Category Lead

1 month ago

Toronto, Ontario, Canada Rogers Communications Full time

We are committed to connecting Canadians through unique partnerships, our world-class network, and content Canadians love. Our innovative team is growing, and we are seeking dedicated team members to join our Corporate team who have a genuine passion for making positive impacts on customers and the communities where we live and work.

Our Corporate team is responsible for driving business growth, improving operational efficiency, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. As a Category Lead, you will play a critical role in managing commercial strategies, total cost of ownership, and risk management of purchases related to wireline and optical transport networks.

You will be responsible for identifying cost savings objectives for assigned categories and projects, aggregating demand to leverage Rogers' scale and scope, standardizing processes, and driving total cost of ownership reductions. You will also act as a first-level escalation point for issues related to suppliers and manage the analysis of spend data to assist with the identification of sourcing and cost take-out opportunities.

Key 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, standardizing processes, 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 fulfillment 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 an internal resource to business owners on sourcing practices, supplier performance, compliance, and risk management policies, processes, and procurement standard practices.

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

What We Offer:

  • Competitive salary and benefits package.
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development.
  • Collaborative and dynamic work environment.
  • Recognition and rewards for outstanding performance.

How to Apply:

Apply online at [insert link] or email your resume and cover letter to [insert email]. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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