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Strategic Procurement Category Specialist - 6 months' contract

Natural Factors8 days ago
Coquitlam, British Columbia
Senior Level
contract

Top Benefits

Healthcare
Health & personal spending accounts
Wellness days

About the role

Strategic Procurement – Category Specialist – 6 Months contract We are seeking a Strategic Procurement Category Specialist (6 months’ contract) to manage the sourcing of materials, goods, and services—both direct and indirect—for the Factors Group of Companies. This role is responsible for maintaining supply continuity, securing competitive pricing, and ensuring timely delivery of high-quality products and services from reliable suppliers. The Category Specialist will also support cash flow management, meet production and stakeholder needs, and identify opportunities for cost efficiencies. All responsibilities are carried out with a strong commitment to our seven core values, including sustainability for people, planet, and profit.

6 Month’s Contract (40 hours per week) Monday to Friday 8:00 am – 4:30 pm (flexible); Hybrid In this role, you will:

  • Develop and implement category strategies to support sourcing, cost savings, and risk mitigation.
  • Lead supplier selection, negotiations, and contract management for assigned categories.
  • Drive procurement process improvements and identify cost reduction opportunities.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to qualify new suppliers, materials, and solutions.
  • Monitor supplier performance and stay ahead of market trends to support strategic decisions.

You have:

  • A Bachelor's degree in Business Administration; a Master's or supply chain certification (APICS, SCMA) is a strong asset.
  • 5+ years of procurement experience in a manufacturing environment.
  • Expertise in Source to Pay (S2P) processes and ERP/MRP systems; strong Excel skills.
  • Strong analytical, negotiation, and project management capabilities.
  • A proactive, team-oriented mindset with excellent communication and organizational skills.

You get:

  • Great benefits (healthcare, health & personal spending accounts, wellness days, Employee & Family Assistance Program)
  • Company provided RRSP
  • $200.00 safety boot voucher & company provided PPE
  • $300.00 per year to spend on company products
  • Costco membership
  • Employee referral bonus program

Why us?

  • We’re much bigger than you think, 30+ natural health brands loved across North America
  • Proudly Canadian owned & operated and a Certified B Corp company

Learn more about us here: https://ca.naturalfactors.com/pages/our-nature

This position is open to all qualified applicants who are legally entitled to work in the country in which this job is located. Only electronic applications can be accepted. This position will close when a competitive candidate pool has been identified. We thank you all for your applications. All the best! All Internal applicants will be given priority for consideration for the first five business days that this position is posted. After that five days, Internal applicants will be considered along with all other applicants; however, are guaranteed at minimum a call from the Talent Acquisition team. FGOffice *This position is open to all qualified applicants who are legally entitled to work in the country in which this job is located. Only electronic applications can be accepted. This position will close when a competitive candidate pool has been identified. We thank you all for your applications and a member of our team will contact you soon. All the best!

All Internal applicants will be given priority for consideration for the first five business days that this position is posted. After that five days, Internal applicants will be considered along with all other applicants; however, are guaranteed at minimum a call from the Talent Acquisition team.*

About Natural Factors

Wellness and Fitness Services
1001-5000

As a leading manufacturer of natural health formulas, Factors invests in people, science, and technology to facilitate the delivery of supplements which marry the wisdom of ancient herbal physicians and the science of modern clinical research to enhance the health of consumers worldwide.

Factors is a Canadian family-owned business with head office in British Columbia, operating for more than 50 years. From organic herbal farming in the Okanagan to state-of-the-art manufacturing operations in both British Columbia and Washington State (USA), we ensure reliable standards with extensive quality control testing in our laboratories that are among the finest in North America.

Our Mission statement: To enhance the wellbeing of our customers – through research, development, and delivery of effective nutritional supplements and other health-building products, and to contribute to the lives of our business partners including customers, employees, suppliers and the communities we serve in a cooperative a sustainable manner.

Many thrilling and innovative things are taking place at Factors such as new facilities, new equipment, new processes, and new members joining our team. Last year, we launched a new Core Values Rewards program for staff demonstrating our seven key Core Values: Hard Work/Balanced Life, Innovation & Imagination, Sustainability, Industry leading Quality & Service, Continuous Improvement, Integrity in Leadership, and Passion.

We are proud to have a core group of loyal long term staff as well as dynamic new hires joining our team. We are continuously working with employees to jointly create the type of environment that contributes to the employee experience being both positive and fulfilling.

Factors employees feel responsible for the products we produce and sell. We know we are helping people create better health and we take pride in our socially responsible and environmentally sustainable production practices.