Category Manager, Technology - Indirect Procurement
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About the Role
lululemon is seeking a Category Manager for Technology Indirect Procurement to partner with stakeholders, develop category strategies, and drive sourcing initiatives. The role involves data analysis, supplier negotiations, and project management.
Key Skills for This Role
Responsibilities
- Support the development and execution of category strategies through a collaborative, inclusive approach
- Contribute market intelligence and value analytics to inform sourcing strategies and category planning
- Drive annual productivity improvements by identifying and implementing opportunities to optimize total cost of ownership
- Build strong partnerships with business leaders to execute sourcing initiatives
- Support strategic sourcing events and supplier negotiations
- Analyze spend and other data sources to identify value opportunities
- Facilitate the contract management process and partner with Legal
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required
- 5+ years Indirect Procurement experience
- 2+ years Technology Category Management experience
- Must be experienced in running complex RFP processes end to end
- Excellent PC skills (Microsoft Office)
- Authorization to work in Canada
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About This Team
- The Global Procurement team are trusted business advisors who strategically partner with internal stakeholders and external suppliers to create value and mitigate risk in strategic non product purchases.
Core Responsibilities
- Support the development and execution of category strategies through a collaborative, inclusive approach.
- Contribute market intelligence and value analytics to inform sourcing strategies and category planning.
- Drive annual productivity improvements by identifying and implementing opportunities to optimize total cost of ownership.
- Build strong partnerships with business leaders to execute sourcing initiatives.
- Support strategic sourcing events and supplier negotiations.
- Analyze spend and other data sources to identify value opportunities.
- Facilitate the contract management process and partner with Legal.
- Manage and maintain tools and processes used to plan, track, and execute strategic sourcing activities.
Qualifications
- Required: Bachelor
- Preferred: MBA, SCMP or equivalent professional designation
- 5+ years Indirect Procurement experience
- 2+ years Technology Category Management experience
- Must be experienced in running complex RFP processes end to end
- Excellent PC skills (Microsoft Office), knowledge of P2P (Coupa)/Oracle a plus.
Must Haves
- Acknowledge the presence of choice in every moment and take personal responsibility for your life.
- Possess an entrepreneurial spirit and continuously innovate to achieve great results.
- Communicate with honesty and kindness and create the space for others to do the same.
- Lead with courage, knowing the possibility of greatness is bigger than the fear of failure.
- Foster connection by putting people first and building trusting relationships.
- Integrate fun and joy as a way of being and working.
Compensation and Benefits Package
- Typical hiring range: CAD 112,000 CAD 147,000 annually.
- Eligible for competitive annual bonus program.
- Extended health and dental benefits, mental health plans.
- Paid time off.
- Savings and retirement plan matching.
- Generous employee discount.
- Fitness & yoga classes.
- Parenthood top up.
- Extensive catalog of development course offerings.
Workplace Arrangement
- Hybrid: Work is performed onsite minimum 4 days per week.
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