Category Manager, IT Sourcing

Position Purpose:
* Negotiate supplier engagements in partnership with businesses under the leadership of the Head of CM-US Procurement. The successful outcomes of these initiatives are those solutions that meet Capital Markets business requirements and create value for RBC as measured by savings/cost avoidance achieved.
* Leads RFI's, RFQ’s and RFP's in collaboration with business sponsors
* Supports and enables the end to end sourcing process for assigned categories.
* Responsible for performing analysis to support the sourcing process.

Key Accountabilities:
* Negotiation of contracts including pricing and service warranties for specific category.
* Performs detailed spend and other analysis to support the sourcing process.
* Apply in-depth knowledge of the category embracing best practices and industry trends.
* Develops and maintains a complex set of spreadsheets to capture and maintain the spend analysis for specific category on a month-by-month, year-over-year basis etc.
* Acts as subject matter expert and facilitates in the research, development and implementation of RFI's, RFQ’s, RFP's, SLA's and related contracts.
* Assist the Business and Procurement team with vendor performance complaints and ensures vendors compliance/performance meets expectations as defined in SLA's and contract agreements.
* Proactively identifies opportunities/initiatives within supplier or services in areas of savings, revenues or process streamlining.
* Takes ownership of assigned savings initiatives including the tracking and monitoring of saving roadmaps and project plans.
* Key contact that liaises with IT enterprise wide teams to ensure strategic alignment and leveraging is optimized
* Contributes to recommendations to Executives

Job Requirements: (Knowledge/ Experience):
Required:
* IT experience and/or background
* Minimum 5 years recenet relevant experience
* Collaborative ability to work with end users and vendors to achieve the best value
* In-depth appreciation of the current and emerging trends within the category.
* Team player with ability to influence
* Focus on customer service
* Proven PC skills including strong knowledge of Excel, Power Point and Word
* Strong analytical skills to formulate a well developed set of metrics relating to the spend category
* Be comfortable presenting to Senior Level Management

Desirable:
* MBA, CFA, accounting expertise
* Experience in Capital Markets
* Software Contract knowledge
* Negotiations skills

Required Skills/ Competencies/ Attributes:
See Above

Education:
BA/BS

Required Accreditation(s):

Special Conditions:
n/a

Diversity:
Diversity in the workplace, one of our shared values, lies at the heart of our rewarding, open, supportive and inclusive work environment. We respect and respond to the many competing and evolving priorities in our lives so you can focus on what you can do best - put clients first.

EOE/M/F/D/V