Category Manager, Supply Chain

1 month ago

Edmonton, Canada City of Edmonton Full time

**Category Manager, Supply Chain**

**Job Number***:
**47499**

The City of Edmonton has been modernizing its Supply Chain capabilities, including the recent creation of Category Management. We’re looking for a hands-on and entrepreneurial leader with strong leadership skills, proven experience, and committed to creating value for our partners and citizens. This position manages the procurement strategy creation, supports procurement execution, is responsible for contract management (from onboarding to close out), and supplier performance/relationship management.

The position leads a team of Category Specialists and Analysts, manages Supply Chain Operations categories (goods/services, operational categories such as engines, transmissions, mechanical and electrical parts, light and heavy duty parts supply, etc.), and is responsible for the development and execution of category strategies for all spend categories within their accountability. Through extensive knowledge in procurement processes, contract management processes, and the supply chain operations portfolio, the position brings solutions that add value to both SCM and the business partner, in accordance with service levels. This position also provides guidance and leadership to the City’s logistics and courier group who ensure efficient and effective movement of goods across the organization.

This role reports to the Director Supply Chain Management and is responsible for purchasing, procurement support, contract management, and supplier performance for the effective supply and delivery of the inventoried and non-stock parts, goods and services to support the City's operations. This position builds trust through the demonstration of credibility, capability, reliability, intimacy, and an ethical, organizational-wide focus.

With a focus on the City of Edmonton’s Cultural Commitments of Safe, Helpful, Accountable, Integrated and Excellent, the Manager will:

- Establish Category Management objectives, strategies, KPI targets and supplier management strategies
- Oversee planning and execution of all strategic sourcing related to category strategies including RFP support, evaluation criteria development and internal business unit and external supplier communication
- Research broader trends, patterns, and recurrences for business partners to understand unique and repetitive procurement needs
- Deliver sustainable value, mitigate risk, and obtain cost efficiencies for the City, through a thorough understanding of and early engagement with the business areas (partners) to determine requirements, identify demand opportunities and to develop and execute strategies accordingly
- Translate the branch and section strategy and direction into operational plans required to achieve the key priorities and results
- Advance process and technology roadmaps in support of category strategy value delivery
- Identify and prioritize inventoried and non-stock goods and supply chain services, and align resources required to meet the needs of business partners throughout the organization including researching broader trends, patterns, and recurrences to understand each partner’s unique procurement needs
- Provide overall leadership to the Category Specialists in the development and implementation of overall category strategies including strategic sourcing, contract negotiations, demand management, process improvement and total cost of ownership models where appropriate
- Ensure staff are empowered and well equipped to perform their roles. Builds and sustains the competency (knowledge, skills and abilities) and capacity of the section to deliver the strategy
- Create integrated approaches to deliver work. Engages and supports staff in developing action plans to enhance communication, solve problems creatively, promote integration and support excellence. Contribute to the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of section and team level processes and practices
- Serve as the key Supply Chain Operations SME with departmental and branch leadership, building and maintaining effective relationships with departments, stakeholders, business partners, and team members
- Develop processes and guidelines relating to purchasing and contract management
- Lead the contract scope development, evaluation, negotiation, management, and close-out, monitoring performance, compliance, and progress, including all relevant communications and documentation
- Act as the primary interface with the supplier to plan for successful contract delivery outcomes
- Develop contract management plans at the appropriate scale of monitoring and reporting, identifying the key elements that impact successful delivery
- Ensure compliance with all applicable Trade Agreements in Procurement and Contract Management activities

**Qualifications**:

- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Economics, Commerce, Finance or a related discipline. Master's Degree in a related or other field preferr

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