

- Competitive salary
- Attractive pension and benefits (company-paid core coverage, flex health, and dental coverage, flex accounts, disability plans, and optional insurance)
- Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation, flex, sick, top-up for maternity/parental)
- Flexible work arrangements
- Work culture dedicated to safety, diversity & inclusion, and career growth
- Grow your career in a large and global company and mining industry leader
- Employee Family Assistance Program
- Online training and career development opportunities

**Difference Makes All the Difference**
At Vale, we are committed to ensuring an inclusive work environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. Vale encourages everyone to express their ideas and opinions and values the plurality of individual profiles. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome - they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or any other personal consideration that ma