• set the direction of and leverage insights & learning from broader category team to deliver strategic roadmaps, targets, and tracking • identify headroom for growth, setting strategic targets on category share & channel distribution across the Hu & Enjoy Life portfolios • define category & competitive landscape informing brand x category roadmap for both annual planning and multi-year planning • assess consumption performance vs. in-year & longer-term roadmaps • identify future fit categories in partnership with innovation team • support channel & customer development team in delivering category toolkits & influencing MAPs strategy • set category learning objectives & required budgets in concert with Category Insights Manager • deliver regular category reporting to North America & North American Ventures businesses • ensure category team delivers on proper tracking to key metrics with robust reporting • oversee team priorities & goal setting, support day-to-day management of category team, foster growth & development within category team

• Develop and maintain an integrated OCM plan for Quality transformation programs. • Develop and maintain a portfolio-level view of OCM demand, priorities, risks, and resource needs across multiple Quality transformation initiatives. • Translate project scope, timeline, document changes, system releases, and process changes into a clear adoption roadmap. • Define OCM activities by change impact level: low, medium, high, and transformational. • Integrate OCM milestones into the broader project plan and phase gate process. • Identify adoption risks early and recommend mitigation actions. • Build stakeholder maps across Quality, Manufacturing, Labs, MSAT/ASAT, Regulatory, Technical Operations, Data, IT, Training, and external partner teams as applicable. • Conduct role-based change impact assessments. • Identify changes to responsibilities, decision rights, review behaviors, escalation paths, data usage, system interactions, and governance. • Group impacted populations by level of change and required OCM support. • Identify where new or updated SOPs/WIs require additional behavior change, training, communications, or manager reinforcement. • Support sponsors and senior leaders in articulating the case for change. • Develop sponsor talking points, leadership messages, and reinforcement actions. • Help leaders understand where visible sponsorship is required to reduce resistance and drive adoption. • Prepare leadership updates for program governance and Steering Committee forums. • Develop targeted communication plans for impacted stakeholder groups. • Create practical messaging that explains what is changing, why it matters, who is impacted, what actions are required, and when. • Support SME briefings, roadshows, office hours, FAQ development, manager toolkits, and readiness sessions. • Ensure communications are aligned with the project timeline, document effective dates, training deployment, and go-live waves. • Partner with Training, Quality Systems, process owners, and SMEs to ensure training is role-based and tied to actual future-state execution. • Identify where training alone is insufficient and where coaching, walkthroughs, job aids, or readiness checks are needed. • Support go-live readiness assessments across people, process, technology, data, documents, and support model. • Define readiness criteria for each go-live wave. • Define 30/60/90-day sustainment plans after go-live. • Establish adoption metrics, feedback loops, issue escalation paths, and business-as-usual ownership. • Monitor adoption risks, behavior drift, workarounds, and inconsistent execution. • Ensure lessons learned are captured and fed into future phases and programs.

Role Description This role can be located in the Caribbean Banking Market or in Canada where the successful candidate resides. In this role, you will work with the Director, Global Procurement, conduct sourcing activities for PB&CB - Caribbean Banking which influence strategic decision making and drive cost efficiencies. This role gathers and analyzes data and business requirements; manages the RFx process; and prepares findings for Caribbean Executive & Senior Management. This role also develops and negotiates contract strategies which provide cost effective, sustainable solutions to RBC's business and optimizes total value generated from RBC's supplier database. What will you do? - Develop sourcing strategies and help align procurement activity to the organization’s procurement and business objectives by using industry analysis, business knowledge, competitive analysis, and sourcing expertise. - Use spend information and category metrics to influence business groups to address key opportunities. - Balance cost and complexity to identify and analyze strategic issues, business unit opportunities, service levels, and consolidate critical and non-critical requirements across different suppliers. - Evaluate supplier proposals by interpreting and analyzing proposals against business requirements to recommend the best fit supplier to Director, Global Procurement and/or Caribbean Executive/Senior Management. - Create a robust and effective negotiation strategy in alignment with RBC's business needs, with a view to achieving cost effective pricing and other risk-based terms and conditions that protect RBC's interests. - Prepare and draft contract terms, working with the Law Unit and Centres of Governance to ensure all terms are compliant and meet business requirements. - Working with the Director, Global Procurement, leads the negotiation process from preparation through to execution for assigned contracts. - Build effective and strong relationships with key internal partners and stakeholders by understanding needs and dynamics across stakeholder groups, decision makers, and influencers. - Influence and lead key internal sponsors and stakeholders through the sourcing process, to gain buy-in, overcome challenges and deliver on high priority, high-risk, complex initiatives. - Develop and maintain trusted relationships with key suppliers, negotiating pricing and/or quality of service while minimizing risk. - Manage the end-to-end RFx process in compliance with all governance requirements. - Manage procurement policies, processes, and procedures to ensure the supplies of quality goods are acquired efficiently, on time, and at a reasonable cost. Qualifications - Post Secondary Education in Business Administration, Business Management, Finance, Accounting, Law or related Sourcing Field - Experience in Sourcing of non-complex and complex Procurement deals - Understanding of procurement law and/or regulations - Business and Financial Acumen Requirements - Procurement Designation (Nice-to-Have) Benefits - Opportunity to do challenging work - Leaders that support your development - Work in a dynamic and collaborative team Company Description At RBC, we are guided by living shared values of Client First, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect and Excellence and winning together as One RBC. We believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.

Role Description API is seeking a full-time Procurement Specialist - Hotel Sourcing. The Sourcing Specialist will actively manage the hotel and ground transportation procurement process for our clients. In this role, responsibilities include: - Creating hotel market analyses - Identifying industry trends - Sourcing multiple destinations - Negotiating with hotels and ground transportation providers - Tracking financial data This position is a fully remote opportunity. Essential Functions: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. - Source hotels and collect market data for clients in key destinations, including hotel names, addresses, key contact information, and star ratings utilizing internal databases and internet sources. - Manage the Request for Proposal/Request for Information process through API’s RFP platform, JET, to secure and negotiate rates, special concessions, contract terms, and conditions with hotel and ground transportation suppliers. - Research hotel options and track collected data in Salesforce database. - Analyze market trends and conditions to secure the best possible scenarios for our airlines and hotel partners. - Create high quality and detailed destination presentations utilizing Microsoft products and Adobe programs that demonstrate savings and meet revenue goals within established deadlines. - Prepare hotel site inspection scheduling domestically and internationally when required for customers. - Manage crewmember feedback via our online portal for assigned accounts ensuring complaints/compliments are addressed within airline-specific contracted Service Level Agreement (SLA). Qualifications - Fluency in English required - Fluency in Spanish or French is a plus - Strong problem-solving skills - Detail-oriented - Negotiation skills - Able to multitask and work well under strict deadlines and fast-paced environment - Skilled at managing processes - Ability to positively present API in supplier-facing situations - Verbal and written communication skills - Ability to work with and understand diverse cultures here and abroad - An organized self-starter who can work proactively and independently Requirements - Minimal travel requirements - Full time, Monday through Friday, during normal core business hours, some OT expected - This position is a fully remote opportunity Compensation - Good faith hourly rate for this position is $19.50/hour Work Environment This position operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines. Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. AAP/EEO Statement Accommodations Plus International is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, arrest record, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment. Privacy Statement API may use the contact information you provide to communicate about this role, including via text message. See our Privacy Policy for details. By clicking "Apply" you agree to Rippling's Terms of Service / User Privacy Notice .