Lead, Logistics Operations

Location: Vancouver Employment Type: Regular Full Time Workplace Type: Hybrid

About our Vancouver Office

Located in the heart of downtown Vancouver, between the Pacific Ocean and the Coast Mountains, Teck’s Corporate Office sits in one of Canada’s most culturally diverse cities.

Surrounded by world-renowned nature and globally inspired cuisine, the office brings together many of Teck’s corporate functions - all working toward Teck’s purpose of providing the essential resources the world relies on.

Role Overview

Reporting to the Manager, Marine Transportation, the Lead, Logistics Operations is directly accountable for the operational logistics management of the rail (and truck, when applicable) transportation and marine terminal for Teck Highland Valley Copper exports and Trail’s inbound concentrates Ferrous Granules and outbound refined metals shipments. This includes ensuring the timely and efficient flow of concentrates and bulk products through the day-to-day management and coordination of terminals in North America, especially Pembina Vancouver Wharves (VW), reloads, trucking companies, railroads, ocean shipping companies and other service providers meeting the needs of Trail, HVC and their customers. In particular, it is critical for Trail to be kept effectively supplied with concentrates and that HVC vessel dates are met in a timely and reliable manner.

This role will provide terminal handling oversight and supervision of operational and service coordination for about 1 million WMT of annual Teck Metals products, including 450,000 WMT per year of HVC concentrates, 550,000 WMT per year of Trail concentrates.

Key Responsibilities

- Day-to-day management of VW terminal contracts and Teck movements, including the administration of contract provisions and ensuring VW meets service and other obligations; this includes management of third party use of HVC sheds and belt scale, concentrate space requirements for Trail Operations, and the optimization of the VW Berth One dock schedule for all Teck companies and vessels

- Management and optimization of the Berth One dock schedule at VW to optimize the movement of Teck Metals cargoes considering SIR requirements, priority of raw materials, vessel (demurrage) and terminal costs

- Operational management of all inbound/outbound rail involving VW, including optimal utilization of Teck’s concentrate railcar fleet

- Operational and service level management of HVC shipments (Cu concentrate from mine site to terminal), ensuring availability of completion cargo at VW for all vessels;this includes updating the HVC inventory and shipment planning spreadsheet, blending/stockpile management to ensure shipments meet quality specifications, and working to optimize the VW Berth One schedule in support of this

- Oversight of Teck’s concentrate railcar fleet to improve uptime and availability at efficient cost, including short-term and long-term fleet analysis to ensure right-sizing of fleets between operations; maintenance and repair requirements

- Experience with the service and maintenance for the concentrate railcar fleet for Teck's concentrate railcar fleet

- Handle railcar demurrage through effective proactive monitoring of terminal and rail performance, validating and disputing demurrage invoices on a timely basis, and identifying root causes

- Continuously optimize the cost of the Company’s concentrate & bulk transportation requirements by efficient and effective analysis, administration and improvement of effective logistics systems, costs and procedures

- Provide timely logistics information and advice to client groups (especially Trail Raw Materials and Highland Valley) taking into consideration all pertinent transportation policies and government regulations (including hazardous goods), and all information needed for planning and forecasting requirements

- Provide timely and comprehensive reports on all significant developments, costing data, status of negotiations, projects and developing effective computer-based operational and statistical programs as required; this includes the development and maintenance of relevant KPIs and scorecards for areas of responsibility as well as key suppliers

- Management and tracking of concentrates inventory

- Projects and analyses as assigned by the Manager, Marine Transportation, Director, Logistics & Sales Execution and senior leadership team

Qualifications

- 8-10 years of proven experience in Logistics and Transportation management in an industrial context

- Post-secondary qualification in Transportation & Logistics management or equivalent

- CITT/P.Log. or other equivalent Logistics certification

- High level of product knowledge, various modes, regulatory environment and logistics practices

- Effective negotiation, analytical, interpersonal and communications skills

- Strong ability to multi–task, work under deadlines and make sound critical decisions under pressure

- Due to the competitive and costly nature of the business, the Lead, Logistics Operations will be "on call" 24 hours/day and 7 days/week as shipping and transportation is performed around-the-clock

Pay Range: CAD $119,000 - $147,000 per year

The actual amount offered is determined based on the successful candidate’s relevant experience, skills, and competencies and considers internal equity.

Why Teck

At Teck, your work matters—to the world, to our communities and to your future.

As a leading Canadian resource company, we focus on responsibly providing the metals essential for global development and the energy transition while caring for the people, communities and land that we love. We do this guided by our values that, together, form The Teck Way. At Teck, you’ll find purpose-driven work, a culture of respect and inclusion, and the opportunity to grow your career while helping build a better world.

Apply with us

Take the next step in your career by applying for the Lead, Logistics Operations role. We review applications on a rolling basis and encourage you to apply, even if your background doesn’t match every requirement. We value diversity and are committed to an inclusive, barrier-free hiring process. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request.

Requisition ID: 52557 | Job Category: Business Administration | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Location: Vancouver | Workplace Type: #LI - Hybrid