Category Manager, Indirect Procurement

Department: Finance

Reports to: Director, Indirect Procurement

Location: North Vancouver, BC, or Hybrid

Your Opportunity at ARC’TERYX:

The Category Manager, Indirect Procurement owns sourcing and category strategy for Commercial Retail, Store Development and Facilities, and may support additional indirect spend categories based on organizational priorities and business needs. You will report to the Director, Indirect Procurement.

This role serves as a strategic business partner to senior stakeholders, driving value creation through category management, supplier relationship management, procurement governance, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement initiatives across Arc’teryx’s North American, and global business functions.

Meet Your Future Team:

You will be responsible for assigned categories along with being agile to take on new initiatives as they arise. The function sits within the broader Arc’teryx Finance organization.

You will be entering at a pivotal time as we build out the foundation and guide the business through procurement transformation. As part of the growing procurement organization, this role will help define and evolve procurement practices, establish category management processes, and influence how procurement engages with the business across Arc’teryx and Amer Sports.

If you were the Category Manager, Indirect Procurement now, here are some of the core activities you would be doing: Strategy and Sourcing

• Leading complex RFx processes end to end: creation, cost analysis, negotiation and contract execution.
• Building robust business cases and supplier evaluation methodologies to support executive decision making
• Driving supplier negotiations involving commercial terms, service models, performance measures, sustainability requirements and continuous improvement commitments.

Analytics and Value Creation

• Analyzing spend, building total-cost-of-ownership models and setting savings baselines for your categories.
• Tracking, validating and reporting savings and value delivered to Procurement and Finance leadership.
• Developing category insights through spend analytics, supplier market intelligence and benchmarking activities.
• Identifying and quantifying cost reduction, cost avoidance, process improvement and value creation opportunities.
• Establishing value creation pipelines and supporting annual budgeting and forecasting activities through procurement-driven initiatives
• Presenting sourcing outcomes, business cases and value realization results to senior leadership.

Suppliers

• Managing supplier performance and relationships so the organization’s expectations are met.
• Developing supplier relationship management (SRM) strategies for key suppliers.
• Partnering with key suppliers to identify innovation, operational improvement and sustainability opportunities.

Stakeholders and Regions

• Partnering with senior leaders and stakeholders across functions and countries on procurement projects.
• Acting as a trusted advisor to business leaders by providing market intelligence, procurement expertise and strategic sourcing recommendations
• Influencing stakeholders without direct authority and building alignment across complex matrix organizations.

Policy, process and improvement

• Advising internal stakeholders on sourcing and procurement capabilities, policies and processes.
• Championing the Global procurement policy, tools, systems and procedures.
• Helping build the foundation of the Indirect Procurement function through process improvements, best practices and excellence projects.
• Taking on other procurement-related special projects as needed.
• Contributing to the development and implementation of procurement governance, policies, standards and category management methodologies.
• Advancing procurement maturity and enterprise value through process standardization, transformation initiatives, systems adoption, stakeholder engagement, change management, and implementation of best practices across Arc'teryx and Amer Sports.

Are you our next Category Manager, Indirect Procurement?

• You have 5+ years professional experience in the procurement field or comparable experience, ideally in a global company with a comparable size and complexity as Arc’teryx
• You have a minimum of 3+ years of experience leading as a Strategic Sourcing Manager or Category Manager in Procurement
• You have a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Operations Management, Business Process Management, Finance, STEM, Marketing, or equivalent experience.
• You have strong ability to communicate and build relationships with both internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
• You have strong commercial acumen, financial analysis and business case development skills.
• You remain highly flexible and adaptable when faced with ambiguity
• You effectively balance autonomy and collaboration
• You inspire breakthrough thinking and continuous improvement
• You have knowledge and experience in:
  • Category management framework
  • Developing and implementing category strategies
  • leading complex RFx projects
  • leading negotiations; good track record of delivering sustainable improvements and savings.
  • contracting / contract management.
  • It’s a plus if you have:
    • Experience sourcing in retail real estate, store development or facilities (for example construction services, FF&E, facilities maintenance or store operations).
    • Experience with SAP Ariba P2P or similar procurement tools, MS products, contract management tools and eSourcing tools.
    • An SCMP, ISM or other professional procurement designation.
    • Experience in a vertical retail organization.
    • Experience working in a greenfield environment, building a procurement function or its processes from scratch.
    • You are comfortable working in a matrix organization.
    • Ability to travel including international travel as required.

Compensation

the salary range for this role is CAD$108,000 ~ CAD$149,100

Total Rewards

Most new team members join between the start and midpoint of the range, where you can contribute right away while continuing to grow your craft, your collaborations, and your impact at Arc’teryx. This range reflects market alignment and the scope of the role. Individual pay is determined by your skills, experience, and level of responsibility.

We’re committed to fair, equitable, and competitive pay, reviewed regularly to ensure internal alignment and market relevance. Transparency is part of how we follow through on our commitments and how we honour the value you bring to our team.

In addition to base pay, Arc’teryx supports people through benefits designed to sustain both work and life:

• Health & wellbeing - Extended health, dental, and vision coverage, including mental health support, fertility benefits, gender-affirming care and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Financial wellbeing - RRSP matching and eligibility for Arc'teryx Annual Incentive Plan and access to Employee Stock Purchase program (ESPP) where applicable.
• Time & Flexibility - Paid time off, wellness time, and No Wasted Day program (dedicated paid days to get outside & explore).
• Family support - Parental leave top-up and a nesting period for new parents.
• Growth, community & gear - Professional development opportunities, Arc'teryx Academies (outdoor skill-building events), Employee Belonging Councils, and access to employee discounts and Pro Deals (exclusive discounted pricing on gear).

  *Eligibility for certain programs may vary by role.

Equal Opportunity

Arc’teryx is committed to actively creating and fostering a culture of inclusivity where voices are heard, people are seen, and values are respected. We care about the uniqueness of our applicants, employees, and guests, and we do so in a safe space fueled by curiosity and acceptance.

Creating an inclusive workplace is connected to our core value Do Right while also having the added benefit of helping make our business better. We believe inclusion helps us to create a healthier, happier workplace, drive creativity and innovation, and reflect the communities where we operate.

All applicants, employees, and guests can expect equality of opportunity and fair treatment in alignment with our values.

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