Category Management Director

1 week ago


Blainville, Canada SPI Santé Sécurité SPI Health and Safety Full time

WHO WE ARE

With over 50 years of success in Canada, we are defined by our team's passion for growing and expanding the business.
**We are people with GRIP**: Go-Getter, Renders Service, Innovative, and Passionate for succeeding.
The well-being of people is the purpose of SPI Health and Safety and involves three fundamental components:
**Our Employees**: Offer an employee journey where people grow personally and professionally
**Our Community**: Make this world a better place
**Our Clients**: Help customers’ employees go home safely

Our employees have spoken SPI is officially certified as a GREAT PLACE TO WORK®
We are ranked 16th best place to work in Canada

INTERESTING LINKS
SPI Health and Safety / Our History
Choose to make a difference
SPI Health and Safety / Careers
SPI Health and Safety / Press releases

OUR OFFER
Work for an organization with a meaningful mission, a corporate culture that is engaging and innovative, and an excellent work ethic in a highly competitive industry.
- Group RRSP (matched by the employer)
- Flexible group insurance plan
- Access to a gym on the worksite
- Reimbursement for physical activity
- Employee discount on all our products
- Access to a telehealth program (100% provided by the company)
- Program offering support to employees in need (SPI Connection Committee)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) gives you access to professional advice in all health matters
- Volunteer program (time paid for a cause that matters to you)
- Referral program with a $1000 bonus
- Continuous training and career opportunities
- A stimulating work environment filled with exciting challenges
- And the possibility of working in an environment where YOU matter

YOUR CHALLENGES
- You are responsible for developing and executing short and long-term strategies for the management of their assigned categories of products and services to ensure the highest level of service and have a significant impact on the company's bottom line;
- You will lead key growth initiatives using a fact-based approach, including market trend analysis, category evaluation, assortment optimization, promotion planning and customer experience optimization.

YOUR RESPONSABILITIES
Develop and implement strategies for defined product and service categories to optimize business results;
Manage the overall product portfolio, including budgets, forecasting, portfolio planning and category segmentation, and positioning of products and services in relation to competitors, distributors and customers;
Ensure category management, including strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, contract, performance and risk management;
Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including procurement, sales, marketing and profitability teams;
Report on purchases of product categories and perform analysis to identify opportunities for improvement;
Negotiate the best purchasing agreements with suppliers while seeking the best potential in terms of sales, value, margins, quality and profitability within the framework of the organization's culture;
Collaborate in setting retail prices in line with the company's overall strategy, ensuring the best return on product investment;
Develop and initiate the implementation of purchasing change initiatives within identified categories to improve company performance;
Develop consistent positioning of products and services, manage product release schedules and act as the main point of contact for the sales and marketing teams;
Develop and maintain in-depth knowledge of respective product markets, competitors and product innovations;
Conduct business and category reviews;
Coordinate promotions and communications to drive category sales across channels: web, branches, and B2B;
Develop and maintain planning and analysis tools.

YOUR SPECIFIC MEASURES OF SUCCESS
Category sales;
Category gross margin;
Product inventory turnover;
Inventory values.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, combined with more than 10 years of experience in category management/procurement;
Minimum five years of management experience;
Excellent written and oral communication skills in French and English;
Proficiency in the Office Suite;
Ability to travel abroad as required.

Every day, our values guide our conduct to live in a respectful, honest, transparent and fair workplace. Choose to make a difference
You want to work for a growing organization with a meaningful mission and excellent work ethic? We want to know you



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