Category Manager, Corporate

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Category Manager, Corporate

Who are we?

Founded in 1924, Irving Oil is a family-owned international refining and marketing company with a history of long-term partnerships and relationships. With operations throughout Eastern Canada, New England and Ireland we focus on delivering quality products and exceptional service to our customers and our communities. Every day, we strive to put our good energy in action to bring families together, support the environment and local wildlife, and to create learning opportunities that empower the next generation.

Here’s What You Can Expect From Us

When you’re a part of our team, you’ll see how we bring good energy to all that we do. At Irving Oil, we strive for a work environment where each of us feels we belong, can bring our whole selves to work, and where we treat our fellow employees with kindness and respect. Together, we will support our corporate strategy, high standards and the communities where we live and work. Our collaborative approach, safety-first culture and commitment to building resilient teams helps reinforce our internal brand position where People Matter. That’s why we’re dedicated to investing in our employees’ potential, so that they can reach their career goals.

Job Description

Who are we?

Founded in 1924, Irving Oil is a family-owned international refining and marketing company with a history of long-term partnerships and relationships. With operations throughout Eastern Canada, New England and Ireland we focus on delivering quality products and exceptional service to our customers and our communities. Every day, we strive to put our good energy in action to bring families together, support the environment and local wildlife, and to create learning opportunities that empower the next generation.

What You Can Expect In a Typical Day

Category management is the supply chain management function designed to deliver significant value by leveraging size, spend and knowledge on key categories of materials and services. This role will drive category management methodology and practices as it links to the overall Category Management approach. The capability systematically separates purchased materials and services into distinct groups (categories) to strategically manage them. It involves identifying category sourcing opportunities and prioritizing them in partnership with internal customer groups; developing and executing new sourcing initiatives and/or leveraging ongoing agreements; managing daily operations and demand drivers; building stakeholder relationships; and driving continuous improvement activities within the category.

The Category Manager, Corporate is a leadership and management position responsible for development and execution of category plans along with managing all core procurement activities associated with Information Technology (hardware, software and security), Facilities, Brand, Professional Services and other Corporate procurement requirements within Irving Oil. This position has leadership and management responsibility for 5-7 team members.

What You Need To Succeed

Leadership and Team Effectiveness:

• Lead team by providing structure, articulating goals, setting priorities, and supporting outcomes.
• Coach, mentor, and support development of direct reports
• Foster collaboration and build team effectiveness
• Implement processes that respond quickly to changing conditions
• Ensure the effective utilization of assets and financial resources
• Lead team to understand, encourage, support, demonstrate and communicate the knowledge of contract laws and management
• Lead team to implement negotiation strategies
• Lead team to identify issues, develop hypotheses, establish data frameworks, conduct analyses, draw conclusions and develop proposals
• Develop and use processes that support active engagement and commitment
• Provide leadership in the development and implementation of KPI’s to drive continuous improvement in driving business value and productivity
  

Functional/Technical

• Develop strategic visions for categories, with an understanding of internal business drivers and economics of the sourcing and procurement market.
• Engage with strategic planning and budgeting organizations to align on strategic goals and provide input into budgeting process
• Performs opportunity analysis to identify projects that will deliver significant cost savings and value improvement
• Lead development of category profiles and sourcing strategies
• Identify category stakeholders and engage them in the strategic sourcing projects
• Lead cross-functional teams in the development of sourcing strategies for key spend categories and sub-categories
• Lead the development and execution of RFIs, RFPs, reverse auctions, and compose service contracts and supply agreements as required within the category
• Structure and negotiate supply agreements and manage supplier relations and performance
• Select, manage, and maintain and Approved Suppliers list within the category that is financially sound, technically competent, and strategically aligned
• Lead the development and execution of contract management plans for all business-critical suppliers within the category
• Manage escalations on behalf of vendors and stakeholders
• Ensure the overall security of supply of key products within the Supply Chain, including understanding market trends and potential geopolitical impacts.
• Ensure compliance with procurement policies and procedures, ethical practices, and adherence to relevant laws and regulations to mitigate risk.
• Apply creativity and solid judgment when working on complex negotiations and problem-solving opportunities
• Identify and implement opportunities to optimize sourcing processes and internal supply chain processes impacting the category
  

Human Relations

• Strong commercial/negotiating skills
• Strategic Thinking
• Presentation skills
• Diplomacy and tact
• An ability to network and build relationships
• Negotiating, problem solving, organizational skills
• Strong communication skills
• Professional demeanor and presentation
• Experience in navigating in a fast-paced, changing environment
• Committed to achieving results
  

Other Skills

• Knowledge of trend and best practices in procurement and category management
• Total cost analysis
• Technical insight to challenge and/or advise on user specifications
• Ability to evaluate commercial risks and technical potential in category/sub-category
• Mature individual who can assume a high degree of responsibility with minimum direction / supervision
  

Education And Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Logistics, Supply Chain, Sciences, Business Administration or related field.
• Supply Change Management Professional (SCMP) designation or other similar designation.
• Knowledge and understanding of contract law.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• A combination of education and experience will be considered.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in leadership positions with increasing experience accountability and responsibility.
• Experience with IT systems and contracts would be an asset, including vendor drafted contracts, licensing agreements, infrastructure and application contracting, professional services agreements and scopes of work.
• Experience leading, facilitating and executing strategic sourcing files effectively (creation of cross functional teams, establishment of sponsors, ability to challenge the status quo, ensure implementation of solution, clear transition / handoff and establishment of benefit tracking measures).
  

Job Requirements - Work Experience

Management

Job Requirements - Education

Bachelors: Business Administration

Location

Saint John, NB