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Reporting to the Senior Catagory Manager of CPE - Procurement, the Category Manager position is a senior role within the Procurement and Supply Chain department. The successful candidate will have strong knowledge of CPE and associated Supply Chains within the Rogers network and will be an expert on this spend category. The candidate will be quickly recognized by the Rogers’ business partner as a valued contributor in helping manage the strategic direction, total cost of ownership and risk. This individual must be an excellent communicator with proven ability to influence at all levels within the organization.

The successful candidate will be responsible for setting savings targets for the spend category and be accountable to working collaboratively with other groups within Procurement and with our business partners in Connected Home, Supply Chain and Finance to realize those savings through market tenders and negotiations. The individual will need to work across different pillars within the organization to corral and drive the overarching procurement point-of-view and to realize the desired outcomes. The Category Manager will cultivate a strong rapport with key senior technical, business and finance stakeholders / partners based on foundational trust, respect, collaboration, cooperation and help in achieving their business objectives. The Category Manager will coach and support other team members and work closely with senior leaders within the vendor marketplace.

What you’ll be doing:

• Create and maintain comprehensive category strategies based on category historic spend, top suppliers, marketplace intelligence, new entrants, disruptors, issues, gaps, opportunities, innovations, new products, industry trends, competitive intelligence, commercial models, delivery models, best practices, business direction, budget requirements and other factors

• Take full end-to-end ownership of the overarching and integrated spend category strategy to drive category transformation and short / medium / long term saving targets

• Act as the primary interface to key category business stakeholders

• Provide category leadership and direction to business partners and the Supply Chain Management team

• Influence the business with respect to gaining buy-in and alignment on the category strategy

• Drive relationships with key suppliers

• Identify cost savings objectives for the category and drive the total cost of ownership reductions

• Aggregate demand to leverage Rogers’ scale and scope to drive standardization and cost savings

• Ensure procurement cost saving challenges are built into the capital and operating budgets and Procurement’s projects and efforts are aligned to meet budget expectations

• Ensure procurement projects and savings are tracked against the budget and targets

• Manage the analysis of spend data to assist with the identification of sourcing and cost take-out opportunities

• Assist in additional analytical related activities including but not limited to compliance, catalogue adoption rates, procurement metrics and dashboards, etc.

What you bring:

• Deep knowledge of procuring Hardware and Services within the CPE landscape including the following:

• CPE

• CPE Accessories

• Supply Chain services

• 7+ years of relevant work experience in telecom industry preferably in a procurement setting

• Knowledge of category’s market trends and impacts to cost structures

• University/post-secondary degree required in engineering, computer science, business, commerce or economics.

• Strong relationship building and business acumen are required. Needs to be able to quickly establish credibility and influence with business stakeholders

• Excellent interpersonal and communication (verbal and written) skills. Ability to communicate / present complex topics to executive leaders and to “sell” by influencing their thinking and decisions

• Ability to deal effectively with ambiguity and resolve multi-party conflicts to get to the “right answer”

• Ability to be resilient when faced with opposition with a solutionist mentality

• Works collaboratively with members of their team and stakeholders across the business and seeks input as needed

• Understands the power dynamic within the spend category and will create his/her own network for success

• Must be a motivated self-starter and quick study of complicated technical topics

• Experience leading high level negotiations for technical products and services

• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills are required, as well as excellent attention to accuracy and detail

• Proven ability to be adaptable in a fast paced, consistently changing environment

• Must be able to create comprehensive project plans and execute with discipline

• Requires proficiency in Microsoft products including PowerPoint, Word, Excel and Project

• Demonstrated mastery of Strategic Sourcing practices is preferred but not mandatory

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Schedule: Full time
Shift: No Selection
Length of Contract: Not Applicable (Regular Position)
Work Location: 1 Mount Pleasant (083), Toronto, ON
Travel Requirements: Up to 10%
Posting Category/Function: Procurement & Category Management
Requisition ID: 310188

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