PROCUREMENT CATEGORY MANAGER, INDIRECT Category: CAPEX & MRO

Yoplait Liberté Canada; Montreal; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Procurement Category Manager, where you will play a crucial role in managing capital investments and MRO sourcing. This dynamic position requires a blend of sourcing expertise, strategic negotiation, and project leadership skills. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful project completions while adapting global strategies to the local market. If you are passionate about innovation and thrive in a fast-paced environment, this role offers the chance to make a significant impact in the food processing industry. Embrace the opportunity to drive change and contribute to the company's growth!

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of related experience in procurement or engineering.
• Strong project management and analytical skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Source-to-Contract process for CAPEX projects.
• Adapt and implement CAPEX & MRO sourcing strategies.

Skills

Sourcing Experience

Negotiation Skills

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Project Management

Cross-functional Leadership

Education

BS degree in Engineering

Industrial Experience

Procurement Experience

Job description

PROCUREMENT CATEGORY MANAGER, INDIRECT Category: CAPEX & MRO

Yoplait Liberté Canada’s Procurement department is looking for new talents to create value for the company!

As part of our Indirect Procurement team, join us to manage the capital investments & MRO (Maintenance, Repair, Operations) sourcing for Yoplait Liberté Canada. This position requires proven sourcing experience & skills, as well as effective cross functional project leadership, negotiation, collaborative, analytical and communication skills. Experience in manufacturing, capital investment and/or MRO management is a strong asset. You will be based in Montreal, QC, and you will need to regularly work from our manufacturing plant located in St-Hyacinthe, QC.

Key responsibilities

1. Management of the Source-to-Contract process and CAPEX project support. As a key contributor to each phase of our Industrial projects, you will be a co-leader with the Operations team to guarantee successful starts & completions of our industrial investments projects with respect to budget, quality and timing. Responsibilities will include launching RFx, facilitating technical offers evaluation, analyzing commercial offers, performing negotiations, summarizing the internal team’s recommendation to award (including TCO), establishing contracts and animating suppliers’ performance throughout the project.
2. Adapt locally and Implement CAPEX & MRO sourcing strategies. Involved in defining the guidelines for the overall CAPEX & MRO strategies with the global category team from Sodiaal Group, based in France, you will adapt those strategies to the Canadian market context and Yoplait Liberté Canada needs, validate this strategy with the internal stakeholders and roll it out within the local organization. Supplier relationship management will also be a key activity.
3. Sourcing of new technologies. As a Procurement professional and expert on this category’s market, you will contribute to monitor, evaluate, and capture innovation to deliver topline growth to the company. We also expect accrued networking within the Procurement & Operations ecosystem, and that you will act as a catalyst in bringing forward best practices, cross project leverage & knowledge and collaboration.

Minimum Requirements

1. 5-7 years or related experience, BS degree in engineering, industrial experience or procurement experience.
2. Experience in the maintenance or plant management is an asset.
3. Experience in the food-processing industry, especially perishable products is an asset.

Team spirited; drives and lead change by engaging people: although the position does not involve direct reports, you must demonstrate cross-functional / peer-to-peer leadership and stewardship, as well as network animation capabilities.

Project management skills and behavior. Proactive, anticipates issues/opportunities & can manage multiple projects at the same time.

Comfortable in facing paradoxes or contradictions with flexibility, resilience and determination.

Strategic and rigorous data analysis capability.

Excellent written and oral communication skills in French and English, as stakeholders will be located globally.

Seniority level

Associate

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Purchasing

Industries

Dairy Product Manufacturing and Food and Beverage Manufacturing