Supervisor, Logistics

Ready to build a rewarding career in an industry that is growing? Who We Are We are a global mining company dedicated to safely delivering nickel, copper, cobalt, and platinum group metals essential for the world’s energy transition. Our mission is to improve lives and shape a better future together. From utensils to cellphones to satellites, our operations simplify daily life and enhance connectivity. Our metals are integral to life-saving medical equipment and the electric vehicles driving the fight against climate change – our work truly matters. Join our diverse team of 15,000 talented individuals committed to transforming critical minerals into prosperity and sustainable development in countries like Canada, Brazil, Indonesia, the United Kingdom, and Japan. We invite you to use your skills with us and contribute to something meaningful and enduring. The Opportunity We are seeking a Logistics Supervisor to join our Commercial Logistics team in Sudbury, Ontario . This is a permanent position supporting Vale Base Metals logistics operations across Ontario and other North American locations. The role is based in Sudbury and reports to the Manager, Supply Chain Americas . The Logistics Supervisor is responsible for leading a team of Logistics Administrators and overseeing the movement, storage, and distribution of nickel finished products, copper products, purchased feeds, intermediate products, and reagents. The position plays a critical role in ensuring the safe, reliable, and cost-effective execution of transportation and logistics services across multiple modes including trucking, rail, ports, vessels, and containerized shipments. The successful candidate will provide leadership in logistics execution, contract management, inventory oversight, stakeholder engagement, and continuous improvement initiatives while ensuring alignment with production plans, customer requirements, and Vale’s commitment to safety and operational excellence. About You You are a collaborative and results-oriented logistics professional with demonstrated leadership experience in transportation, supply chain, or materials management environments. You thrive in a fast-paced operational setting where balancing business priorities, stakeholder expectations, safety requirements, and service excellence is critical. You bring strong knowledge of logistics operations, contractor management, transportation networks, and inventory controls. Your ability to build relationships, solve complex operational challenges, and lead teams through changing priorities allows you to consistently deliver reliable business outcomes. In this role, you will: Lead, coach, mentor, and develop a team of Logistics Administrators to ensure safe and effective execution of daily, weekly, and monthly logistics activities. Oversee logistics operations supporting more than 50,000 tonnes of nickel finished products, 178,000 tonnes of copper products, 100,000 tonnes of purchased feeds, and other intermediate materials. Coordinate and schedule transportation requirements involving trucking, rail, containers, vessels, and port operations to support production and customer commitments. Manage inventories at Vale facilities and third-party locations to ensure inventory accuracy, product availability, and operational efficiency. Collaborate with Operations, Technical Services, Finance, Sales and Marketing, Procurement, and external service providers to support business and production objectives. Develop, review, and modify logistics-related scopes of work and service requirements for transportation and logistics contracts. Support the negotiation, implementation, and management of logistics contracts to ensure reliable and cost-effective services. Monitor contractor performance, conduct audits, manage non-conformances, and work closely with Procurement on sourcing activities, change orders, and escalations. Provide logistics expertise related to freight options, transportati…

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