Explore the potential of being part of something Clearly Essential!

Compass Minerals (NYSE: CMP) is a leading global provider of essential minerals focused on safely delivering where and when it matters to help solve nature's challenges for customers and communities. The company's salt products help keep roadways safe during winter weather and are used in numerous other consumer, industrial, chemical and agricultural applications. Its plant nutrition products help improve the quality and yield of crops while supporting sustainable agriculture. Additionally, it is working to develop a long-term fire-retardant business. Compass Minerals operates 12 production and packaging facilities with nearly 2,000 employees throughout the U.S., Canada and the U.K. Visit compassminerals.com for more information about the company and its products.

We are currently hiring a Lead Buyer to join the team at our Underground Salt Mine in Goderich, Ontario.

Compass Minerals' Goderich Salt Mine, located 1,800 feet under Lake Huron, is the largest underground salt mine in the world. The mine is as deep as the CN Tower in Toronto is tall. The rock salt produced at the mine is used to keep citizens in North America safe as they travel through winter snow and ice. The salt is shipped to hundreds of communities around the Great Lakes and along the St. Lawrence Seaway. Some of the salt is trucked to the Compass Minerals plant less than 4 kilometers away, to be packaged for distribution and sale at retailers in North America. The salt is also sold in bulk to manufacturers that make plastics, detergents, disinfectants and other important products. Goderich is named Canada's Prettiest Town and is best known for its stunning sunsets. Goderich is a lakeside community of 8,000 people located approximately 1.5 hours from London and Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario.

How will you contribute to the team?

This position performs effectively sourcing, negotiating and contracting an uninterrupted supply of Direct and Indirect Goods and Services (non-inventory and stock inventory items). This position will also assist in purchasing capital project materials and have a high degree of inventory systems work. This position will also assist Procurement and Stores Manager with the monitoring of performance, continuous cost improvement, process improvement, safety, training and work activities related to the operation with an emphasis on controlling costs, total cost of ownership and inventory systems proficiency.

• Ensures and supervises the development and deployment of sourcing plans and/or sourcing strategies integrated with business plans and driven by internal customer requirements, manufacturing results and capabilities, distribution/logistics objectives and business economics. Maintains and supervises focus on value added activities. Can identify and implement alternative, innovative, and creative solutions to drive lowest total cost of ownership.
• Effective purchasing of capital, non-stock and project work ensuring appropriate sourcing, negotiations and contract development and documentation.
• Ensure compliance with corporate supply contracts on Direct and Indirect Goods and Services purchasing, including loading of contract pricing into the system, to permit automated/simple release of contracted inventory items.
• Follow up and resolve with Accounting any invoice discrepancies, ensuring costs in the system are accurate.
• Analyze inventory levels on consumable stock items and purchases replacement items as required and per established purchasing standards, best practices and production requirements; adjust min/max levels to reflect current usage and effective inventory management.
• Selects suppliers, assesses supplier capabilities, develops alternative sources and evaluates supplier performance. Negotiate price and delivery on purchased goods and services as required. Assist and monitors alliance/contract price agreements.
• Assures that open purchase orders are tracked, followed up on and expedited by staff as needed. Must be actively engaged in realizing, capturing and reporting cost savings opportunities.
• Issues purchase orders and maintains positive supplier relations. Work proactively with internal and external customer to maintain high level of customer service, confidence and working relationships. Extensive work done with maintenance planners and operations in quoting and sourcing non stock needs.
• Assists manager in contract preparation and/or review.
• Will be required to participate in career enhancement programs to attain/maintain professional level buying skills.
• Backfill during absences of the Procurement and Stores Manager, this position will fill in to supervise and develop buyers at Goderich Mine. Provides an environment that develops people in a way that achieves departmental objectives. Demonstrates leadership as an individual and as a team leader.
• Perform other related duties as required .

what should you bring to the role?

• Bachelor's Degree preferred.
• Certification requirements: SCMP or equivalent experience or employee willing to work towards and achieve SCMP certification based upon an agreed plan.
• Five years of purchasing experience including sourcing, capital purchasing, contract development and negotiations.
• Experience in the procurement of maintenance materials also preferred.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual should be PC proficient and possess the ability to quickly master skills required to function with expertise in an ERP system. Must be proficient in Microsoft Suite, etc.

Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

What will you like about us?

• C ompensation and Benefits : We offer a competitive compensation package along with medical, dental, vision, disability, employee assistance program, tuition reimbursement, and much more.
• Rest and Relaxation: Paid vacation, paid sick and personal floating days.
• Prepare for your Future: Defined Contribution Pension Plan with company match and contribution.
• Shared Core Values : Our employees share five Core Values in all we do: Integrity, Respect, Collaboration, Value Creation and High Performance.
• Safety : We are committed to creating a safe and inclusive work environment as we strive toward Zero Harm for our employees, customers and communities.
• Meaningful Work : What sets us apart is the work we do impacts daily lives - and every employee contributes. We responsibly transform Earth's natural resources to deliver products that help keep people safe, feed the world and enrich lives.
• Growth and Development: Our development programs help our employees meet their personal growth goals and are a key driver in our company's growth.

what is the work schedule?
• This is a Monday-Friday position. Overtime may be required to meet operational demands,
• This position may be expected to work underground.
• If you do not live nearby, you will be required to relocate. A relocation assistance package is available to those that qualify.

Compass Minerals Canada Corp. is an equal opportunity employer committed to inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection processes and work environment. We will accommodate the needs of applicants under the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process. Please advise the Human Resources Department to ensure your accessibility needs are accommodated throughout this process. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially. To request reasonable accommodations, email [redacted] .