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Lithium Americas is a North American resource and materials company focused on developing, building and operating lithium deposits and chemical processing facilities. The company’s flagship asset, Thacker Pass, is located in Humboldt County in northern Nevada and is the world’s largest known measured lithium source and reserve. We are focused on safely and responsibly developing Thacker Pass to production to help strengthen national security and enable cleaner energy sources.

We are committed to minimizing environmental impact, creating family-supporting jobs and maximizing sustainable value for our stakeholders.

Lithium Americas is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia and operates in the U.S., with offices in Reno, NV and Winnemucca, NV. The Company’s shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol LAC.

Our purpose, vision and values are the guiding principles that will serve as the cornerstone of our company’s future direction and operations, aligning our team and organization towards our common goals.

Our purpose is to safely and sustainably produce lithium from Thacker Pass to enable North America to reduce dependence on foreign critical minerals and drive value for our stakeholders.

Our vision is to be North America’s leading lithium producer to enable cleaner energy sources.

Our values include Act with Integrity, Be Responsible and Act with Care, Commit to Excellence and Drive Innovation, and Be a Collaborative Partner.

We are seeking a Procurement Associate to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for performing a variety of administrative tasks in the procurement of equipment, materials, services, and supplies for the Company. This role provides financial and administrative analyses in support of the functions supporting Thacker Pass. You will assist your colleagues by converting requisitions into purchase orders, coordinating with vendors, and entering invoices into our accounts payable system to ensure timely payment.

This position will participate in developing and implementing effective purchasing procedures and systems to ensure the efficient operations. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a mission-driven organization committed to innovation, sustainability, and leadership in the clean energy sector.

The role is based at our Winnemucca, NV office and reports to the Supply Chain Manager. Occasional travel to other LAC offices, project sites, or vendor locations may be required.

• Generates purchase orders for routine and extraordinary purchases.
• Expedites purchase orders as required to meet operational requirements.
• Assist with vendor quotations, coordination, and order processing.
• Maintains accurate purchase order, item master, and other data in the company ERP system.
• Receives, reviews, processes, maintains, and/or generates a variety of reports and records.
• Collaborates to resolve issues and problems that may occur, such as defects, damaged products, invoice errors and coordinating vendor returns.
• Assist with supporting all systems and tools required by Procurement activities, including but not limited to systems related to purchasing and contract management, third-party vendor management and reporting.
• Participates in the development and implementation of procurement goals, objectives, procedures, and priorities.
• Processes invoices in a timely manner to ensure vendors are paid on time.
• Identifies, responds to, and resolves issues, concerns, requests, and inquiries from colleagues.
• Works with the ERP and finance teams to implement new policies, procedures and systems.
• Builds and maintains trusted relationships across all teams while championing a culture that reflects and supports our Purpose, Vision, and Values.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Re quires 3–5 years of experience in procurement, supply chain, or a related field
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Experience with ERP systems and specifically SAP Procurement a plus.
• Knowledge of basic purchasing principles, practices, procedures, budgeting, regulations and record-keeping;
  Working knowledge of materials and inventory management, logistics, quality assurance, quality control, maintenance, and operations.
• Knowledge of techniques for providing a high level of customer service by effectively dealing with suppliers, vendors, service providers and colleagues.
• Ability to assist in developing and implementing goals, objectives, practices, procedures, and work standards.
• Ability to analyze, interpret, apply, and ensure compliance with applicable Company policies and procedures.
• Ability to understand, interpret, and successfully communicate with others.
• Ability to identify problems, research and analyze relevant information, and develop and present recommendations and justification for solutions in a collaborative manner.
• Ability to Travel