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About the role

  • Category Supervisor leading buyers, supplier negotiations, and category performance for NFI Parts, a North American bus-parts provider. Driving cost, service, quality, and supply-chain improvements.

Responsibilities

  • Supervise and coach a team of Buyers; manage performance, development, and workload distribution
  • Own and negotiate the long-term contract bidding process with suppliers
  • Manage and enhance strategic supply agreements and execute new agreements with the Category Manager
  • Execute category strategies aligned with cost, service, and quality objectives
  • Lead procurement activities, including supplier performance, cost management, and tactical negotiations
  • Serve as the primary supplier contact and resolve escalations
  • Limit escalations caused by supplier disruptions
  • Monitor and report KPIs and supplier scorecards; drive performance improvements
  • Support management of obsolescence and supply constraints; validate alternatives
  • Collaborate with Customer Service, Inventory Planning, Operations, and Manufacturing
  • Conduct supplier site visits and participate in trade shows as needed
  • Present quarterly category reviews and contribute to annual planning
  • Ensure procurement policy compliance and support continuous improvement
  • Collaborate with Inventory Planning, Traffic & Customs, and Warehouse Operations to optimize service levels and supply chain performance

Requirements

  • Post-secondary education in Business, Supply Chain management or related field
  • 3-5 years’ experience in supply chain, procurement, or strategic sourcing
  • Some leadership experience
  • Strong leadership skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Self-motivated
  • Strong organizational and analytic skills
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office, including intermediate to advanced Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Word
  • Knowledge of Oracle is an asset
  • Travel is required for this position

Benefits

  • Competitive Wages
  • A continuous learning environment
  • Ability to advance your career with a growing company
  • Employee social committee events, including summer barbecues, holiday festivities, sporting events and tournaments
  • Ongoing employee development through in-house training initiatives

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Postgraduate Degree

Tech skills

Oracle

Location requirements

HybridWinnipegCanada

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