Category Manager - Transportation equipment - Jobs in Toronto, ON

Job Description

Location: Toronto, CanadaThales people architect solutions that support 85 million mainline and suburban passenger journeys, worldwide, every day. Our Rail Signalling and Communication systems are used on metro lines across major cities, and 72,000 kms of route, 52,000 trains per day in 16 countries are controlled by our Traffic Management Systems. Together We deployed the first-ever nationwide ticketing system which processes over 50 million ticketing transactions in 100 cities daily.Thales provides world-leading Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) and interlocking for mass rail transit applications globally. The Centre of Competence for Urban Rail Signalling is located right before you at mid-town Toronto. As the largest office in Canada, we house a department for every step of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)! This includes Software, Hardware, Systems Design, Verification & Validation, Operations, etc. The supporting corporate shared services teams in Finance, Human Resources and IT is also located at the office. Our office space was designed to provide a sustainable, healthy workplace that expresses TRSS’s brand while increasing collaboration. Features include Greenguard furniture, EnergyStar appliances, low-emitting adhesives, sealants, and sliding glass doors on internal offices provide daylight and views to the outside. Come join the big Transport family, here in Toronto!The Category Manager is in charge of one or several procurement categories and/or sub-categories related to Transportation Infrastructure equipment related to rail industry.A concrete knowledge of the technology and cost drivers of the category / sub-category is required in order to have a good understanding of the technical specification and facilitate discussions/workshops with the product/engineering teams internally as well as with suppliers. He or she must bring expertise / market intelligence of Electronic Manufacturing Industry in order to manage different technologies used in different application required in the Thales solutionsThe Category Manager is expected to:

• Implement, in close collaboration with the Global Business Units (GBU) / Global Category Managers (GCM) the procurement strategy for the various commodities / sub-categories related to Transportation Infrastructure Products, Systems & Equipment, and ensure their strategy is enforced and meets entities / countries requirements by a specific tactical approach.
• Responsible and accountable for selecting suppliers (aligned with the category strategy) and managing supplier relationships in order to guarantee that the level of performance (such as Quality, Price and Delivery) meet the requirements/interests of the businesses/Thales.
• Ensure the most up-to-date knowledge of its supplier market, including innovations and key new emerging technologies
• Develop and implement procurement policies and supplier panel for assigned category in conjunction with stakeholders as appropriate, put in place and manage Framework Agreements for regional suppliers where appropriate and/or desirable.
• Work closely with other functions as necessary, manage all purchasing aspects of assigned Bid and Project, to ensure packages are executed in accordance with technical, program, cost and performance (quality and delivery) requirements within their respective area of category / sub-categories responsibility.
• Manage risks and opportunities associated with each of their respective suppliers across the region.

Key Accountabilities:StrategyPermanently develop and enrich the regional strategy for the Transportation Infrastructure Products, Systems & Equipment short, mid and long term, based on entities needs in close relationship with the GCM.

• Ensure a perfect knowledge and buy-in of the category strategy from engineering team, the Product / Project Procurement organization or the relevant stakeholders, and by entities / regions
• Define and apply the roadmap and related actions supporting the category’s strategic direction

Competitiveness

• Monitor the market for their category, including key actors and suppliers, economic evolutions, innovations, technology, in order to propose the most up-to-date solutions to businesses
• Provide business with insights as to how products / projects could be more competitive, based on their monitoring
• Prepare Make or Buy decision, in collaboration with project / product procurement manager or relevant stakeholders.

Key Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 5 to 7+ years of strategic sourcing and category/commodity management experience, and leading P3 sourcing projects greater than $300k spend and High Risk
• Knowledge of value analysis methods
• Know how to evaluate risks and propose a mitigation plan
• Have knowledge of commercial law, and basic knowledge for insurance and export control
• Ability to Lead Complex and High Spend Negotiations. Proven experience negotiating T&Cs
• Multi-year track record of delivering cost reduction
• Strategic Risk Partners for Complex decision making
• Ability to clearly present and communicate sourcing plans to senior leadership
• Ability to facilitate cost reduction workshops and technology innovation workshops

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree (Engineering , Business, Economics, Supply Chain, etc.)
• Professional Procurement Certification (EIPM, CIPS, CPM, etc.)
• Experience and knowledge of Railway Transportation Infrastructure equipment like point machines, level crossings, axle counters, track circuits, ERTMS balises, asset protection solutions including tags and tag readers, Interlocking relays and full build to spec relay racks (no build to print), signals, driver machine interface, juristical recorders, odometry sensors as accelerometer or cold movement detector, rugedizzed radars, rugedizzed outdoor cameras, etc.

Behavioral Skills

• Take ownership and able to drive project to completion in a timely manner
• Capability to manage by influence and to convince
• Leadership skills with the ability to influence in order to deliver business results

#LI-HybridThales is required to follow mandatory customer policies as well as Federal and Provincial legislation, now and in the future. This includes, but is not limited to, vaccination mandates and travel requirements. This role requires you to work on a customer site and/or travel. Therefore you must follow all mandatory customer policies and Federal and Provincial legislation as a condition of employmentThales is an equal opportunity employer which values diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. Thales is committed to providing accommodations in all parts of the interview process. Applicants selected for an interview who require accommodation are asked to advise accordingly upon the invitation for an interview. We will work with you to meet your needs. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of providing an accessible candidate experience.Quick Apply

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