Manager Category

Covia is a leading supplier of minerals and material solutions to the industrial and energy markets. Covia’s rich legacy includes many achievements across industries and capital success through partnership. Our ability to deliver the right product, to the right place, at the right time, is unmatched. Just as strong is our commitment to building partnerships that help our customers succeed.

Quality and innovation are at the foundation of Covia; but our real strength is our people. Covia employs a diverse and highly skilled team of professionals to convert natural minerals into engineered solutions for our customers. Every member of our team has a valuable opportunity to help shape our future and make a positive impact on the world around us through our commitment to the locations where we live and work.

Covia is looking for a dynamic Category Manager who will have a positive impact on our team at our Peterborough Ontario location. The Category Manager will be responsible for managing Covia’s MRO and Mining services spend across 35 facilities in the US and Canada. The individual will be responsible for managing budget, generating cost savings, running strategic sourcing events, managing supplier relationships, and contracting with preferred suppliers. The individual will work closely with the purchasing operations group on execution of projects and compliance to strategy.

The successful incumbent will have the following Key Accountabilities:

Manage all aspect of procurement for selected categories such as power transmission, electrical supplies, PPE, Industrial Supplies, OEM parts, Repair Labor Services and Mining Services for over 40 industrial locations in the US and Canada. This includes the following:

Develop and manage vendor relationships and performance

Oversee/manage the strategic sourcing process

Manage portfolio of contracts, including partnering with Legal department on contract negotiations with new and existing vendors.

Manage pricing and ensure accurate pricing in Covia’s ERP on the core list of parts.

Ensure efficient use of punch out, hosted catalogs and EDI.

Develop Forecast for Budget and review monthly variances with leadership.

Work closely with key stakeholders at both the Corporate and plant level to develop effective cost reduction strategies and implementation plans.

Coordinate with buyers group to ensure efficient process flow, and to resolve disputes.

Perform other duties as assigned.

The successful incumbent will have the following Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in business, Supply Chain Management or related field;

Supply Chain Designation such the CSCMP, CSCL, MCIPS, or program enrollment

Knowledge of the MRO industry and successful strategies for managing MRO Spend

Knowledge of the mining, industrial mineral or aggregate industry

Strong analytic skills, including strong excel skills. AI skills are an asset. Must be proficient at managing and comparing large data files for variance analysis, RFP optimization and analysis, forecasting impacts and trends.

Strong influencing a negotiating skills

Ability to work both independently and in a team environment.

Strong organizational/project management skills

Demonstrated ability to collaborate and build relationships across functional areas with the company and up/down management chain (ie., plant personnel to COO)

Supplier management skills (identify, develop and manage the relationship)

Demonstrated experience contributing within a team of professionals to deliver set targets.

Commitment to Our Culture:

Our core values - Safety, Team, Customers, Growth, and Courage—guide our work every day and will help us achieve our vision: Covia is the leading minerals solutions provider, and through the passion and commitment of our people, we enable customer success—ensuring a sustainable future for our company.

All Covia Team Members are expected to:

Live the Life-Saving Rules

Build high-performing work teams

Focus on customers

Demonstrate a growth mindset

Do the right thing, always

At Covia, we strive for and support a diverse workforce as we firmly believe this lays the foundation of our success. Our compelling culture supports inclusion, individuality, and respect within the workplace. We are committed to providing employment opportunities to the most qualified candidate based on work-related factors and without regard to non-work-related factors including race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, or military service or reserve or veteran status.

The organization offers competitive salaries, advancement opportunities, and a full range of benefits.

Benefits:

Competitive Incentive Bonus

Excellent Healthcare Benefits – medical, vision, dental

Pension Plan

Vacation + Paid Holidays

Disability, Life / AD&D, and Long-Term Care Insurances

Employee Assistance Program

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