Procurement Operations Specialist - Montréal, Canada - Alcoa Corporation

Alcoa Corporation

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Montréal, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

À propos de Montreal

Le siège social canadien d'Alcoa à Montréal est situé dans le poumon économique du Québec, au cœur d'une ville dynamique, jeune, et à la pointe de l'innovation.

Travailler pour Alcoa à Montréal, c'est se plonger au cœur des enjeux du contexte québécois, canadien et international. Notre entreprise soutient le développement de carrière et les possibilités de cheminement au sein de notre équipe sont nombreuses.

À propos de l'emploi

The ELYSIS mission is to transform the aluminum industry with breakthrough technology where environmental and financial performance meet. ELYSIS will inspire people to relentlessly innovate to preserve the environment for future generations.

ELYSIS is a Canadian company delivering a disruptive technology for the aluminum smelting industry.

An unprecedented world-class partnership of two major aluminum industry pioneers - Alcoa and Rio Tinto - led to the formation of ELYSIS.

For the first time in history, the two competing multinational industry giants have joined forces and combined their strength to advance this significant R&D discovery and work together to scale it up and commercialize it.

The ELYSIS technology eliminates all direct greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the aluminium smelting process and is the first technology ever that emits oxygen as its by-product.

This position is an exciting opportunity to develop and manage the ELYSIS procurement operations function to enable the commercialization of a breakthrough technology for the aluminum industry.

This role is central to the ELYSIS organization as a point of escalation for procurement operational issues for ELYSIS team members and ELYSIS suppliers.

Key Activities / Responsibilities

Relentless focus on Environment, Health, and Safety.
Develop and manage a strong relationship with ELYSIS location stakeholders to source goods, services, and equipment for innovation projects and site operations.
Conduct competitive sourcing events to identify the best overall solution for stakeholder needs.
Author, negotiate and manage contracts to minimize ELYSIS risk, establish competitive pricing, and secure terms and conditions.
Develop and maintain supplier relationships while determining the best opportunities to source requirements.
Coordinates new supplier development, ERP system set up, and supplier training regarding ELYSIS procurement processes.
Manage all RtP (requisition to pay) procurement activities for ELYSIS global locations.
Collaborates with Procurement Services Center team for processing, issue resolution, or escalation of transactional activities for master data management, requisiton creation, approvals, purchase order creation, expediting, and invoice processing.
Organizes and maintains essential documentation for the development and execution of all purchases in compliance with commercial contract terms and audit requirements.
Develops and delivers procurement process training and programs for personnel to ensure adherence to policies and best practices.
Provides support to strategic sourcing leaders with execution of strategic initiatives.
Identifies and pursues improvements to procurement processes, practices, and systems for ELYSIS procurement team.
Ensures compliance with all established procurement policies, procedures, and governance.
Develop, deploy, and manage an ELYSIS trade compliance program meeting Canadian Trade regulations and requirements, including the new Canada's Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) project.
Monitor and manage ELYSIS customs broker.

Mobility

ELYSIS is a global company with operations in Canada, France, and the United States.

Business related travel anticipated, <10%, to ELYSIS sites or suppliers.

About You

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:

Bachelor's degree in supply management, engineering, or business.
Minimum five years procurement operations or finance experience.
Experience with RtP (requisition to pay) processes and systems. Experience with Oracle preferred, but other ERP platform experience is relevant.
Passionate about transforming the aluminium industry with a breakthrough technology.
Strong oral and written communication skills including proficiency in English and French required.
Interest and ability to gain proficiency in Canadian Trade regulations, including Customs and Export requirements.
Adaptability and curiosity to learn and work in a fastpaced environment.
Proven ability to influence others as a team player to achieve desired outcomes.
Strong organization skills.
Strives for excellence with a high level of detail orientation.
Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects with ELYSIS stakeholders.
Negotiation skills
Experience with sustainability, supplier diversity, and development of capabilities within local communities and regions.
Proven ability to collaborate with fast paced, multidisciplinary, glob