Manager, Business Partner, North America

Closing Date: January 13, 2025

Teck is a leading Canadian resource company focused on responsibly providing the metals essential for global development and the energy transition while caring for the people, communities and land that we love.

Teck's two regional business units, North America and Latin America, are responsible for Teck's assets through all phases of safe, sustainable development, operation and closure. The business units are supported by enterprise-wide functions that set strategic direction, establish standards and provide governance, as well as supporting the business through shared services, centres of excellence and business partnering.

Reporting to the Director, Strategy, Planning and Performance the Manager, Business Partner, North America is responsible in ensuring Teck's mines leverage technology to meet or exceed their business goals. This outstanding candidate will be the strategic advisor between technology and four operational sites across North America. They will maintain relationships and leverage analytics to understand, identify, quantify, and prioritize business opportunities! Through strong leadership and a deep understanding of mining and processing operations, this driven individual will collaborate with senior business leaders to develop their technology strategy, ultimately ensuring technologies support operating excellence and evolving business needs.

Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to be part of one of Canada's leading mining companies and join our team!

Responsibilities:

• Be a courageous safety leader, adhere to and sponsor safety and environmental rules and procedures
• Provide visible leadership to areas aligned to Teck's core values such as Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
• Develop and maintain lasting relationships with senior business leaders as measured by customer satisfaction of technology services
• Engage with business partners and analyze performance metrics to understand, identify, and prioritize business needs
• Work with the business and technology teams to capture, translate and enrich business requirements through design thinking and/or problem-solving sessions for new and existing services
• Build and evaluate cases that support prioritization of investment decisions, such as improvements, new projects and programs
• Collaborate with and provide feedback to relevant teams to ensure customer satisfaction
• Collaborate with senior leaders to improve their technology strategy, and build an operations specific technology & capability roadmap that balances factors such as cost, time, risk and
• Support key planning and investment processes, such as 5 year planning, capital allocation and annual business planning
• Ensure you maintain a close working relationship with Teck teams critical to success, such as enterprise architecture, technology portfolio management and mining operations teams

Qualifications:

• Minimum 7 years' within the mining industry, ideally across multiple commodities in Base Metals
• A Bachelor's Degree or preferably an MBA, or equivalent experience in mine engineering, process engineering, customer success, sales, business development or account management
• Broad understanding of the business of mining that leads to strong and clearly articulated value propositions for strategic investments
• Strong breadth of knowledge across operational technology such as fleet management, autonomous haulage systems, condition monitoring platforms and process control, and information technology including efficiency tools, networking, ERP applications
• Working understanding of enterprise architecture and improvement methodologies such as Lean, SixSigma, and frameworks such as ITSM is considered an asset
• Significant ability to influence partners at various levels and departments across the business
• Effective communication skills, written and oral, with an ability to translate across business and technology domains
• Proven phenomenal teammate
• Process focused and results oriented

Why Join Us?

At Teck, we offer more than just a job - we provide a pathway to personal and professional enrichment. With captivating projects set against stunning backdrops, a culture of inclusivity and collaboration, and boundless opportunities to learn and grow, joining us means embracing a fulfilling and dynamic career adventure.

Teck employees receive access to our total rewards program and comprehensive benefits package that promote physical, mental, financial, and emotional well-being. This includes but is not limited to:

• Annual Performance Bonus
• Profit Share Plan
• Health Spending Account
• Personal Spending Account
• Extended Health Care
• Dental and Vision Care
• Employer Paid Pension Plan
• Life Insurance and Disability Coverage
• Paid Sick Leave, Vacation and Holidays
• Virtual Telemedicine and additional support for overall well-being
• Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP)

Salary Range: $132,000 - $163,000

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

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