Senior Category Manager - Rogers, Toronto

About the role

Rogers is looking for a Senior Category Manager to join the corporate team in Toronto. You will own end-to-end category strategy for supply chain and wireless customer services, spanning supply chain 3PL, couriers, storage, and customer-facing device lifecycle services to assist the business in driving revenue targets. You will guide a small team of sourcing professionals to lead strategy, sourcing, complex contracting, vendor governance, and in-year performance optimization across programs like device trade and protection, asset disposition, and supply chain services.

Responsibilities

• Set and execute category strategy across supply chain portfolio and into the wireless product team
• Lead competitive sourcing (RFx) for programs such as trade, diagnostic and courier rate harmonization
• Own complex contracting draft/negotiation/closure of MSAs, SOWs, SLAs as required
• Manage vendor performance via scorecards/QBRs, corrective actions, and continuous improvement
• Lead service transitions and vendor management throughout the flow across both wireless device lifecycle and within the supply chain in tandem with Supply Chain Operations
• Ensure commercial readiness for new and steward approvals via Ivalua/term-sheets
• Partner cross-functionally (Wireless and Consumer Product, Planning, Tech Ops, Finance, Legal, Supply Chain) to unblock delivery, align for project and revenue targets
• Communicate to senior leaders with executive summaries, decision memos, and clear program readouts anchored in project realities

Skills and experience

Candidates must meet the following experience and skill requirements:

• 8+ years in strategic sourcing/category management for telecom, supply chain or wireless program/services
• Demonstrated command of logistics rates cards and task based 3PL costs
• Contracting depth across MSA/SOW/SLA design and negotiation, with change-control, service credits, and performance
• Vendor governance expertise: scorecards, QBRs, corrective actions, and capacity planning across a multi-vendor ecosystem
• Program leadership skills to orchestrate cross-functional teams (Product/Operations/Finance/Legal) under tight timelines and executive visibility
• Proficiency with sourcing/contracting systems (e.g., Ivalua) and advanced Excel/PowerPoint for financial modeling and executive storytelling

Who you'll work with

You will guide a small team of sourcing professionals and partner cross-functionally with teams across the business including Wireless and Consumer Product, Planning, Tech Ops, Finance, Legal, and Supply Chain Operations to unblock delivery and align for project and revenue targets.