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About the Role

This role supports the strategic direction of the Procurement team by establishing commercial arrangements, leading sourcing events, analyzing data, and executing contracts. The Category Lead will optimize spend, drive best practices, and provide future-focused strategies.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and enhance relationships with key internal stakeholders.
• Execute competitive sourcing events and evaluate supplier performance.
• Negotiate contracts and agreements with suppliers.
• Develop and implement supplier development programs.
• Gather and analyze category spend and existing contractual arrangements.
• Support the creation of category strategies and advance key supplier partnerships.
• Provide guidance on best-in-class procurement practices and strategic category insights.
• Manage and resolve supplier issue and dispute escalations.
• Challenge the status quo by seeking continuous improvement, innovations, and automations.
• Implement and champion ethical procurement practices, policies, supplier social responsibility, and diversity programs.
• Act as an internal consultant on sourcing practices, supplier performance, compliance, and risk management.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of relevant work experience in telco/media/cable or a comparative procurement setting.
• Knowledge of category market trends and impacts to cost structures.
• Experience with one or more of the following services: Contact Centres, Credit Operations, Collections, Sales, Banking, or Back Office.
• Strong relationship building and business acumen.
• Ability to quickly establish credibility and influence with business stakeholders.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication (verbal and written) skills.
• Ability to communicate/present complex topics to executive leaders.
• Ability to deal effectively with ambiguity and resolve multi-party conflicts.
• Ability to be resilient when faced with opposition with a solutionist mentality.
• Works collaboratively with team members and stakeholders.
• Understands power dynamics within the spend category and will create own network for success.
• Motivated self-starter and quick study of complicated technical topics.
• Experience leading or supporting high-level negotiations.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent attention to accuracy and detail.
• Proven ability to be adaptable in a fast-paced, consistently changing environment.
• Ability to create comprehensive project plans and execute with discipline.
• Proficiency in Microsoft products including PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Project.

Skills

• Relationship building
• Business acumen
• Interpersonal skills
• Communication skills (verbal and written)
• Negotiation
• Analytical skills
• Problem-solving
• Project planning
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Project

Location

• Toronto, ON

Work Type

• Full time
• Onsite

Experience Level

• 3-5 years

Salary/Compensations

• Competitive salary & annual bonus

Benefits

• Competitive & flexible health and dental benefits
• Pension plan
• RRSP
• TFSA
• Stock matching programs
• Up to 50% off Rogers Services
• Up to 50% off Blue Jays Tickets
• 25% off TSC items
• 20% discount on all wireless accessories
• Paid time off for volunteering
• Company matching contributions to charities
• My Path: self-driven career development program
• Rogers First: priority in applying to internal roles
• Homewood employee & family assistance program
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) & Virtual therapy sessions
• Low or no-cost fitness membership

About the Company

• Committed to connecting Canadians through unique partnerships, world-class network and content.
• Innovative team is growing.
• Variety of business units with exciting and meaningful work.
• Organization committed to environmental protection.
• Strong commitment to diversity and inclusion with employee resource groups supporting equity-deserving groups.

Equal Opportunity

• We all bring something different, and we know what makes us different makes us great.
• Everyone who applies for a job will be considered.
• We recognize the business value in creating a workplace where each team member has the tools to reach their full potential by removing any barriers for equal participation.
• We work with our candidates who are experiencing a disability throughout the recruitment process to ensure that they have what they need to be at their best.