Analyst Procurement, Capital Projects

**Job Title: Analyst Procurement, Capital Projects**

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**Who We Are**:
Welcome to Vale in Canada. As a leader in the mining industry, our responsibility is to positively impact our people, communities, and the environment. 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**:
Our Sudbury Operations have been in existence for more than 100 years. With five mines, a mill, a smelter, a refinery and nearly 4,000 employees it is also one of the largest integrated mining complexes in the world. Sudbury is also home to several administrative sites serving both the Ontario Operations as well as all our North Atlantic Operations.

Port Colborne is home to our Nickel Refinery where raw materials from our Sudbury operations are processed into electrocobalt and precious metals and serves as a distribution centre for finished nickel products.

**The Opportunity**

The incumbent is accountable for procuring both goods and services on behalf of the Company. Will be in charge of executing and managing contracts as well as creation of the purchase document, acting as the link between the Company, its business equivalents and projects. The Analyst will ensure that the Company gains the most benefit from every contract and transaction.

The incumbent is responsible for the completion of key milestones/objectives, deliverables, etc. to minimize commercial risks. Responsible for coordinating the accurate development/execution of the project procurement plans (PEP) to incorporate in contracts as per PEP strategy to enhance competitive advantage and to meet Project expectations. You will negotiate and interpret purchase, design and construction contracts; assists in compiling and preparing contract bid documents; establishes and maintains contract records and ensures compliance with commercial contractual terms and conditions Additionally, in this position you will:

- Participate in the FEL processes prior to execution.
- Promote good business ethics as per Vales NORM and corporate directives.
- Adhere to the Vale Business Principles & Ethics and Code of Conduct of being reliable, trustworthy and fair. Avoiding conflicts of commercial interest, ensuring accuracy of information, maintaining confidentialities.
- Accountable for managing and ensuring accuracy of the contract status on the CSR/PSR (contracts/procurement status register) and identifying and managing any issues that may impact critical path.
- Interface with engineering, scheduling, cost control, and construction where necessary when managing the CSR/PSR. Receive Engineering or generic specifications and source from Pre-Qualified Approved Vendor List
- Select suitable vendors to supply required materials and services, under Terms & Conditions
- Identify alternative and potentially better sources of supply. Where necessary, receive Pre-Qualification forms from Vendors and interface with appropriate departments to ensure compliance to Vale expectations.
- Prepare, issue and obtain approval of lists of prospective Tenderers for specific contract packages.
- Assist in identifying and monitoring the main contract risks, as well as participating in decision
- making on the management of project contract risks.
- Prepare tender documents; coordinating with engineering, legal, expediting, QA, scheduling and logistics, accounts payable and cost control to meet the project requirements and launch the Requests for Tender
- Ensure competitive bids for compliance and accuracy from suppliers to ensure proposals meet the specification, quality, budgetary.
- Receive tenders, proceed with the commercial analysis and manage internal and external communications.
- Formulate the overall evaluation with the combination of technical and commercial scores.
- Administer a joint commercial and technical clarification meeting with suppliers.
- Negotiate on price and achieving demonstrable price reductions.
- Place purchase orders for the supply of materials and engineered packages
- Review Bids and contracts for compliance and accuracy
- Perform and lead commercial bid evaluations.
- Liaise effectively and foster relationships with suppliers, clients, and EpCM.
- Accurate recording of progress of buying against project program and maintain procurement status reports with assistance from the EpCM.
- Attend and participate in progress meetings where there is potential for commercial impact or contract dispute resolution.
- Create accurate Purchase Orders from authorized requisitions. Execute contract induction meetings ensuring that all team members are conversant with VALE and Contractor obligations as stipulated in the Contract.
- Ensure materials, equipment and services are delivered/mobili