Assistant Category Manager

Trophy Foods Inc
CA - Ontario - Ontario
January 19, 2025

Trophy Foods is Canada's leading supplier of high-quality edible nuts, dried fruit and confectionery products.
We pride ourselves on providing the highest quality products, at the best value, through our direct channel of global grower relationships.

Trophy Foods Inc.
is Canadian owned and operated with over 40 years of experience in serving our customers.
We produce edible nuts, dried fruits, confectionery and bulk foods under our Trophy brand.
We also work with grocery retailers, mass merchandisers, drug channel, and food service customers across the country to create and produce a wide variety of private label branded products.

Vacancy Status:
This posting is for 2 existing vacancies.

Overview:
The Assistant Category Manager coordinates procurement activities related to their assigned categories.
This role is focused on supporting Category Management and ensuring the continuity of raw material supply within cost and quality constraints.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Assist the Category Manager with the daily administration of assigned category responsibilities to optimize costs, access new suppliers, improve lead times, and guarantee the supply of raw materials.
Manage supplier setup and master data attributes including lead time variability, delivery methods, costs, and stocking types.
Develop and maintain relationships with new, existing, and potential suppliers of the organization.
Facilitate a new supplier and sample approval process between the supplier and the Quality Assurance team.
Maintain supplier master data repository.
Manage cost changes from suppliers and communicate with the Category Manager.
Support the Category Manager with ad hoc projects and data analysis.
Work with the Supply Chain team to resolve daily issues and ensure critical steps in new product launches are met.
Liaise with the Product Development team and Category Managers on new projects.
Partner with the Category Manager to set, manage, and execute the strategic direction for secondary categories, and identify high-impact cost reduction opportunities.
Liaise between the Category Manager and suppliers to address issues or opportunities surrounding fill rates, quality, and performance.
Monitor supplier performance to ensure contractual obligations are met.
Stay current on industry and competitive landscape factors concerning the supply market and submit reports.
Achieve corporate customer fill rate goal of 98%.
Other duties as assigned.

Experience, Qualifications, and Educational Requirements:

Post-secondary education or equivalent experience in Business Administration or a related field with a focus on Procurement or general Supply Chain Management is preferred.
2 to 3 years' purchasing experience gained in the consumer-packaged goods industry.
Prior experience managing packaging and artworks is an asset.
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal required.
Ability to develop and deliver well-structured summary presentations in support of negotiations, vendor reviews, and strategic reviews.
Strong analytical skills and ability to develop well-reasoned, fact-based arguments.
Ability to distill data from multiple sources into summary documentation to support decision-making and direction setting.
Knowledge of MS Office Suite of products - particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
Hands-on experience using Tier 1 ERP functionality in a Purchasing capacity.
Prior Experience with Supply Management and/or Material Planning module of JD Edwards is considered an asset.
Professional designation or a Certification in Purchasing or related field an asset.

Trophy is an equal opportunity employer that values workforce diversity.
Diversity is core to our business:
by embedding diversity into all aspects of our culture, we maximize the opportunity to

achieve sustainable business success and growth.
Trophy Foods Inc.
provides equal opportunities in employment, promotions, wages, benefits and all other privileges, terms, and conditions of employment to all qualified persons without regard to race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected by the applicable Federal and Provincial laws.

Trophy Foods has an accommodation process in place and provides accommodations for employees with disabilities.

Read the full job description and apply online on the recuiter's web-site

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