Category Manager

Category Manager

We are committed to connecting Canadians through unique partnerships, our world-class network and content Canadians love-and our innovative team is growing. We are looking for dedicated team members to join our Corporate team who have a genuine passion for making positive impacts on customers and the communities where we live and work. We have a variety of business units with exciting and meaningful work waiting for you, including Communications, HR, Legal and Corporate Affairs, Supply Chain, Finance, and Real Estate. If you are considering your next step, we have exciting opportunities waiting for you. Come build a rewarding career at Rogers and be a driving force behind our success story!

We are constantly evolving and transforming to be the best and we need the right people on our team to ensure we get there. Our Rogers Procurement team supports our diverse and dynamic business and if you take initiative, thrive on driving changing and excel in a fast-paced vibrant environment, then come deliver your best with us.

What you will be doing:

Reporting to the Sr Director, Procurement, this Category Manager position is a key role within the Procurement and Supplier Management department. The successful candidate will be an expert within the spend category and will be quickly be recognized by the Rogers business partners as a valued contributor in helping manage the category strategic direction, total cost of ownership and overall risk. This individual must be an excellent communicator with proven ability to influence at all levels within the organization.

You will be responsible for setting and delivering to savings targets with a TCO mindset for the spend category. You will deliver to these goals by working collaboratively with other groups within Procurement and with our business partners across Rogers, leveraging competitive sourcing strategies and priming key supplier negotiations.

Key responsibilities include:

• Creating comprehensive category strategies addressing on category historic spend, top suppliers, marketplace intelligence, industry trends, issues, gaps, opportunities, innovations, alternative commercial and recognized best practices.
• Works with business partner to bring input and alignment. Continually seeking out opportunities to deepen category understanding.
• Managing relationships with key suppliers to deliver increased value to Rogers and to support the Procurement vendor management model.
• Ensuring procurement cost saving challenges are built into the capital and operating budgets and Procurement's projects and efforts are aligned to meet budget expectations.
• Managing the analysis of spend data to assist with the identification of sourcing and cost take-out opportunities, both short term and long term. Identifying efficiency opportunities.

What you'll bring:

• University degree with a concentration in business, math, finance, economics or related fields
• 5 years+ relevant work experience with deep knowledge of category, market trends and impacts to cost structures. Experience in procurement is desirable but not required.
• Excellent communications, listening and influencing skills, able to communicate complex information to decision makers and key stakeholders in a clear and concise manner
• Deep commercial understanding and business acumen. Keen understanding of negotiating strategy and planning.
• Strong relationship building and influencing skills.

To protect our people, brand and assets, a pre-employment background check will be conducted. As part of our selection process, all candidates must clear a criminal background check. Additionally, a credit check and drivers abstract may be required depending on the role.

Schedule: Full time
Shift: Day
Length of Contract: Not Applicable (Regular Position)
Work Location: 1 Mount Pleasant (083), Toronto, ON
Travel Requirements: None
Background Check(s) Required: Criminal Record and Credit Check
Posting Category/Function: Procurement & Category Management
Requisition ID: 327411

At Rogers, we believe the key to a strong business, is a diverse workforce where equity and inclusion are core to making everyone feel like they belong. We do this by embracing our diversity, celebrating our different perspectives, and working towards creating environments that empower our people to bring their whole selves to work. Everyone who applies for a job will be considered. We recognize the business value in creating a workplace where each team member has the tools to reach their full potential by removing any barriers for equal participation. We work with our candidates who are experiencing a disability throughout the recruitment process to ensure that they have what they need to be at their best. Please reach out to our recruiters and hiring managers to begin a conversation about how we can ensure that you deliver your best work. You matter to us! For any questions, please visit the Recruitment Process FAQ .

Posting Notes:Corporate

Location:
Toronto, ON, CA Toronto, ON, CA

Being a Rogers team member comes with some great perks & benefits including:
• Health & well-being benefits
• Donation matching
• Paid time off for volunteering
• Wealth Accumulation including: Pension plan & Employee stock options
• Generous employee discounts
• Leadership development, Mentorship, and Coaching programs

*available for full-time and part-time permanent employees, some restrictions apply

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