Description
The Opportunity
As the Mining Parts Business Manager, you will oversee the commercial performance of the mining parts business, including sales, profitability, forecasting, and budgeting, while managing nationwide inventory to ensure optimal stock levels and support growth.
The Role
- Manage and analyze parts sales performance, margins, and market share; prepare regular reports and insights to support pricing, positioning, and actions that ensure ongoing market competitiveness and profitability.
- Provide technical and commercial support on mining parts to mining branches, mining category staff, and end users.
- Support outside sales team (equipment sales and MSRs) and mining branches with prospecting activities including market overviews, field population tracking, training, and quotation support.
- Directly oversee the mining part obsolescence (OBS) prevention program and work with branch and supply chain personnel to minimize OBS provisions through remarketing, special programs, and general focus on ensuring we have the right stock on hand.
- Work hand in hand with the Mining Components Program Manager to set inventory levels, make decisions on parts to add/remove from the program, and manage core assets for major components.
- Manage the contract parts price process to ensure timely and accurate submission of contract parts price files and gain alignment on increases (whether negotiated or as per contract price adjustment mechanisms).
- Maintain database on mining undercarriage, buckets, and GET installations and hours to support forecasting, lost sales follow up and special program design.
- Liaise with Supply Chain and mining branch parts leaders to ensure proper stock levels of consumables for assigned product lines.
- Liaise with key mining vendors (Hitachi, Bradken, Jaws, etc.) to communicate challenges, opportunities, and build programming to support mining parts sales growth.
- Liaise with key mining vendors (Hitachi, Bradken, Jaws, etc.) to ensure parts pricing is competitive and proper support is provided for large/key accounts.
- Deliver/facilitate product training to mining category colleagues and end users for assigned product lines.
- Support mining sales teams on new equipment/project RFPs as required.
The Candidate
- Education: College diploma / Post secondary Education preferred
- Work Experience: Previous Business Analytics experience (5-10 years)
- Knowledge: Parts operations, mining equipment, maintenance planning, etc.
- Proficiency: Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint
The Company
Since 1858, Wajax has been a leading industrial products and solutions provider continually innovating to serve Canadian industry coast-to-coast. We work in an extensive range of industries and core sectors of the Canadian economy including energy and renewables, food and beverage, construction, industrial/commercial, transportation, forestry, mining, metal processing, and oil and gas - to name a few. Everything we do is powered by people passionate about making a difference and who are dedicated to driving Canadian industry forward. People who provide the experience and expertise that support the industries that build our cities, power our businesses, put a roof over our heads and food on our tables.
Wajax offers a total compensation package that includes competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, learning and development, as well as some unique additional “perks.”
Highlights include:
- Competitive health and dental benefits with no waiting period for eligibility (100% employer paid premiums), plus health spending account.
- Wajax led e-learning, and product training through industry leading manufacturers.
- Exclusive discounts with a variety of manufacturers and service providers such as Ford, GM, Chrysler, Dell, TELUS, a group mortgage, home & auto insurance program, pet insurance, footwear & workwear, fitness membership, perkopolis, and more.
- Recognition program where points are earned for merchandise or gift certificates, plus cash awards.
- Company matched pension plan
- Award-Winning Health and Wellness Program
By working with Wajax, you become part of an inclusive and diverse team that is dedicated to innovation and teamwork. We are committed to employing a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities across Canada in which we do business. As an equal opportunity employer, please inform us if any accommodation is required if contacted for an interview.
As a condition of employment, final candidates will be subject to pre-screening.
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