Senior Category Manager

Hello I'm Jérémy, Recruitment Consultant for the Fed Supply employment agency, specialist in the fields of supply chain, logistics, transportation and customer service - offering temporary and permanent jobs in the Greater Montreal area. Our team of Supply Chain and Logistics experts speaks your language and operates in your world. Hello I'm Jérémy, Recruitment Consultant for the Fed Supply employment agency, specialist in the fields of supply chain, logistics, transportation and customer service - offering temporary and permanent jobs in the Greater Montreal area. Our team of Supply Chain and Logistics experts speaks your language and operates in your world. I am currently recruiting a Senior Category Manager for one of my clients, a specialized distribution company located in Boucherville. Responsibilities: - Represents the company on various purchasing group committees, ensuring that strategies and negotiations with suppliers are aligned with the company's overall objectives. - Negotiate commercial agreements with suppliers, focusing on opportunities to maximize profitability. - Identify negotiating levers based on market analyses, specific company needs, and direct or indirect categories involved. - Carry out in-depth market research to identify best practices, market trends, as well as opportunities to optimize costs and improve commercial conditions with suppliers. - Use these analyses to make informed decisions during negotiations. - Actively participate in setting up calls for tender for the acquisition of goods and services, defining requirements, creating the necessary documents and conducting comparative analyses of the proposals received. - Ensure rigorous management of the process to guarantee competitiveness and compliance with the company's strategic objectives. - Transmit new commercial agreements, as well as renewals or adjustments during the year, to the Finance Department to ensure data integration in financial systems and monitoring of financial performance. - Ensure optimal management of the life cycle of commercial agreements, including opening, closing, renewing and adjusting contracts according to internal standards. - Participate in the annual evaluation of suppliers, analyzing their performance through key performance indicators (KPIs) and identifying areas for improvement to strengthen business relationships. - Actively participate in weekly and monthly reviews of supplier performance and ongoing negotiations. - Ensures continuous monitoring of best practices in its area of expertise, making recommendations for optimizing negotiation processes and supplier relationship management. Skills required: - Bachelor's degree in business administration or other relevant field - Good knowledge of the Office 365 suite - A minimum of 10 years' experience in contract negotiation in a similar sector - Proficiency in Excel - (advanced) - Knowledge of SAP (an asset) - Knowledge of Power BI (an asset) - Knowledge of retail (an asset) - Bilingualism, French and English (spoken and written) - advanced level due to the nature of the role requiring interaction with unilingual French or English suppliers.

Location: Boucherville, CA

Posted Date: 11/25/2024