Category and Vendor Manager

CAE Inc; Montreal; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Category and Vendor Manager to lead procurement strategies for their aftermarket simulator installation base. In this pivotal role, you will conduct market analysis, manage supplier relationships, and drive operational excellence. Your expertise in negotiation and project management will be crucial in optimizing supplier agreements and ensuring quality and cost-effectiveness. Join a dynamic team committed to innovation and excellence, where your contributions will directly impact the success of critical operations and training solutions. If you are passionate about making a difference in a technology-driven environment, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• 6-10 years of relevant experience in supply management.
• Strong negotiation and project management skills required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement procurement strategies aligned with business goals.
• Manage supplier relationships and performance evaluations.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Business acumen

Project management

Communication skills

Data analytics

Bilingual (French and English)

Education

University undergraduate degree in Engineering

Degree in Supply Chain or Business administration

Tools

Data analytics tools

Job description

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Category and Vendor Manager

Apply locations: Montreal (St. Laurent)

Time type: Full time

Posted on: Posted Yesterday

Job requisition id: 114465

About This Role

By joining our Global Procurement & Supply Management team, you will have the opportunity to lead the development of procurement strategies in support of CAE aftermarket simulator installation base for all hardware systems of our simulators.

Responsibilities:

Strategy and Analysis

1. Develop and implement strategies and plans that align with overall aftermarket business goals and market trends.
2. Conduct thorough market analysis to understand customer needs, competitor activities, and product performance.
3. Utilize data analytics tools to track category performance metrics and make data-driven informed decisions.
4. Identify cost reduction opportunities and strategies across category and value stream, achieve savings, and report on actions.

Supplier Management

1. Manage supplier relationships, development, and performance.
2. Regularly evaluate supplier performance to ensure they meet quality, delivery, and cost expectations.
3. Lead supplier agreements and contract negotiations to optimize value, pricing stability, quality, and manage risk.
4. Lead supplier negotiations and compliance to optimize value, pricing stability, quality, drive savings and manage risk.

Operational Excellence

1. Ensure optimal inventory levels to meet demand without overstocking.
2. Quickly resolve any critical issues related to materials or supply chain.
3. Support or lead New Product Introduction activities, ensuring all milestones are met and phasing out underperforming ones.
4. Oversee ad-hoc projects relevant to category strategy.
5. Track and report key metrics relevant to category and key vendors.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

1. Work closely with the post delivery services team, design engineering, quality, finance, sourcing, supply chain, other GPSM team members, legal, and technical program management teams to qualify new products or projects of high complexity or new designs of existing products and/or obsolescence.

Qualifications:

1. A University undergraduate degree (such as Bachelor’s and B.Sc.) in an Engineering discipline, Supply Chain, Business administration or a related field of study.
2. Business experience is an asset, especially if prime degree is in Engineering or Sciences.
3. 6-10 years of relevant experience.
4. Knowledge of supply management in a technical project-driven environment.
5. Knowledge of product lifecycle, category management, and project management.
6. Negotiation skills and business acumen.
7. Excellent task and project management skills.
8. Excellent oral and written communication skills and good presentation skills in English.
9. Experience in writing specific summaries, reports, business letters, and business plans.
10. Bilingual (French and English).

Position Type: Regular

CAE thanks all applicants for their interest. However, only those whose background and experience match the requirements of the role will be contacted.

Equal Opportunity Employer

CAE is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. As "One CAE," we take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, nationality, colour, religion, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, neurodiversity, Veteran status, age, or other legally protected characteristics.

If you don't see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed in the job posting, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. At CAE, everyone is welcome to contribute to our success. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please get in touch with us at [e-mail].

About Us

At CAE, we equip people in critical roles with the expertise and solutions to create a safer world. As a technology company, we digitalize the physical world, deploying simulation training and critical operations support solutions. Above all else, we empower pilots, airlines, defence and security forces, and healthcare practitioners to perform at their best every day and when the stakes are the highest. Around the globe, we’re everywhere customers need us to be with more than 13,000 employees in more than 200 sites and training locations in over 40 countries. CAE represents 75 years of industry firsts—the highest-fidelity flight and mission simulators, surgical manikins, and personalized training programs powered by artificial intelligence. We’re investing our time and resources into building the next generation of cutting-edge, digitally immersive training and critical operations solutions while keeping positive environmental, social and governance (ESG) impact at the core of our mission. Today and tomorrow, we’ll make sure our customers are ready for the moments that matter.