Manager - Procurement & Stores
- Goderich, ON, Canada
Salary:$130,000 – $ 142,000 per year (based on experience). · Full-time
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- Pay
- Salary:$130,000 – $ 142,000 per year (based on experience).
- Job type
- Full-time
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- Experience
- 7 years of progressive procurement, sourcing, contract management, or supply chain experience.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Explore the potential of being part of something Clearly Essential!
Compass Minerals (NYSE: CMP) is a leading global provider of essential minerals focused on safely delivering where and when it matters to help solve nature’s challenges for customers and communities. The company’s salt products help keep roadways safe during winter weather and are used in numerous other consumer, industrial, chemical and agricultural applications. Its plant nutrition products help improve the quality and yield of crops while supporting sustainable agriculture. Compass Minerals operates 11 production and packaging facilities with more than 1,800 employees throughout the U.S., Canada and the U.K. Visit compassminerals.com for more information about the company and its products.
We are currently hiring a Manager – Procurement & Stores to join the team at our Goderich Mine facility in Goderich, Ontario.
Compass Minerals’ Goderich Salt Mine, located 1,800 feet under Lake Huron, is the largest underground salt mine in the world. The mine is as deep as the CN Tower in Toronto is tall. The rock salt produced at the mine is used to keep citizens in North America safe as they travel through winter snow and ice. The salt is shipped to hundreds of communities around the Great Lakes and along the St. Lawrence Seaway. Some of the salt is trucked to the Compass Minerals plant less than 4 kilometers away, to be packaged for distribution and sale at retailers in North America. The salt is also sold in bulk to manufacturers that 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 1.5 hours from London and Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario.
How will you contribute to the team?
To perform this role successfully, the candidate will be responsible for, but not limited to, the following:
Compass Minerals (NYSE: CMP) is a leading global provider of essential minerals focused on safely delivering where and when it matters to help solve nature’s challenges for customers and communities. The company’s salt products help keep roadways safe during winter weather and are used in numerous other consumer, industrial, chemical and agricultural applications. Its plant nutrition products help improve the quality and yield of crops while supporting sustainable agriculture. Compass Minerals operates 11 production and packaging facilities with more than 1,800 employees throughout the U.S., Canada and the U.K. Visit compassminerals.com for more information about the company and its products.
We are currently hiring a Manager – Procurement & Stores to join the team at our Goderich Mine facility in Goderich, Ontario.
Compass Minerals’ Goderich Salt Mine, located 1,800 feet under Lake Huron, is the largest underground salt mine in the world. The mine is as deep as the CN Tower in Toronto is tall. The rock salt produced at the mine is used to keep citizens in North America safe as they travel through winter snow and ice. The salt is shipped to hundreds of communities around the Great Lakes and along the St. Lawrence Seaway. Some of the salt is trucked to the Compass Minerals plant less than 4 kilometers away, to be packaged for distribution and sale at retailers in North America. The salt is also sold in bulk to manufacturers that 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 1.5 hours from London and Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario.
How will you contribute to the team?
To perform this role successfully, the candidate will be responsible for, but not limited to, the following:
- Promotes and monitors a culture focused on continuous improvement in Safety, Quality, Costs, Efficiency, Capital Spending, Employee Engagement and Continuous Improvement Process.
- Manages, leads and mentors a team of buyers, supervisors, and stores personnel.
- Establishes and monitors key performance indicators (KPIs) and performance expectations for direct reports.
- Develops, manages and maintains procurement processes and communications that align with internal policies and procedures.
- Provides support using data-driven tools and analytics.
- Oversee supplier evaluation and qualification processes.
- Creates and manages supply risk mitigation controls.
- Supports and manages supplier diversity and inclusion initiatives.
- Identifies and implements cost-reduction initiatives with suppliers to achieve best-in-class results.
- Partner with internal stakeholders to identify opportunities to increase spend under management, reduce costs and enhance supplier performance.
- Identifies and helps maintain optimal MRO inventory levels to maximize inventory turns, reduce aged inventory exposure, avoid stock-out conditions and reduce inventory carrying costs while adhering to SOX cycle count requirements.
- Responsible for the procurement of capital project goods and services, including sourcing, negotiations, contract development, and supporting documentation.
- Expedites orders and ensures quality, on-time delivery of goods and materials.
- Perform other related duties as required.
- Post-secondary diploma or certificate in Business Administration, Procurement, Supply Chain Management or a related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 7 years of progressive procurement, sourcing, contract management, or supply chain experience.
- Demonstrated proficiency with business systems and software applications, including Microsoft Office and ERP/procurement platforms (e.g., JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Coupa).
- Demonstrated ability to manage supplier relationships, negotiate commercial agreements and identify cost-saving opportunities.
- Knowledge of inventory management principles, purchasing processes and supply risk mitigation.
- Strong analytical, organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders.
- Knowledge of maintenance, industrial, manufacturing, or mining operations.
- Understanding of continuous improvement methodologies such as Lean and Six Sigma.
- Compensation and Benefits: We offer a competitive compensation package along with medical, dental, vision, disability, employee assistance program, tuition reimbursement, and much more.
- Rest and Relaxation: Paid vacation, paid sick and personal floating days.
- Prepare for your Future: Defined Contribution Pension Plan with company contribution.
- Shared Core Values: Our employees share five Core Values in all we do: Integrity, Respect, Collaboration, Value Creation and High Performance.
- Safety: We are committed to creating a safe and inclusive work environment as we strive toward Zero Harm for our employees, customers and communities.
- Meaningful Work: What sets us apart is the work we do impacts daily lives – and every employee contributes. We responsibly transform Earth’s natural resources to deliver products that help keep people safe, feed the world and enrich lives.
- Growth and Development: Our development programs help our employees meet their personal growth goals and are a key driver in our company’s growth.
- This is a Monday-Friday position working 40 hours onsite.
- If you do not live nearby, you will be required to relocate.
- Vacancy Status: This posting is for an existing vacancy.
- Salary:$130,000 – $ 142,000 per year (based on experience).
- AI Disclosure: The Company may use technology tools to assist with aspects of the recruiting process. Hiring decisions are made by human reviewers.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Lead and mentor buyers, supervisors, and stores personnel while managing procurement processes, supplier relationships, sourcing, negotiations, and contracts. Optimize MRO inventory and supply risk, support capital project purchasing, expedite orders, and drive safety, performance, and cost-improvement initiatives.
Requirements
Requires a post-secondary diploma or certificate in business administration, procurement, supply chain management, or a related field, or equivalent education and experience, plus seven years of progressive procurement or supply chain experience. Candidates should have ERP and procurement platform proficiency, strong supplier negotiation, inventory, analytical, organizational, project management, and communication skills, and knowledge of industrial or mining operations and continuous improvement methods.
Skills
- Procurement
- Strategic Sourcing
- Contract Management
- Commercial Negotiation
- Cost Reduction
- Inventory Management
- Supply Risk Mitigation
- Supplier Evaluation
- Supplier Diversity
- Capital Project Procurement
- Data Analysis
- Project Management
- Continuous Improvement
- Lean
- Six Sigma
Benefits
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Sick Leave
- Personal Floating Days
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Management & Leadership
- Logistics
- Manufacturing
Keywords
- Procurement
- Supply Chain Management
- Strategic Sourcing
- Contract Management
- Supplier Evaluation
- Supplier Qualification
- Supplier Diversity
- Supply Risk Mitigation
- MRO Inventory
- Inventory Turns
- SOX Cycle Counts
- Capital Project Procurement
- Cost Reduction
- Supplier Performance
- Data Analytics
- Microsoft Office
- ERP
- JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
- Coupa
- Lean
- Six Sigma
- Mining
- Manufacturing
- Industrial Operations
- Continuous Improvement
- Safety
- Quality
- Capital Spending