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Senior Category Manager, Strategic Procurement
Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology
Ottawa, CAN
Full Time
Senior
Hybrid
2 days ago
Strategic SourcingContract NegotiationVendor ManagementProject ManagementFinancial AnalysisRFP Management
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About the Role
Algonquin College seeks a Senior Category Manager to lead strategic procurement, contract negotiation, and vendor management. The role involves managing complex RFPs, supporting facility management, and driving process improvements.
Key Skills for This Role
Strategic SourcingContract NegotiationVendor ManagementProject ManagementFinancial AnalysisRFP Management
Responsibilities
- Process large, complicated, and often confidential Requests for Proposals from inception to finalization
- Coordinate and negotiate major contracts for goods and services
- Recommend and implement high quality purchasing solutions to obtain best value
- Manage vendor relationships and negotiate contract terms and conditions
- Monitor vendor adherence to contractual terms and implement corrective action
- Support Facility Management department including operations, maintenance, and engineering
- Represent Procurement as a strategic resource in special projects like major campus construction
- Monitor industry, technological and pricing trends to obtain savings
- Provide training to college staff on purchasing policies, procedures and enterprise systems
- Provide guidance and mentorship to Senior Buyer and Buyers
Requirements
- Minimum three year degree/diploma in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Finance or related fields
- Professional Designation such as SCMP, CPSM, CPPB or other related fields
- Minimum seven years experience
- Leadership, motivation and team building skills
- Conflict resolution skills
- Ability to understand and apply internal control standards in a large organization
- Strong analytical and coordination skills
- Strong ethical and moral values
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Job Description
- The Senior Category Manager is responsible and accountable to process, from inception to finalization, large, complicated, and often confidential, Requests for Proposals for the College.
- The incumbent is responsible for the coordination and negotiation of major contracts for goods and services.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Contract negotiation and vendor management: recommending and implementing high quality purchasing solutions.
- Demonstrating expertise in Strategic Sourcing, RF(x)'s from end to end process.
- Negotiating time sensitive, confidential contracts during the signing process and at renewal.
- Project management: negotiating resolution of conflicts between vendors and college staff.
- Oversight of purchasing activities across departments, with major focus on Facility Management.
- Involvement as a Strategic Procurement Leader in special projects like Major Campus construction.
- Process improvement: monitoring industry, technological and pricing trends.
- Training and Staff Development: providing training to college staff on purchasing policies.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum three year degree/diploma in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Finance or related fields.
- Professional Designation such as SCMP, CPSM, CPPB or other related fields.
- Minimum seven years experience.
- Leadership, motivation and team building skills.
- Conflict resolution skills.
- Ability to understand and apply internal control standards in a large organization.
- Strong analytical and coordination skills.
- Strong ethical and moral values.
Why Join Algonquin College?
- Competitive base salary and comprehensive benefits including health, dental, and retirement plans.
- Learning and Development Opportunities: access to training, tuition assistance programs, certifications.
- Company Culture: values of caring, learning, integrity, and respect.
- Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA) initiatives.
- Flexible Work Arrangement Policy: select positions are eligible for hybrid work.
Salary Range
- Salary Range: CAD 88,985.00 CAD 111,230.00 Annual.
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