Commercial Manager

ERCO Worldwide has operated for over 100 years, focused largely on the production and supply of inorganic products along with technology for the production of chlorine dioxide. Today, ERCO’s major business areas include sodium chlorate, chlor-alkali products, sodium chlorite, and chlorine dioxide technology.

The ERCO business serves a number of key customer segments including pulp and paper, food, energy, agriculture, water treatment, airport de-icing, fertilizers and specialty chemicals.

Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Location: North Vancouver Plant

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Salary: $115k-$135k

Travel: 5%-10%

ERCO Worldwide’s century-long tradition of excellence has firmly established its reputation for providing reliable, intelligent, and environmentally responsible manufacturing on a global scale. As one of the largest suppliers of Chlorine Dioxide technology in the world, we are devoted to building genuine customer relationships and delivering innovative, sustainable chemical solutions that improve lives and the health of our planet. Grounded in our commitment to sustainability, we serve multiple industries such as pulp & paper, oil & gas, agriculture, food processing, water treatment and more!

It’s our goal to make everyone’s lives more productive, convenient, enjoyable, and safe.

To be the trusted partner for safe, innovative chemical solutions that improve everyday life and advance sustainability.

We deliver sustainable, innovative chemical solutions driven by a steadfast commitment to safety, exceptional service, and continuous improvement, rooted in a culture of care that fosters lasting value for our people, customers, and the communities we serve.

Safety First - We prioritize safety, protecting our people, customers, communities and the environment.

Do the Right Thing - We are guided by honesty, integrity, and accountability which influence our decisions and actions on behalf of our stakeholders.

Together, We Thrive - We foster a respectful, open, and inclusive workplace where collaboration thrives, people grow together, and teams celebrate each other's successes.

Performance with Purpose - We achieve results by empowering employees and promoting a culture of continuous improvement, ensuring positive impact and long‑term success.

ERCO Worldwide is looking for a Commercial Manager to join our North Vancouver team! The Commercial Manager sets the direction and oversees all activities related to Commercial activities (from strategy development through to implementation, execution and evaluation) while driving alignment with the corporate strategic direction and established systems and directives. Delivering on a broad range of responsibilities, the Commercial Manager must balance an ability to draw on well‑established general management capabilities with a willingness to get directly involved in the operations (applying business/accounting skills) as required.

Supports the Plant Manager in communications with the local community, corporate finance, suppliers, carriers and customers.

• Report accurately on plant financial performance. Provide informative cost reports and special financial analysis to others internal and external to the plant for decision‑making purposes.
• All Plant Accounting functions (including period budgeting; capital accounting; accounts payable, month end, weekly and monthly reports).
• Make (or actively support) critical decisions that impact the local site (i.e., capital projects, team performance, production, maintenance planning, costing/budgeting etc.).
• Review financial metrics on a regular basis to ensure production, cost, raw material quality, spare parts and inventory and product quality expectations are being met.
• Monitor relevant regulations to ensure compliance in areas such as ethical practices, human resources, employee safety, contractor safety, environment, GAPP, etc.
• Development and implementation of key people initiatives (i.e., training, talent development, skills planning, organization design, hiring/on‑boarding, succession management etc.).

• Bachelor’s Degree in…