Category Lead

We are committed to connecting Canadians through unique partnerships, our world-class network and content Canadians love—and our innovative team is growing. We are looking for 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. We have a variety of business units with exciting and meaningful work waiting for you, including Communications, HR, Legal and Corporate Affairs, Supply Chain, Finance, and Real Estate. If you are considering your next step, we have exciting opportunities waiting for you. Come build a rewarding career at Rogers and be a driving force behind our success story! Who we're looking for: The Procurement IT professional services team is seeking a Category Lead eager to join our team. Reporting to Director, Procurement IT Services, the Category Lead will be proficient within the spend category and work with business partners to manage the strategic direction, total cost of ownership and risk. Your task will be to establish optimal commercial arrangements for next generation Cybersecurity and IT professional services aligned with Rogers strategic business objectives. Your procurement and business acumen will advance Procurement's trusted advisor status, optimize spend and value for money, drive best practices and provide future-focused strategies to achieve Rogers' goals. You are a business partner oriented candidate who has a strong understanding of Procurement policies and practices, competitive bid and contract negotiation experience, financial and cost modeling skills, and proven relationship management experience. You are a creative, critical thinker with business and financial acumen who champions innovation, change and process improvement. You are a professional communicator, influencer and negotiator able to build and maintain strong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders. You are able to seek, analyze and translate facts and data into key insights, concepts and recommendations to enable effective decision making. You are a strong collaborator and experienced at presenting technical topics with confidence to senior business partners/leaders. You excel in a fast paced, changing environment and have the ability to effectively resolve multi-party conflicts. You excel in a culture of continuous improvement leveraging innovation and system based tools to increase efficiency and value while delivering an intuitive user-friendly experience for internal and external stakeholders. What you'll do: Manage and own assigned spend category strategies to drive towards procurement and company objectives and business partner goals. Manage acquisitions of materials, supplies, equipment, and services and review purchase requisitions for accurate data and appropriate authorization. Leads and ensures usage of Procurement tools, processes, policies and standards Collaborate with internal stakeholders to influence, develop, and gain buy-in on aligned category strategies and advance key supplier partnership aligned with such strategy with a focus on strategic opportunities. Provide leadership and guidance to business partners and the IT Procurement team on best-in-class procurement practices, on-going advancements and opportunities associated with assigned categories, and strategic category insights to support delivery of company objectives. Provide professional and technical acumen for preparing Requests for Proposals (RFP’s), contracts, bid proposals and compare bids and evaluates options. Supports the IT Professional Services Team to ensure their sourcing initiatives are on-track to deliver value. Lead and own relationships with assigned suppliers within your categories, ensuring fulfilment of contractual obligations and business partner requirements. Act as a first level escalation point for issues related to suppliers for which you are identified as the procurement prime. Manage assigned s…

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