Category Manager

Job Title: Category Manager

Position Type: Permanent, Full-Time

Location: GTA, ON

Reports To: Senior Marketing Manager

Compensation: Base Salary $100,000.00 Cad + Additional Benefits

Join Our Team

Established in 1830 and proudly Canadian since 1874, The Stevens Company continues to be a pillar in Canada’s healthcare community. Still owned and operated by the Stevens family, Stevens is Canada’s only Canadian-owned full line medical distributor. We proudly partner with over five hundred manufacturers to service the needs of our customers.

With ten offices and distribution centres that span the country, Stevens provides Canadian hospitals, physicians, and veterinary clinics with the medical supplies and equipment needed for their customers. We are dedicated to improving patient outcomes through the exceptional products and services we offer.

Position Overview

We are seeking a Category Manager who is passionate about medical products to join our team. This individual will be responsible for managing and optimizing strategic products within our medical supply and equipment portfolio. The Category Manager will work closely with cross-functional teams and suppliers to ensure that our product offering meets market demands, supports business objectives, and delivers cost-effective solutions to our Canadian customers.

Reporting to the Senior Marketing Manager and working closely with the VP of Marketing, you will contribute to and execute our strategic product offering plans, manage vendor relationships, support new product launches, and handle disruptions. You will play a key role in improving our company profitability and ensuring we have the latest product innovation – overall helping us deliver the best possible value to our customers.

Responsibilities

• Manage new and existing vendor relationships.
• Review product offering by class of trade and define gaps and opportunities.
• Analyze profitability by vendor partner and look for opportunities to optimize margins.
• Stay informed of new products available in the market that deliver improved value for our customers.
• Work closely with supply chain and sales to manage product rationalization and aging inventory.
• Develop and maintain a product guide that gives strategic direction to our sales representatives.
• Lead Quarterly Business Reviews with key vendor partners.
• Collaborate with marketing team on campaigns and promotions, recommending products and vendors of focus.
• Manage product disruptions that come in from vendors, work with marketing team on disruption reporting, dashboard updates, and communication of these disruptions to the sales team.
• Provide insight to Sr Marketing Manager on featured vendors and products to be highlighted across all marketing channels.

Note: Occasional travel required for in-person vendor meetings and industry tradeshow events.

Qualifications Required:

• Undergraduate degree or college diploma in Marketing, Business, or related field.
• 3-5 years of relevant industry experience, working with medical products.
• Analytical and data skills: able to dig through data independently and draw helpful insights and/or conclusions.
• Demonstrated problem solving skills to proactively deal with rapidly changing market conditions.
• Structured approach and communication style: ability to clearly and persuasively communicate with stakeholders.
• Highly organized and able to manage multiple priorities.
• Team player with ability to adapt and align with changes in strategy.
• Exceptional Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience with Power BI.
• Bonus: Strategic sourcing experience; comfortable managing negotiations with vendors.

If interested in this role, please send your resume and Cover letter to:

[email protected]

Why Work at Stevens?

Success begins with the people who work towards it. When they feel valued, supported and empowered to reach their own potential, new ideas and innovations can thrive.

Therefore, we are committed to providing a comprehensive benefits and employee program that supports:

• Comprehensive Benefits: Full-time employees and their families receive robust coverage including extended health and dental plans and life insurance.
• Defined Contribution Pension Plan: Employer matched pension plan.
• Career Development: Professional growth opportunities.
• Opportunities for Advancement: We actively support internal growth and skill development to help you build a lasting career with us.

A Workplace Where Everyone Belongs

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core to who we are. We respect, value and celebrate people from all backgrounds, and are committed to ensuring all feel supported and empowered to reach their full potential. We do not tolerate discrimination of any kind and foster a culture of respect and inclusion. Diverse viewpoints spark innovation and help deliver creative solutions; at The Stevens Company we celebrate diversity and recognize our staff for their abilities.

Get Involved!

Definitely not all work and no play, here at Stevens we love to get involved in activities that promote community, connection and good fun! Our Social Committee does a fantastic job of organizing various activities, games and events throughout the year, including but not limited to; STEVENGO, Family & Friends events, spirit days, holiday events and various fun-filled initiatives to support charities both local and national we are proud to partner with.

To learn more about the fun being had at Stevens, check out our LinkedIn:

linkedin.com/company/the-stevens-company-limited

Grow With Us

If you’re passionate about helping others, thrive in a supportive and inclusive team environment, and want to be part of a company making a real difference in Canadian healthcare, we’d love to hear from you.