Category Lead

Rogers Communications, Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an innovative team at a leading telecommunications company as a Category Lead. In this pivotal role, you'll collaborate with business partners to drive strategic procurement initiatives, optimize supplier relationships, and enhance overall operational efficiency. Your expertise will be crucial in negotiating contracts, analyzing market trends, and implementing best practices that align with the company's objectives. This position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact within the organization while fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion. If you're passionate about procurement and eager to contribute to a dynamic team, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Health & well-being benefits

Donation matching

Paid time off for volunteering

Pension plan

Employee stock options

Generous employee discounts

Leadership development

Mentorship programs

Coaching programs

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in procurement within telco or media industries.
• Strong relationship building and excellent negotiation skills required.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders.
• Negotiate contracts and execute competitive sourcing events.
• Implement ethical procurement practices and supplier development programs.

Skills

Relationship Building

Negotiation Skills

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Problem-Solving Skills

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Project

Job description

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Category Lead

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!

Reporting to the Senior Category Manager Customer Experience, Procurement, the Category Lead will work closely with business partners and fellow colleagues to support the strategic direction of the overall team objectives. Your task will be to support the establishment of commercial arrangements, lead competitive sourcing events, analyze critical data, compile & execute contractual documents aligned with our strategic business objectives. Your efforts will advance Procurement's trusted advisor status, optimize spend and value for money, drive best practices, and provide future-focused strategies to achieve our goals.

What you'll do:

1. Responsible for building, maintaining, and enhancing solid relationships with key internal stakeholders across the organization to ensure suppliers within the category and the category strategy are meeting business needs.
2. Execute competitive sourcing events and evaluate supplier performance based on quality, cost, delivery, and innovation.
3. Negotiate contracts and agreements with suppliers to ensure favorable terms for the organization.
4. Develop and implement supplier development programs for continuous improvement.
5. Provide support to the team by gathering and analyzing necessary category details including Category spend and existing contractual arrangements.
6. Support the creation of pivotal category strategies and advance key supplier partnerships aligned with such strategies with a focus on strategic opportunities.
7. Provide guidance to business partners on best-in-class procurement practices, ongoing advancements, and opportunities associated with assigned categories, and strategic category insights to support delivery of company objectives.
8. Manage assigned supplier issue and dispute escalations to settlement, including negotiations and settlement agreement execution.
9. Challenge the status quo by searching for continuous improvement, implementation of innovations and automations to create best in-class procurement practices that are intuitive and user-friendly for internal stakeholders and suppliers.
10. Implement and champion ethical procurement practices, procurement policies, supplier social responsibility objectives, and supplier diversity and sustainability programs.
11. Act as an internal consultant to business owners on sourcing practices, supplier performance, compliance, and risk management policies, processes, and procurement standard practices.

What you'll bring:

1. 3-5 years of relevant work experience in telco / media / cable or comparative in a procurement setting.
2. Knowledge of category’s market trends and impacts to cost structures.
3. Experience with any one or more of the following services: Contact Centres, Credit Operations, Collections, Sales, Banking or Back Office.
4. Strong relationship building and business acumen are required. Needs to be able to quickly establish credibility and influence with business stakeholders.
5. 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.
6. Ability to deal effectively with ambiguity and resolve multi-party conflicts to get to the “right answer.”
7. Ability to be resilient when faced with opposition with a solutionist mentality.
8. Works collaboratively with members of their team and stakeholders across the business and seeks input as needed.
9. Understands the power dynamic within the spend category and will create his/her own network for success.
10. Must be a motivated self-starter and quick study of complicated technical topics.
11. Experience leading or supporting high level negotiations.
12. Proven analytical and problem-solving skills are required, as well as excellent attention to accuracy and detail.
13. Proven ability to be adaptable in a fast paced, consistently changing environment.
14. Must be able to create comprehensive project plans and execute with discipline.
15. Requires proficiency in Microsoft products including PowerPoint, Word, Excel and Project.

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: Up to 25%
Posting Category/Function: Procurement & Category Management
Requisition ID: 322908

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. 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