Procurement Category Analyst

Job description / Role

252 - Procurement Category Analyst

We are looking for a Category Analyst for our IOC procurement organization based in Sept-Iles, Qc. The Category Analyst will negotiate and purchase equipment & services related to IOC’s operation in Labrador City and Sept-Iles.

This role is a great opportunity for a Procurement professional to develop and execute sourcing projects which contribute to the delivery of commercially favourable contracts and deliver optimal value to IOC’s operation. You will:

• Negotiate and issue purchase orders for equipment, services and consultants
• Evaluates vendor quotes and services to determine most desirable suppliers.
• Familiar with standard procurement concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Capable to work in an environment where immediate assistance is required and constant follow-up to the various situations is a must.
• Extract, manipulate and interpret data from procurement and project management systems (ex: SAP)
• Use Data to analyze and present business recommendations
• Conduct analysis and spend tracking to support the category teams
• Drive effectiveness and efficiency in procurement processes and report both internally and externally with suppliers
• Develop and enhance reporting systems; create and deliver insights in written and presentation formats
• Interface with Buy Team and Category Specialist to support progress on transactional improvements
• Rely on limited experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals to perform a variety of tasks.
• Work under general supervision. A certain degree of creativity and latitude is required.
• Ensure all projects are managed and delivered following the requirements outlined in Rio Tinto Procurement and Group Policies, Standards and Guidelines.
• Work to strategize the repairables commodity and drive improvement in the process.

Requirements

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

• Bachelor Degree in Business, or equivalent experience
• Experience with the SAP system.
• Minimum of 3 - 5 years of procurement & supply chain experience
• Previous experience with multi-national companies in Manufacturing, Utilities, Automotive, Rail or Fast Moving Consumer Goods industries
• Health and safety consciousness, adhere to a strict code of ethical conduct.
• Understanding of negotiation and persuasion skills and ability to draft a low level negotiation strategy and plan.
• Sound communication, Analytical thinking, presentation and operations analysis skills
• Bilingual in English and French, both written and verbal

About the Company

Dragon Recruiting is a leading international staffing and recruitment company, head-quartered in London, with further offices all over the globe. Our clients range from numerous well known UK and international businesses. We also represent a wide range of less well known clients - helping them to find staff for their businesses around the world.

As an international recruitment agency, our clients benefit from a vast network of human resource specialists who attract, cultivate and connect organisations to talent in both global and local markets. Our unrivalled

scope of services and global reach allow us to share candidates and roles across borders. With greater coverage and tools, we can ensure our clients and candidates all get the best outcome for their recruitment needs.

With experience of over 3 decades we are recruiting more than 10,000 workers annually to and from the UK, USA and the Middle East and several other Asian countries. We specialize in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.