Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (AQN), parent company of Liberty, is a diversified international generation, transmission, and distribution utility. AQN is committed to providing safe, reliable, and cost-effective energy and water solutions through our portfolio of utility investments to over one million customer connections, largely in the United States and Canada.
At Algonquin, our vision is to be the most trusted utility service provider in North America – a premium regulated utility, known for our customer focus, commitment to sustainability, and strong community partnerships. Our employees are at the heart of that vision. We believe that when people are empowered to learn, grow, and contribute their ideas, we can achieve remarkable results together.
We are building a culture that values integrity, inclusivity, and innovation. By joining Algonquin, you’ll be part of a team that is shaping the future of energy and water, while creating long-term value for our customers, communities, employees, and shareholders.
This is a high-impact category leadership role responsible for capital commodities and support for additional enterprise categories as needed. The Category Manager will shape category strategy, lead complex sourcing and commercial negotiations, and influence key business decisions across cost, risk, quality, reliability, and continuity of supply. This role offers significant visibility across Procurement, Operations, Engineering, Legal, Finance, and senior leadership, and is well suited for a commercially strong, analytically driven leader who thrives in a dynamic, regulated environment.
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- Own category strategy and execution for capital commodities and assigned spend areas, translating business demand, market conditions, and risk considerations into actionable sourcing plans.
- Own the financial performance of assigned categories, including spend planning, forecasting, savings pipeline development, benefits tracking, and leadership reporting; must demonstrate prior experience managing approximately $50 million to $100 million in annual category spend.
- Lead competitive sourcing events, commercial negotiations, and contract execution, including pricing structures, terms and conditions, service levels, and governance mechanisms.
- Manage supplier performance through scorecards, business reviews, and corrective action plans to improve cost, service, safety, compliance, and resiliency.
- Provide market intelligence, pricing insight, and supplier due diligence to inform decisions, manage volatility, and strengthen continuity of supply.
- Use spend analytics and visibility tools to identify opportunities, monitor results, and recommend corrective actions where performance, savings, or supply assurance is off track.
- University - Bachelor degree or equivalent
- 8+ years of progressive experience in strategic sourcing, category management, or procurement, including complex negotiations, contract management, and supplier governance.
- Demonstrated success managing complex category portfolios with approximately $50 million to $100 million in annual spend accountability.
- Strong commercial, analytical, and financial acumen, including spend analysis, total cost of ownership, cost modeling, forecasting, and benefits tracking.
- Experience using procurement and ERP systems such as Ariba and SAP, along with spend visibility tools such as Sievo or similar platforms.
- Executive-level communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence cross-functional teams, challenge constructively, and build alignment in a matrixed environment.
- Utility, infrastructure, construction, manufacturing, capital projects, or other regulated-industry sourcing experience.
- Experience with commodity contracting, pricing structures, supply market analysis, logistics considerations, and risk management concepts relevant to capital commodities.
- Familiarity with utility operating environments, including safety expectations, service continuity requirements, emergency response planning, and cross-functional coordination with operations and engineering teams.
- Professional certifications such as CPSM or CPM, and an MBA or other advanced degree, are valued.
Full base salary range $110,000.00- $160,000.00 per year*Liberty considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role and responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education, training and skills, and geographic location.
Our purpose is sustaining energy and water for life, and it is demonstrated in everything we do as a business and as an employee team.
As the successful candidate
Our Mission
We provide safe, secure, reliable, cost-effective and sustainable energy and water solutions. Our mission is how we create value as an organization—it is what drives us every day to fulfill our purpose.
Our Vision
We better the lives of our customers and communities. Our vision is what we see as possible. It's where we aspire to be, what we want to achieve and how we'll make an impact. It guides and keeps us on the right path as we work towards fulfilling our purposes.
Our Guiding Principles
- Customer Centric
- Integrity
- Entrepreneurial
- Teamwork
- Owner mindset
- Outcome focused
- Continuous learning
What we offer
Collaborative environment with a genuine flexible working policy
401k Plan with matching
Share purchase/match plan
Leadership Development Program
Volunteer paid days off
Employee Assistance Program
Achievement fund
Free parking
Variety of Health & Wellness programs
Discount and Perks program
We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you are excited about this role and are not confident you meet all the qualification requirements, we encourage you to apply to investigate the opportunity further.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value each person's unique background, diversity, experiences, perspectives and talents.
Full participation of all employees in a safe, healthy and respectful environment is key to individual and company success. We are committed to fully utilizing the abilities of all our employees and expect each of our employees to honour this commitment in their daily responsibilities.
