Strategic Category Lead: Indirect Procurement

Ciena; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Ciena in Ottawa is seeking a seasoned procurement professional to own indirect spend category management. You will lead end-to-end sourcing, negotiate contracts, and drive cost savings across technical and engineering categories, Capex, and MRO.

You'll build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and suppliers, manage supplier performance, and implement best practices using procurement software, Excel, PowerPoint, and DocuSign.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or a related field.
• MBA or advanced degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement category strategies for indirect spend, including technical and engineering teams, Capex, and MRO.
• Conduct market analysis, supplier identification, and spend analysis to identify cost savings and process improvements.
• Lead end-to-end sourcing activities, including RFI/RFP development, vendor evaluation, contract negotiation, and supplier selection.
• Build relationships with internal stakeholders to align procurement activities with business requirements.
• Manage supplier performance, contract compliance, and supplier issue resolution.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives utilizing procurement best practices and technology solutions.
• Develop and present category performance, savings, and key metric reporting to leadership.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Stakeholder relationship building

Cost savings delivery

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in SCM/Engineering or related field

MBA or advanced degree preferred

Tools

Procurement software

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

DocuSign

Job description

Ciena in Ottawa is seeking a seasoned procurement professional to own indirect spend category management. You will lead end-to-end sourcing, negotiate contracts, and drive cost savings across technical and engineering categories, Capex, and MRO.

You'll build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and suppliers, manage supplier performance, and implement best practices using procurement software, Excel, PowerPoint, and DocuSign.