Category Delivery Manager

Role Responsibilities

Ready to make a province-wide impact? We are looking for a bold leader to drive innovation, streamline procurement, and empower teams through data and strategy. Join us as a Category Delivery Manager and help to shape the future of category management across Alberta.

As a Category Delivery Senior Manager, you will be responsible for leading a team, setting a clear vision, providing guidance and direction, motivating and inspiring Category Specialists, and implementing category management. The implementation of category management includes on-boarding of GoA stakeholders from departments and overseeing implementation.

Your responsibilities in this role will include, but are not limited to:

• Oversee the implementation of the demand planning processes, which includes engaging with departments to understand their demand for upcoming and inflight categories and collaborating with the leadership team to plan accordingly.
• Lead the implementation of category management for Category Management Program and Centre of Excellence teams across different goods and services categories to consistency, continuous improvement and proactive management of risks.
• Collaborate with colleagues to identify the stakeholder landscape for upcoming categories and lead the engagement with impacted stakeholders to educate them on category management, their roles and responsibilities and the collaborative approach required to be successful.
• Leverage business acumen to collaborate with the Reporting and Master Data team to identify metrics that need to be tracked to deliver the objectives of the Category Management Program.
• Provide guidance and support to their team members such as coaching, direction and guidance on the best practices, tools, and techniques for category management.
  
  

To succeed in this role, you should demonstrate a strong level of:

• Leadership and supervisory skills.
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Communication and presentation skills at various practical levels.
• Results-driven mindset.
• Knowledge of public sector procurements.
• Knowledge of public sector stakeholder landscapes.
• Conflict resolution skills.
• Project management skills.
  
  

Please click on this link to view the job description for this position.

APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies: https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom_downloaded_images/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf.

• Systems Thinking: You consider how your access and privacy decisions impact not only the client ministry but the broader Government of Alberta, ensuring consistency and alignment with cross-ministry priorities. You recognize the interdependencies between legislation, policy, and public interest, applying this lens to develop sound, strategic recommendations.
• Build Collaborative Environments: You lead and contribute to the conditions and environments that allow people to work collaboratively and productively to achieve outcomes.   You will partner with diverse internal and external stakeholders with the opportunity to mentor and coach junior staff to provide consistent, effective and efficient access to information services.
• Develop Networks: You proactively build networks, connecting, and building trusted relationships with different stakeholders. Strong human relations skills such as diplomacy, political astuteness, conflict resolution, proactive problem-solving, negotiating, influencing, and sensitivity are desired skills to interact with stakeholders.
• Creative Problem-Solving: You have the ability to assess options and implications in new ways to achieve outcomes and solutions. You will seek clarity and, constructively challenge the process to eliminate barriers to encourage creativity and innovation. Strong critical-thinking skills will provide benefits to successfully identifying alternative solutions.
• Agility: You adapt quickly to shifting priorities, tight deadlines, and emerging challenges while maintaining accuracy and compliance.
  You remain composed and solutions-focused in high-pressure situations, responding effectively to unexpected or complex access issues.

Qualifications

Required

• University graduation (4-year) in Business Management, Supply Chain, or other relevant areas, supplemented by six years progressively responsible experience. Related experience or education may be considered as an equivalency on a one for one basis.
  
  

Equivalencies may be considered:

• Two Year Diploma and a minimum of eight (8) years related experience.
• One Year Certificate and a minimum of nine (9) years related experience
• No education (High School Diploma) and a minimum of ten (10) years experience.
  
  

Cover Letter: Please provide a cover letter detailing how your skills, knowledge, and experience align with the requirements of the position. Applications without cover letter will be automatically disqualified.

Assets

• Experience with diverse stakeholder management, preferably in the public sector.
• Experience with executing on category management and strategic sourcing activities.
• Experience with conducting demand planning.
• Experience with executing on transformation projects.
• Experience with managing a team where you are/were overseeing their work and coaching them.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification. 
Refer to https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-minimum-recruitment-standards.

Notes

The competition will be used to one fill (1) permanent Category Delivery Manager role.

The successful candidate will be required to work in Edmonton, scheduled Monday to Friday, 7.25 hours per day for a total of 36.25 hours per week.

Location: Oxbridge Place Building, 12th Floor, 9820 - 106 Street, Edmonton, Alberta T5K2J6.

A Remote or Hybrid work arrangement is not offered.

Final candidates may be required to undergo a security screening. Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses, will be the responsibility of the candidate. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in.

Please ensure your resume highlights how your previous work experience is related to the qualifications and requirements for this position. Resumes should clearly state the employment dates on your resume with the month and the year.

What We Offer:

• Working for the Alberta Public Service - https://www.alberta.ca/advantages-working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx.
• Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) - https://www.pspp.ca.
• Alberta Public Service Benefit Information - https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-benefits.
• Professional learning and development - https://www.alberta.ca/professional-development-support-directive.
• Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool – https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca.
• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.
• Leadership and mentorship programs.