Category Manager, Corporate, IT & Tail Spend
Top Benefits
About the role
What we will offer you:
Culture: Join a supportive and inclusive work environment where teamwork, respect, and open communication are at the core of everything we do.
Opportunity: A continuous focus on professional development with many opportunities for training & career growth.
Health & Wellness: Competitive health benefits right from the start including health & wellness spending accounts & maternity leave top-up. Access our employee assistance program for confidential counseling, mental health support, and various resources to help you navigate life’s challenges.
Competitive Compensation: We offer a highly competitive salary package, ensuring that your hard work and dedication are recognized and rewarded accordingly.
Flexibility: We understand the importance of work-life balance, we offer flexible hybrid work options to help you manage your personal and professional commitments.
Technology: Work with state-of-the-art tools and technologies that empower you to excel in your role and stay at the forefront of industry trends.
Safety Focused: We care about you and have committed to a zero-harm workplace.
The Category Manager leads the development and execution of sourcing and vendor management strategies for the North American fleet portfolio. This role focuses on optimizing total cost of ownership (TCO), improving asset reliability, and mitigating supply and capacity risks across transportation and delivery networks. Success requires strong use of industry insights, financial and market data, and category expertise to drive disciplined cost management, contract lifecycle oversight, compliance, and continuous improvement.
What you’ll do:
- Develop and execute multi-year category strategies aligned to cost savings, compliance, continuous improvement, safety, uptime, sustainability and growth objectives.
- Lead competitive sourcing, contract negotiations supplier selection and performance management.
- Partner with Operations, Logistics, Safety, and Finance to balance cost, service, and risk
- Establish TCO models including acquisition, lease Vs buy, maintenance, fuel, compliance, resale value and fleet lifecycle mapping.
- Manage vendor rationalization and approved/ preferred suppliers and compliance programs.
- Identify opportunities for consolidation, standardization, and process improvement.
- Analyze spend data, track savings, report on category performance, and identify areas for efficiency.
- Lead freight market intelligence, rate benchmarking, and negotiation strategies.
- Ensure contracts support regulatory, safety, and environmental requirements.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
What you bring:
- Post-secondary education in a relevant field; SCMP, CSCP, CIPS, or equivalent designation preferred.
- 8-10+ years of strategic sourcing or category management experience
- Strong background in capital equipment, MRO, or industrial services
- Experience in energy, utilities, construction, or asset-intensive industries preferred
- Experience in inventory management and optimization models
- Strong analytical, negotiation, and supplier governance skills
- Experience using Workday or similar ERP systems
- Experience centralizing and managing North America wide multi location spends
- Advanced internal and external stakeholder management and executive communication skills
Salary: $97,700 - $122,100 annually (based on skills, experience, qualifications, and geography).
Eligible employees may earn performance-based incentives and have access to comprehensive benefits and retirement plans with matching contributions.
This posting is for a newly created position. We do not use AI tools in the selection process and do not request pay history.
Superior Propane is Canada’s leading and reliable propane provider. Customers have trusted the experts at Superior to fuel their homes and businesses since 1951. Customer Focus, Performance, Safety, and Winning with People are the four key values that are the foundation of everything that we do.
"Here at Superior Propane we are an equal opportunity employer committed to the inclusion and accommodation of all individuals. If you have an accommodation need during the recruitment & selection process, we encourage you to connect with us at aoda_hr@superiorpropane.com to let us know how we can enhance your experience."
About Superior Propane
Superior Propane is Canada's largest provider of propane and related equipment and services for commercial, agricultural, mining, oil and gas, and residential customers. Superior provides service from more than 200 strategically-located facilities and offices to efficiently serve nearly 200,000 customer locations virtually anywhere in the country. In business since 1951, Superior employs more than 1,500 people and delivers over 1.5 billion litres of propane annually.
As part of the Energy Distribution Division of Superior Plus LP, Superior provides dependable energy solutions through the procurement and delivery of a secure propane supply.
We are focused on providing technical innovations that add value to our customers, such as wireless tank level monitoring and tracking as well as online account management through mySUPERIOR.
Supérieur Propane est le plus grand fournisseur de propane, d’équipement et de services connexes du Canada destinés aux clients résidentiels et commerciaux ainsi qu’à des clients des secteurs de l’agriculture, des mines, du pétrole et du gaz. Supérieur offre des services à partir de plus de 200 installations et bureaux situés à des emplacements stratégiques afin d’offrir une prestation de services efficace à près de 200 000 emplacements de clients, pratiquement n’importe où au pays. En affaires depuis 1951, Supérieur Propane emploie plus de 1 500 personnes et livre plus de 1,5 milliard de litres de propane chaque année.
Partie intégrante de la division Services énergétiques de Superior Plus, sec, Supérieur Propane propose des solutions énergétiques fiables en fournissant et livrant un approvisionnement en propane sûr.
Nous nous concentrons à offrir des innovations techniques qui ajoutent de la valeur pour nos clients, comme la surveillance sans fil du niveau de réservoir ainsi que la gestion de compte en ligne, par le biais de notre site monSUPÉRIEUR.
Category Manager, Corporate, IT & Tail Spend
Top Benefits
About the role
What we will offer you:
Culture: Join a supportive and inclusive work environment where teamwork, respect, and open communication are at the core of everything we do.
Opportunity: A continuous focus on professional development with many opportunities for training & career growth.
Health & Wellness: Competitive health benefits right from the start including health & wellness spending accounts & maternity leave top-up. Access our employee assistance program for confidential counseling, mental health support, and various resources to help you navigate life’s challenges.
Competitive Compensation: We offer a highly competitive salary package, ensuring that your hard work and dedication are recognized and rewarded accordingly.
Flexibility: We understand the importance of work-life balance, we offer flexible hybrid work options to help you manage your personal and professional commitments.
Technology: Work with state-of-the-art tools and technologies that empower you to excel in your role and stay at the forefront of industry trends.
Safety Focused: We care about you and have committed to a zero-harm workplace.
The Category Manager leads the development and execution of sourcing and vendor management strategies for the North American fleet portfolio. This role focuses on optimizing total cost of ownership (TCO), improving asset reliability, and mitigating supply and capacity risks across transportation and delivery networks. Success requires strong use of industry insights, financial and market data, and category expertise to drive disciplined cost management, contract lifecycle oversight, compliance, and continuous improvement.
What you’ll do:
- Develop and execute multi-year category strategies aligned to cost savings, compliance, continuous improvement, safety, uptime, sustainability and growth objectives.
- Lead competitive sourcing, contract negotiations supplier selection and performance management.
- Partner with Operations, Logistics, Safety, and Finance to balance cost, service, and risk
- Establish TCO models including acquisition, lease Vs buy, maintenance, fuel, compliance, resale value and fleet lifecycle mapping.
- Manage vendor rationalization and approved/ preferred suppliers and compliance programs.
- Identify opportunities for consolidation, standardization, and process improvement.
- Analyze spend data, track savings, report on category performance, and identify areas for efficiency.
- Lead freight market intelligence, rate benchmarking, and negotiation strategies.
- Ensure contracts support regulatory, safety, and environmental requirements.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
What you bring:
- Post-secondary education in a relevant field; SCMP, CSCP, CIPS, or equivalent designation preferred.
- 8-10+ years of strategic sourcing or category management experience
- Strong background in capital equipment, MRO, or industrial services
- Experience in energy, utilities, construction, or asset-intensive industries preferred
- Experience in inventory management and optimization models
- Strong analytical, negotiation, and supplier governance skills
- Experience using Workday or similar ERP systems
- Experience centralizing and managing North America wide multi location spends
- Advanced internal and external stakeholder management and executive communication skills
Salary: $97,700 - $122,100 annually (based on skills, experience, qualifications, and geography).
Eligible employees may earn performance-based incentives and have access to comprehensive benefits and retirement plans with matching contributions.
This posting is for a newly created position. We do not use AI tools in the selection process and do not request pay history.
Superior Propane is Canada’s leading and reliable propane provider. Customers have trusted the experts at Superior to fuel their homes and businesses since 1951. Customer Focus, Performance, Safety, and Winning with People are the four key values that are the foundation of everything that we do.
"Here at Superior Propane we are an equal opportunity employer committed to the inclusion and accommodation of all individuals. If you have an accommodation need during the recruitment & selection process, we encourage you to connect with us at aoda_hr@superiorpropane.com to let us know how we can enhance your experience."
About Superior Propane
Superior Propane is Canada's largest provider of propane and related equipment and services for commercial, agricultural, mining, oil and gas, and residential customers. Superior provides service from more than 200 strategically-located facilities and offices to efficiently serve nearly 200,000 customer locations virtually anywhere in the country. In business since 1951, Superior employs more than 1,500 people and delivers over 1.5 billion litres of propane annually.
As part of the Energy Distribution Division of Superior Plus LP, Superior provides dependable energy solutions through the procurement and delivery of a secure propane supply.
We are focused on providing technical innovations that add value to our customers, such as wireless tank level monitoring and tracking as well as online account management through mySUPERIOR.
Supérieur Propane est le plus grand fournisseur de propane, d’équipement et de services connexes du Canada destinés aux clients résidentiels et commerciaux ainsi qu’à des clients des secteurs de l’agriculture, des mines, du pétrole et du gaz. Supérieur offre des services à partir de plus de 200 installations et bureaux situés à des emplacements stratégiques afin d’offrir une prestation de services efficace à près de 200 000 emplacements de clients, pratiquement n’importe où au pays. En affaires depuis 1951, Supérieur Propane emploie plus de 1 500 personnes et livre plus de 1,5 milliard de litres de propane chaque année.
Partie intégrante de la division Services énergétiques de Superior Plus, sec, Supérieur Propane propose des solutions énergétiques fiables en fournissant et livrant un approvisionnement en propane sûr.
Nous nous concentrons à offrir des innovations techniques qui ajoutent de la valeur pour nos clients, comme la surveillance sans fil du niveau de réservoir ainsi que la gestion de compte en ligne, par le biais de notre site monSUPÉRIEUR.