Category Lead

Rogers Communications•Brampton, ON

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Procurement IT team is seeking a Category Lead eager to join our team. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Technology Procurement, the Category Lead will have knowledge of Network, software, SaaS, PaaS, DaaS, Professional Services, IT hardware, IT Infrastructure as it relates to IT infrastructure and cyber security. The candidate will be quickly recognized by business partners as a valued contributor in the management of commercial strategies, total cost of ownership and risk management of IT software and hardware purchases. This individual must be an excellent communicator with proven ability to influence at all levels within the organization. You are a business partner-oriented candidate who has an understanding of Procurement policies and practices, the ability to achieve CAPEX/OPEX savings targets and realize those savings through competitive bid and contract negotiations. You have good analytical skills, are detail oriented, and proven relationship management experience. You are a creative, critical thinker with strong workload management skills who champions innovation, change and process improvement. You are a professional communicator and collaborator able to build and maintain strong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders. You can seek, analyze and translate facts and data into key insights, concepts and recommendations to enable effective decision making. You have experience at presenting technical topics with confidence to non-technical business partners. You excel in a fast paced, changing environment and can effectively manage multiple priorities at once. You excel in a culture of continuous improvement leveraging innovation and system-based tools to increase efficiency and value.

Requirements

University/post-secondary degree required. Such degree in business, engineering, computer science, math, or related field with a general understanding of business operations, financial modeling, is desirable.
3 years+ procurement, telecommunications, finance, IT or equivalent experience
Experience supporting multiple projects and priorities in telecommunications industry or IT is a strong asset
Strong communications, listening and influencing skills, able to communicate complex information to decision makers and key stakeholders in a clear and concise manner
Critical thinking mindset and analytic skills. Creativity to seek, encourage and find non-traditional approaches
Ability to deal effectively with ambiguity and resolve multi-party conflicts to drive decisions and deliver results on time
Motivated self-starter and quick study of complicated technical topics
Strong interpersonal skills; a collaborator with a professional presence and a demonstrated ability to navigate difficult situations through relationship building and influencing others
Proven ability to execute against multiple projects and excel in a fast-paced, consistently changing, results-oriented work environment
Proven analytical and problem-solving skills are required, as well as excellent attention to accuracy and detail
Must be able to create comprehensive project plans and execute with discipline
Requires proficiency in Microsoft products including Excel, PowerPoint and Word

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated experience of Strategic Sourcing practices is desirable, but not required

Responsibilities

Take ownership of assigned spend categories and projects to deliver procurement and company objectives and business partner goals.
Identify cost savings objectives for assigned categories/projects and drive the total cost of ownership reductions by aggregating demand to leverage Rogers’ scale and scope, standardization and cost savings.
Act as a first level escalation point for issues related to suppliers for which you are identified as the procurement prime.
Manage the analysis of spend data to assist with the identification of sourcing and cost take-out opportunities.
Ensure procurement cost saving challenges are built into the capital and operating budgets and Procurement’s projects and efforts are aligned to meet budget expectations.
Ensure procurement projects and savings are tracked against the budget and targets.
Assist in additional analytical related activities including but not limited to compliance, catalogue adoption rates, procurement metrics and dashboards, etc.
Drive relationships with assigned key suppliers within your categories/projects ensuring fulfilment of contractual obligations and business partner requirements.
Manage assigned supplier issue and dispute escalations to settlement, including negotiations and settlement agreement execution.
Develop and maintain solid relationships with key internal stakeholders across the organization to ensure suppliers within the category and the category strategy are meeting business needs.
Actively participate in efforts to drive 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.
Ensure compliance with ethical procurement practices, procurement policies, supplier social responsibility objectives, and supplier diversity and sustainability programs.
Act as internal resource to business owners on sourcing practices, supplier performance, compliance, and risk management policies, processes, and procurement standard practices.

Benefits

Competitive salary & annual bonus
Competitive & flexible health and dental benefits, pension plan, RRSP, TFSA, and Stock matching programs.
Discounts: Enjoy up to 50% off Rogers Services and Blue Jays Tickets, 25% off TSC items, and a 20% discount on all wireless accessories sold in Rogers stores.
Paid time off for volunteering
Company matching contributions to charities you support
My Path: self-driven career development program
Rogers First: priority in applying to internal roles of interest
Homewood employee & family assistance program
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) & Virtual therapy sessions
Low or no-cost fitness membership.