Procurement Category Specialist, Contract

Title: Procurement Category Specialist, Contract

Reports to : Procurement Manager, Canada

Job Type: Full Time Contract

Experience: 3-5 years +

Education: Business/Bachelor Commerce Degree/SCMP Designation

Travel: N/A

Location: Home/Office Hybrid - Greater Toronto preferred

Annual Salary: $85,000

The Position:

Do you love animals and the people who love them? Are you passionate about joining an organization with a clear and inspired purpose? Make your love of pets into the career of a lifetime. NVA Canada is looking for a Procurement Category Specialist to join our Canadian Support Centre team based in Oakville, ON.

The Procurement Category Specialist will be responsible for managing and optimizing product/service categories to drive sales and profitability. This role requires strong analytical skills, the ability to collaborate effectively with cross functional teams such as Vendors/Business Partners, Marketing, Sales, Finance and US teams.

This position is a 13-month term employment contract.

What You’ll Be Doing:

· Improving growth and profitability

o Generate and analyze reports to determine savings and opportunities for the various categories.

o Analyze data or insights to determine industry and consumer trends (Pricing)

o Support in the development of long-term sustainable strategies for product categories

o Assist with the implementation and execution of strategic pricing and internal procurement processes within Canada

o Support with the RFQ process, negotiations and provide recommendations

· Partnering for success

o Foster trusting relationships with vendors to achieve growth and profitability

o Work cross functionally with Sales, Finance, and Vendors to support with Rebates tracking and other savings opportunities

o Respond to all internal inquiries and assist business stakeholders needs in gathering their requirements (Retriever system)

o Work cross functionally with Finance to report and track COGS

· Seeking continuous improvement:

o Supporting on the negotiation and execution of renewals and new Contractual Agreements

o Work with US and other internal stakeholders to support with automation and process efficiencies

o Support with Oracle

o Keeping abreast of industry and market trends and best practices

What You’ll Bring to NVA Canada:

·3 to 5 years of experience in Category Management/Procurement

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to effectively communicate with business partners (vendors) and internal departments

· Proficient with MS Office and strong Excel skills (VLookup/Pivot Tables/Formulas)

· Demonstrated analytical skills

· Bachelor of Commerce Degree

· SCMP designation is an asset

· Oracle and Quickbase experience not a must but will be ideal

· Power Bi and SQL knowledge

You’ll Love This Role if You Have:

· Enthusiasm, positivity, flexibility, and creativity

· Career ambition for gaining hands on experience in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment

· Ability to work independently, a self-starter with a “roll up your sleeves” methodical approach to daily work