Associate Category Manager, Grocery
About The Position
We are looking for an Associate Category Manager, Grocery who will help us build out our vendor network and continuously improve our end-to-end sourcing process. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing (Grocery), you will contribute to and execute our strategic roadmap, manage vendor relationships, support negotiations, launch new ingredients, and streamline internal procurement processes. As part of the Procurement team, you will play a key role in improving our costs, ingredient quality, supply chain reliability, and product innovation - helping us deliver the best possible value to our customers.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, supply chain, or related discipline
- 3-5 years of related experience in a hands-on, high-performance environment (ideal backgrounds include sourcing, supply chain, operations, or consulting)
- Analytical and data skills: able to dig through data independently and draw helpful insights/conclusions. Strong Excel skills are a must!
- Structured approach and communication style: ability to clearly and persuasively communicate with a large variety of stakeholders
- A love for solving complex, ambiguous problems in a fast-paced environment with constant change and limited direction
Nice To Haves
- Strategic sourcing or buying experience, ideally across different steps of the sourcing process
- Comfortable managing negotiations with vendors
Responsibilities
- Support development and execution of our sourcing strategy for the category, driving improvements and supply chain performance in: Cost, Quality, Reliability, Customer offering
- Leverage large internal datasets and industry benchmarks to report on team progress against objectives, identify and prioritize new opportunities, and drive continuous improvement
- Support vendor negotiations and selection process, and lead any vendor onboarding/ offboarding as required
- Lead projects that drive innovative and sustainable packaging solutions
- Manage new and existing vendor relationships, manage pricing and supplier agreements, providing feedback on performance and collaborating on key initiatives
- Work cross-functionally within the organization to prioritize and develop new products that deliver improved value for our customers
- All other duties, as assigned
Benefits
- Box Discount - 75% discount on weekly HelloFresh and Chefs Plate meal kits AND 50% off weekly Factor meal box.
- Health & Dental benefits from day 1
- Health Spending Account
- Unlimited access to the Headspace app
- 25% discount on GoodLife fitness memberships
- Competitive RRSP matching program
- Generous vacation and PTO
- A parental leave top-up program for expectant parents.
- Support your career progression, provide development opportunities, and invest in your continued learning through our organization wide L&D fund.
- Team socials to engaging company days
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
