Senior Manager, Category Management, Specialty Services

Nutrien Ag Solutions Limited; Calgary; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading agricultural services provider is seeking a Sr Manager in Category Management in Calgary or Saskatoon. This role focuses on developing category strategies and managing supplier relationships while promoting a safe workplace culture. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of experience in category management, a bachelor's degree, and strong leadership abilities. Join us to make a meaningful impact in agriculture and help shape a sustainable future.

Qualifications

• 10+ years relevant experience in various relevant fields.
• 4+ years of leadership experience in supply chain.
• Hands-on experience with specialty services category sourcing activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead safety culture within the team.
• Develop and manage category strategies.
• Engage with suppliers to define KPIs.

Skills

Category management

Strategic sourcing

Supply chain management

Analytical abilities

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or similar

Job description

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Sr Manager, Category Management, Specialty Services - Calgary, AB or Saskatoon, SK

Location: Calgary, AB, CA, T2J 7E8; Saskatoon, SK, CA, S7K 5R6

Workplace Type: On-Site

Experience Level: Mid-Senior Level

Job Type: Full Time

Nutrien is a leading provider of crop inputs and services, and our business results make a positive impact on the world. Our purpose, Feeding the Future, is the reason we come to work each day. We’re guided by our culture of care and our core values: safety, inclusion, integrity, and results. When we say we care, we mean it. We’re creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels safe, has a sense of belonging, trusts one another, and acts with integrity.

Through the collective expertise of our nearly 26,000 employees, we operate a world-class network of production, distribution, and ag retail facilities. We efficiently serve growers\' needs and strive to provide a more profitable, sustainable, and secure future for all stakeholders. Help us raise the expectation of what an agriculture company can be and grow your career with Nutrien.

What You\'ll Do:

• Model our core value of safety by leading and enabling a culture in which you and your team are actively contributing to a safe work environment.
• Partner with Director, Category Management and stakeholders to develop / manage category strategies for assigned category / sub-categories by driving the category playbook, identifying value initiatives, managing key global suppliers and agreements, identifying key supplier / site risks and developing mitigation plans.
• Specialty Services generally includes industrial cleaning, general equipment, cranes, NDE, inspection, refractory and contingent workforce.
• Responsible for partnering with sites to operationalize results and manage/direct a comprehensive change management strategy across the sites.
• Drive frequent site engagement with site Procurement managers to collect business requirements for sub-categories, site specific risks and opportunities to inform broader category strategies.
• Build a team consisting of Category Managers, Specialists and Analysts to develop sub-category strategies in line with an overarching category strategy.
• Coach Category Analysts to develop category / spend analytics and market insights tailored to deliver both global category and site level insights.
• Oversee the development and execution of category KPIs (goals & objectives) aligned to Procurement, Business Units and Site’s GPS procurement goals & objectives that will measure the effectiveness of strategic spend management.
• Lead Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) with suppliers, defining KPIs and best practices for supplier performance (i.e., on-time delivery), jointly identifying cost savings levers across sites, inventory optimization (lead times, etc.) and other value-added services.
• Ensure local suppliers, community partnerships, and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion engagement strategies are prioritized and actioned in a collaborative fashion to create sustainable, long-term value for Nutrien and the communities in which we operate.
• Collaborate with peer Category Management, Site Procurement, and Capital Procurement teams to address key Nutrien-wide synergies and ensure value and service level performance expectations are consistently maintained

What You\'ll Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree required, ideally in Business, Engineering, or similar discipline.
• 10+ years relevant experience in category management, strategic sourcing, supply chain management, project management, engineering, or equivalent.
• 4+ years of leadership experience ideally within a supply chain function.
• Hands-on experience with specialty services category sourcing activities.
• Broad experience in supply chain, source-to-contract and source-to-pay processes and tools, and a more targeted experience in spend analytics, category strategy development and implementation, competitive sourcing, supplier negotiations & contract execution, supplier relationship & contract management and supplier risk management.
• Track record of effectively driving and managing organizational change and influencing diverse audiences to achieve challenging objectives.
• Analytical abilities and experience using quantitative insights to make decisions and influence stakeholders.
• Experience in leading teams across distributed geographic networks.

Ready to make an impact with us? Apply today!

The estimated salary that Indeed, Glassdoor and LinkedIn lists does not represent Nutrien\'s compensation structure. Nutrien is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

This job will remain posted until filled. In accordance with Nutrien policies, you will be required to undergo a background check, and may be required to undergo a substance test. While we appreciate all applications we receive, only candidates under consideration will be contacted. Applicants must meet minimum age requirements, as permitted by law.

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At Nutrien, we never stop growing, because our world never does. Our size can help us weather a storm, but with that ability comes a great responsibility—to our growers and customers, our employees and shareholders, our communities, and the planet.

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