Closing Date: May 16, 2025 As Canada's largest diversified mining company, Teck is committed to providing the world with essential resources safely and sustainably. We have a rich history of consistently driving innovation, harnessing cutting:edge technology, and cultivating a dynamic environment that empowers our employees to shape the future. Teck is looking for an experienced Procurement Lead to join our team at our Trail Operations, one of the worlds largest fully integrated zinc and lead smelting and refining complexes. Reporting to the Procurement Manager, the Procurement Lead is accountable for the efficient operation of the Purchasing Section at the Trail Operations and ensuring that the JDE Purchasing/Warehousing system meets the needs of all users at Trail Operations. Additionally, the Procurement Lead negotiates and administers purchasing agreements for major commodities, operating supplies, and projects and is accountable for the strategic business alignment with the Operations and Maintenance groups at Trail Operations. This role is based in the welcoming community of Trail, situated in the beautiful West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. Here you will find outdoor adventure at your fingertips Whether it's biking and skiing, or the laid:back atmosphere of fishing and hiking, there is something for everyone. Responsibilities: :Be a courageous safety leader, adhere to and sponsor safety and environmental rules and procedures :Ensure the integrity of the automated purchasing system, providing smooth integration of enhancements and troubleshooting system related problems to maintain and improve information and service :Manage an assigned set of commodities and contracts ensuring the obligations of all parties are met through to completion; research opportunities to reduce the cost of goods and services; Participate and lead cross:functional teams to extract maximum value from commercial arrangements while abiding to departmental policies :Oversee the research, negotiation, implementation and ongoing administration of various types of agreements with vendors; master supply agreements, warehouse replenishment agreements (contracts) and key operating supply contracts; monitor vendor performance to ensure performance meets/exceeds expectations :Monitoring risk potential in the supply chain for critical goods/services for Trail Operations. Identify, prioritize, evaluate, and develop a risk mitigation strategy, and continuous monitoring of supply chain risk. Ensure alignment with Trail Operations Maintenance and Production Operations, support forecasting applications and methodologies for goods and services requirements :Manage supply chain logistics for key supply agreements from supplier location to receipt of goods, define material packaging requirements, coordinate/communicate with production/operations as required, define incoming transportation requirements, and coordinates supplier shipping and manufacturing schedules :Responsible for resolving supply chain issues related to quality, non:conformance, supplier performance and internal failures. Ensure the effective execution of procurement activities required to support major turnarounds (shutdowns) and major project procurement activities at Trail Operations :Supervise the activities of the Buying Group to ensure the quality of purchase orders for the acquisition of goods and services issued are complete in every respect, and clearly outline each party's obligation; that the legal requirements have been reviewed, and all necessary approvals have been acquired :Develop and maintain the expertise of staff by implementing effective training methods, ensuring Buying staff and plant personnel abide by purchasing policies and procedures. Identify and develop continuous improvement opportunities to improve costs and delivery of service for Trail Operations Qualifications: :Bachelor's Degree in Business, Law, Appli