Category Manager

Job title: Category Manager

Company: Randstad


Job description: Are you a Category Manager with relevant experience in the field? This 12-months contract role maybe a right fit for you.The Category Manager (CM) may support one or several procurement categories.The CM is accountable for end to end performance of the acquisition process via the management of the RFI &/or RFP’s until the Pvet 4 stage for critical work packages (up to PVet 5 based on some Regions) . The CM is expected to lead major / business critical supplier selection exercises to support business needs. The CM ensures the deployment, implementation and monitoring of agreed category strategies.Advantages
Number of hours per week: 40 hours/week
Benefits Package Offered for the role: Disability benefits, Health care plan, Vision care benefitsResponsibilities
The CM is :
Responsible for supplier relationship management and continuous improvement of suppliers within his/her category (with the support of Supplier Performance Management Team if needed) and the management of suppliers performance including, but not limited to, quality, cost, delivery, contractual performance and innovation.
Accountable for ensuring the most up-to-date knowledge of his/her supplier market, including new innovations and key emerging technologies relevant to their category.An essential element of his role is to ensure that the suppliers provide the competitiveness required to support the business and to introduce optimal supply base changes to support business winning capability.
Skills: Reporting to the relevant Global Category Manager and / or Categories Team leader (CTL) depending of geographic location.The Category Manager (CM) supports one or several procurement categories.
The CM works in close relation with the relevant Global Category Managers (GCM), the Categories Team Leader (CTL) and the Tactical Buyer (TB).
All CM actions have to be in line with the strategy defined by the Global Category Manager and the CM will have a regular feed back loop with the GCM. The CM’s prime role is the management of the RFI or/and RFP’s until PVet 4 stage for business critical work packages (up to PVet 5 based on some Regions) in order to provide competitiveness to the businessQualifications
Strategy:

• Provide input into worldwide category strategies for short, medium and long term needs
• Ensure the relevant players have a good knowledge of Thales need and support the category strategy so that the business secures targeted projects and customer competitive advantage.
• Ensure that clear and measurable savings targets are identified and delivered by category and endorsed by business / project.
• Ensure category commitment and spend compliance tracking is well reported.

Procurement Competitiveness Capture:

• Monitor category markets on an on-going basis to identify and understand key players, newcomers, economic evolutions, market or regulation constraints, innovations and technology in order to support the development of the most up to date category strategies for the businesses.
• Based on the above provide insights as to how products / projects could be more competitive via the adoption of different suppliers / methodologies / technology etc.

Operational Support:

• Ensure the Tactical Buyers receive all required information to raise the Procurement Orders.

Supplier / Acquisition Management:

• Performance management of the supply base in line with the standards set out by the Global Category Manager.
• Ensure that supplier competitions follow the governance process and are balanced and fair in order to improve business and customer performance.
• Ensure that the supplier contracts and framework agreements are negotiated when required in line with the category strategies.
• Ensure that global contracts / framework agreements are adopted and utilised.

Summary
Location: North York, ONInterested candidates can directly send over their resumes to Karthik at karthikeyan.venkataramana@randstad.caRandstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada’s workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.

Expected salary:

Location: North York, ON

Job date: Fri, 06 Jun 2025 07:07:09 GMT

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