Category Manager, Direct Procurement

3 months ago


Toronto, Canada Dentalcorp Canada Full time

**Applications must be submitted before end of day September 27th, 2024 at which time the posting will expire.**

**Who you are**

You are a service-oriented individual who is excited to be a part of a fast-growing organization that enables the best to be even better. You have some experience in Category Management and are looking for the opportunity to provide your expertise to drive change within an exciting industry. You love working in a collaborative team environment, but also enjoy your autonomy to accomplish tasks and provide excellent service to our Partners and their teams. As an individual who is driven by excellence, you are eager to contribute the success of one of Canada’s Best Managed companies.

This opportunity is based out of our Toronto Support Centre 4 days a week, Mondays through Thursdays and work from home on Fridays. Reporting into the Director Strategic Sourcing, the Category Manager leads the category strategy development, strategic sourcing, negotiation, contracting and supplier performance management for a complex portfolio of goods and services. The purpose of the position is to create value for dental practices, reduce total cost of ownership, and use negotiation and sourcing strategies, tools and processes, and mitigate risk through contract development.

The Category Manager understands external variables, learns the landscape, requirements and priorities of our practices and develops relationships to successfully develop category strategies that utilize various value levers to deliver improved cost, reduced risk, and more efficient programs to our dental practices.

**Duties and Responsibilities**

**Strategic Sourcing**
- Develop and execute on end-to-end sourcing opportunities, as required, to drive cost savings and process efficiencies
- Negotiate contracts

**Project & Change Management**
- Responsible for the end-to-end implementation of each sourced category across 400+ locations
- Work closely with practices to transition incumbent suppliers to new programs
- Facilitate contract terminations with incumbent suppliers and implement transition plans to ensure continuity of services

**Category Management**
- Develop and maintain comprehensive category strategies based on relevant market requirements and influences
- Manage the category strategy to drive category transformation, best practices, savings, and value creation initiatives
- Act as primary interface for key categories with the practices
- Supplier relationship management delivery to practices
- Owns and manages supplier score carding process
- Monitors and advises on non-compliant spend
- Performs spend analysis, market research, and monitors industry trends for assigned categories
- Use data and analytics to drive spend behavior

**Supplier Performance**
- Host business review meetings - performance, continuous improvement, innovation
- Support issue escalation

**Contract Management**
- Manage key contract deliverables, ensuring compliance to SLAs and KPIs
- Negotiate contract amendments and addendums, as required
- Facilitate contract terminations, as required

**What we're looking for**
- Post-secondary education or equivalent combination of education and experience; CSCMP designation is an asset
- Proven experience in Category Management
- Solid Microsoft Office Skills
- Strong data and analytical skills
- Managing these complex projects in procurement environment is an asset
- More than seven years contract negotiation experience
- Ability to lead and champion multiple sourcing initiatives concurrently
- Ability to effectively manage multiple stakeholders at one time
- Demonstrated proactivity and follow up skills
- Demonstrated commitment to providing a high level of customer service & continuous improvement
- Excellent process/project management skills
- Excellent communication and presentation skills combined with analytical abilities
- Demonstrated experience in supplier relationship management
- Demonstrates patience, tenacity, and resiliency in dealing with fast-paced, demanding situations

**About Dentalcorp**

Dentalcorp is Canada’s largest and fastest growing network of dental Practices, committed to advancing the overall well-being of Canadians by delivering the best clinical outcomes and unforgettable experiences. Dentalcorp acquires leading dental Practices, uniting its network in a common goal: to be Canada’s most trusted healthcare network. Leveraging its industry-leading technology, know-how and scale, Dentalcorp offers professionals the unique opportunity to retain their clinical autonomy while unlocking their potential for future growth.



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