Category Director, Procurement

1 week ago


Cambridge Ontario KB, Papineau, Canada Loblaw Companies Ltd - Head Office Full time

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Toutes les références de candidats doivent d’abord être soumises dans Workday par un collègue de Loblaw actuel.

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Venez faire votre différence dans les communautés à travers le Canada, où l'authenticité, la confiance et l'établissement de liens sont valorisés - alors que nous façonnons l'avenir du commerce de détail au Canada, ensemble. Notre position unique en tant que l'un des plus grands employeurs du pays, celle associée à notre engagement à avoir un impact positif sur la vie de tous les Canadiens, viens offrir à nos collègues une gamme d'opportunités et d'expériences pour aider les Canadiens à Vivre Bien, Vivre Pleinement.

Chez Les Compagnies Loblaw Limitée, nous réussissons grâce à la collaboration, à l'engagement et nous plaçons la barre haute pour nous-mêmes et ceux qui nous entourent. Que vous débutiez votre carrière, que vous réintégriez le marché du travail ou que vous recherchiez un nouvel emploi, votre place est avec nous.


Why is this role important :
Reporting to the Senior Director, Produce Procurement, the Director, Procurement will be the subject matter expert dedicated to specific categories who will be relentlessly focused on securing the best cost for the enterprise. The Director, Procurement will be accountable for negotiating with vendors to purchase products for the Discount, Market, Wholesale, SDM divisions and leverage the scale of the organization to enable the delivery of better value for the customer. The role is also responsible for using their deep knowledge of the vendors and the marketplace to advise the Merchandising and Category teams on the category’s short-term and long-term strategy.

What you'll do:

  • Meets with Category Director(s) in Merchandising to understand procurement needs, and to identify and evaluate vendors based on a set of criteria/scorecard to select the best vendor

  • Negotiates with National Brand vendors for 1st cost (which includes baseline Over & Above case rates to deliver category 1st cost targets and budget along- side enterprise objectives

  • Works with the Commodity Cost Review team to assess how vendor costs are tracking relative to market trends (using playbook as a guide)

  • Initiates and owns the vendor Request for Proposal (RFP) process to source products that align to the category strategy and objectives

  • Participates in the Enterprise Joint Business Planning (JBP) process, using reports and materials created by the JBP team and meets with the Merchandising teams in advance to plan cost driven initiatives and annual building blocks annual building blocks

  • Shares information with the Merchandising and Control Brand teams on new products available and market trends to help inform category strategy and product development

  • Serves as first touchpoint with vendors for all 1st cost related troubleshooting

  • Develops 1st cost procurement strategies using levers (ie: commodity driven, RFP) aligned with the category playbook in partnership with merchandising.

  • Completes negotiations for new and existing products, and collaborates with the Category Director in Merchandising to obtain final decisions on products

  • Provides insight and input with new innovative sourcing and procurement opportunities that can be tied to trends in the market, through research, analysis of vendor landscape, all tied to improving cost and category strategy (ie: packaging, CSR opportunities, logistics, production efficiencies)

  • Collaborates with category teams for quality related issues

  • Participates in supplier facing enterprise initiatives

  • Accountable for delivering budgeted 1st cost targets

  • Works with Procurement Support team members for new vendor setup and new items that required a first cost signoff in the system in collaboration with the Central Data Management (CDM) team to ensure data is correct and up-to-date

  • Collaborates with category teams to source new, sustainable products and vendors such as attending industry trade shows and other mechanisms to build best in class procurement across Loblaw

  • Collaborates with the Replenishment and Transport teams to resolve major inventory issues as they arise i.e. over-orders, shorts shipments

  • Facilitation where needed on major vendor stock supply chain issues

  • Provides updates to the VP of Procurement on Procurement strategies and initiatives and raises risks/decisions as required

  • Conducts and reviews post-mortem analysis on the effectiveness of vendor management and procurement, and finds opportunities for improvement

  • Works with the Merchandising team to review performance metrics such as Sales, Market Share, Trading & Contribution Margin, Tonnage, and determines any specific action and support required from a costing and sourcing perspective.

  • Guides, coaches, and motivates Procurement team members, and conducts performance reviews

  • Building and leading diverse teams that foster a workplace of inclusiveness and belonging


What you bring:

  • Have demonstrated success in a procurement or merchandising role

  • Demonstrates a passion for buying and confident negotiator

  • Ability to influence internal/external partners

  • Excellent communication (verbal, written and comprehension) and presentation skills

  • The desire to drive innovation across the business and develop ongoing costing strategies to support business needs

  • A strategic attitude with a demonstrated track record of achieving performance achievements

  • Demonstrates strong Financial Competence

  • Strong leadership skills

  • Proven collaboration skills

Notre engagement envers la durabilité et l'impact social est un élément essentiel de notre façon de faire des affaires. Nous concentrons notre attention sur les domaines où nous pouvons avoir le plus grand impact. Notre approche de la durabilité et de l'impact social repose sur trois piliers - l'environnement, l'approvisionnement et la communauté. Nous recherchons constamment des moyens de faire preuve de leadership dans ces domaines importants. Nos valeurs ÊTRE - Engagement, Tient à coeur, Respect et Excellence - guident toutes nos prises de décision et prennent vie à travers notre culture bleue. Nous offrons à nos collègues des carrières progressives, une formation complète, de la flexibilité ainsi que les nombreux avantages compétitifs - voici quelques-unes des nombreuses raisons pour lesquelles nous sommes classés au palmarès des meilleurs employeurs du Canada, au palmarès des meilleurs employeurs pour la diversité au Canada, au palmarès des employeurs les plus verts au Canada et au palmarès des meilleurs employeurs pour les jeunes au Canada.

Si vous ne savez pas si votre expérience correspond à toutes les exigences ci-dessus, nous vous encourageons à postuler quand même. Nous recherchons des perspectives de candidatures variées, qui incluent des expériences diverses que nous pouvons ajouter à notre équipe.

Nous nous concentrons depuis longtemps sur la diversité, l'équité et l'inclusion, car nous savons que cela fera de notre entreprise un meilleur lieu de travail et de magasinage. Nous nous engageons à créer des environnements accessibles pour nos collègues, candidats et clients. Les demandes d'aménagement en raison d'un handicap (qui peut être visible ou pas, temporaire ou permanent) peuvent être faites à n'importe quel stade de la demande et de l'emploi. Nous encourageons les candidats à faire connaître leurs besoins en matière d'accommodation afin que nous puissions offrir des opportunités équitables.

Veuillez noter:
Les candidats âgés de 18 ans ou plus doivent effectuer une vérification des antécédents criminels. Les détails seront fournis lors du processus d’embauche.



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