Who We Are
We are a global mining company dedicated to safely delivering nickel, copper, cobalt, and platinum group metals essential for the world’s energy transition.
Our mission is to improve lives and shape a better future together.
From utensils to cellphones to satellites, our operations simplify daily life and enhance connectivity. Our metals are integral to life-saving medical equipment and the electric vehicles driving the fight against climate change – our work truly matters.
Join our diverse team of 15,000 talented individuals committed to transforming critical minerals into prosperity and sustainable development in countries like Canada, Brazil, Indonesia, the United Kingdom, and Japan. We invite you to use your skills with us and contribute to something meaningful and enduring.
The Opportunity
We are seeking a Technical Marketing Specialist to join our Market Development team in Toronto, Ontario.
This is a permanent position supporting Vale Base Metals' commercial growth, product strategy, and customer engagement activities across North America and global markets. The role is based in Toronto and reports to the Senior Market Development Manager. The Technical Marketing Specialist is responsible for connecting technical product knowledge, operational capabilities, and market intelligence to support commercial decision-making and customer success. The position plays a critical role in evaluating product performance, developing market insights, supporting product qualification activities, and identifying opportunities that maximize value from Vale's products and operations.
About You
You are a commercially grounded technical professional who can connect product performance, refinery process capabilities, and customer requirements with market opportunities and financial outcomes. You thrive in environments where technical complexity, business strategy, and customer needs intersect.
You possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret technical data, assess commercial implications, and provide evidence-based recommendations. You communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders and can translate detailed technical information into clear, practical insights for operational teams, customers, and business leaders.
In this role, you will:
- Analyze product specifications, process capabilities, quality performance, customer requirements, and market conditions to identify opportunities for value creation, market development, and commercial optimization.
- Conduct technical-commercial evaluations of products, customer applications, and market opportunities across VBM's nickel, copper, cobalt, PGM, precious metals, and related product portfolios.
- Develop value-in-use analyses, financial models, business cases, and scenario assessments to support product positioning, product mix decisions, logistics strategies, customer opportunities, and commercial recommendations.
- Assess technical feasibility, operating implications, regulatory requirements, product qualifications, and commercial attractiveness when evaluating new products, applications, and market opportunities.
- Support customer qualification activities, technical discussions, product performance reviews, and customer-facing engagements by providing clear technical and commercial analysis.
- Monitor product quality, specifications, customer requirements, and performance trends, translating technical findings into commercial implications and actionable recommendations.
- Support product stewardship activities by maintaining product documentation, certifications, regulatory information, customer requirements, and ESG-related product attributes necessary for market access and product placement.
- Contribute to market intelligence and competitive analysis through evaluation of industry trends, competing products, processing technologies, customer developments, cost structures, and emerging market opportunities.
- Collaborate with Operations, Technical Services, Quality, Sustainability, Finance, Supply Chain, Commercial, and Product Management teams to align technical capabilities with business objectives and support effective decision-making.
- Prepare reports, presentations, dashboards, business cases, and recommendations for internal stakeholders and senior leadership.
- Contribute to long-term product strategy, commercial planning, and market growth initiatives through data analysis, scenario development, and strategic assessments.
- Maintain disciplined documentation, data integrity, and analytical methodologies in support of technical-commercial decision-making.
Experience
- Minimum 5–10 years of relevant experience in technical, operational, product management, quality, customer-facing, engineering, marketing, or commercial roles.
- Demonstrated experience supporting technical-commercial decision-making in industrial, manufacturing, refining, processing, mining, or metals-related environments.
- Experience analyzing product specifications, quality data, process performance, customer requirements, and operational outcomes.
- Experience developing financial analyses, value-in-use assessments, scenario evaluations, or business cases.
- Experience supporting customers or commercial teams on product qualification, product performance, technical recommendations, and quality-related matters.
- Proven ability to work effectively with cross-functional stakeholders including operations, engineering, quality, commercial, finance, sustainability, and market analysis teams.
- Exposure to market intelligence, competitive analysis, industry cost structures, processing technologies, or long-term market forecasting is considered an asset.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgical engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mineral Processing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Candidates with other relevant technical degrees may be considered where they demonstrate strong commercial, financial, market analysis, or product management experience.
- Postgraduate qualifications in Business, Marketing, Finance, or related disciplines are considered assets.
- Professional Engineering designation (P.Eng.) or equivalent certification is considered an asset.
Skills & Competencies
- Strong understanding of manufacturing, refining, mineral processing, or industrial production environments and their impact on product quality and commercial outcomes.
- Ability to apply statistical, technical, and performance analysis to identify trends, variability, opportunities, and risks.
- Working knowledge of metals products, processing routes, customer applications, and quality requirements.
- Strong analytical and critical-thinking capabilities with the ability to develop evidence-based recommendations.
- Proficiency in value-in-use analysis, financial modeling, sensitivity analysis, and scenario planning.
- Ability to assess technical feasibility, regulatory considerations, operating impacts, and commercial attractiveness simultaneously.
- Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate technical findings into business-focused recommendations.
- Ability to work effectively with incomplete, complex, or conflicting information while maintaining sound judgment.
What We Offer You
- Competitive compensation including a variable annual incentive plan
- Participation in a competitive Defined Contribution Pension package
- Comprehensive benefits package (company paid core coverage, health and dental coverage, flex accounts, disability plans, and optional insurances)
- Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation, personal, sick, parental)
- Work culture dedicated to safety, diversity & inclusion, and career growth
- Employee Family Assistance Program
- Virtual Healthcare online
- Online training and career development opportunities
Why Toronto
Toronto, Canada’s largest city and financial hub, is a center of innovation, commerce, and culture. Known for its diverse economy and vibrant urban environment, Toronto offers unparalleled access to talent, technology, and global connectivity.
Our Toronto office serves as a strategic hub for corporate functions, technology development, and business operations. Here, we drive initiatives that support Vale Base Metals’ global operations, leveraging advanced analytics, digital transformation, and strategic planning to ensure operational excellence across all regions.
Toronto’s dynamic ecosystem enables collaboration with leading technology partners, universities, and research institutions, fostering innovation in mining and metals processing. This location is integral to shaping the future of sustainable mining and advancing our commitment to responsible resource development
Include to Transform
At Vale Base Metals, 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.
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 critical 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 makes us different.
Vale is an equal opportunity employer seeking to increase diversity across our operations and improve equal opportunity at Vale and in the mining industry.
Accommodation is available throughout our recruitment process for applicants with disabilities.
Vale uses artificial intelligence to screen, assess, and/or select applicants for this position.
Pay Grade: F2T
Minimum Starting Salary: $ 132,000
Apply by: 12th Nov 2026
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