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Title: Category Strategy Paper, hybrid in Edmonton | Deftridge
Summary: Category Strategy Paper for a manager Procurement & Vendor Manager, hybrid in Edmonton. CA$76-CA$87 an hour, about 13 hours in total. Starts within 7 days.

One-off Posted Nov 3 · DT-5397510

# Category Strategy Paper

Manager · Procurement & Vendor Manager · Hybrid · Edmonton

**CA$76–CA$87** / hour About CA$650–CA$1,470 in total. Set by the company within a range checked against market pay for the role; your recruiter agrees your exact rate with you before anything is sent. Deftridge adds 15% on top and bills it to the company, so **nothing comes out of your rate**.

- **Company** Proptech company in office refurbishment · 5,000+ employeesCL-40681 · based in Iqaluit

- **Where** Hybrid · Edmonton

- **Format** One-off task

- **Time needed** about 13 h in total

- **Start** Starts within 7 days

- **Level** Manager · 7-12 years

- **When you work** Flexible hours, async2 h a week overlap with MT

**688** tasks of this type completed on Deftridge

## About this task

This proptech company in office refurbishment (5,000+ employees) is looking for a manager Procurement & Vendor Manager for a single piece of work with a fixed scope and a fixed price. Market view and plan for a spend category.

A fresh pair of experienced eyes is needed, and the result is a document or file the team can use straight away. It works in real estate and construction, where project documents change often.

The team sits in Edmonton. Everything can be done remotely; an occasional visit is welcome and never required for the first month. You choose your hours; nothing is scheduled except an occasional short call. About 2 hours a week should overlap with the team's day (MT).

## What you deliver

- Write a category strategy for marketing agencies with a sourcing plan.

- A final note stating what was checked and what was left out of scope

- One round of edits after the company's review is included

- The finished deliverable in the agreed file format, with sources and assumptions listed

## How the work runs

- Day 1: kickoff call and access to the files

- Days 2 to 8: the work, with questions answered the same day

- Last day: delivery and a short walkthrough

**Duration:** 1 to 2 weeks. Accepted when the output matches the agreed checklist and the sample check passes; the recruiter confirms by e-mail.

## Tools

Excel PowerPoint

## Who fits

- 7-12 years of hands-on work as a Procurement & Vendor Manager, or the equivalent mix of roles

- Comfortable working in Excel and PowerPoint

- Your own work history stays private; the company sees a first name, your field and a rate

### Nice to have

- Used to short written handovers

- Experience in a similar industry

## Not included

- Managing other contractors or employees

- Travel or work at a fixed location

- Work outside the scope written in the brief; extra items are quoted separately

## How you get paid

- The company prepays Deftridge before your first hour, so payment does not depend on a late invoice.

- Deftridge pays you in CAD after the company confirms the hours or the deliverable. The payment date is written in your task agreement.

- You work as an independent contractor: you report your own income, and your recruiter sends the statements your accountant needs.

- You never chase the company. Questions about money go to Deftridge.

## What happens after you say you're interested

1. **Within one working day** A recruiter writes to you to confirm your hours and the rate you want.

1. **You agree the rate** You and the recruiter fix an exact rate inside the company's range. You decide whether to go ahead.

1. **With your written OK** The company sees the anonymous profile below. Most companies answer within three working days.

1. **Start** You sign the task agreement and the company's confidentiality terms through Deftridge, and begin on the date above.

## What the company sees about you

First name, field, experience, tools and the hours you offer. Not your surname, your employer or your contact details.

Your profile
**Alex** Manager Procurement & Vendor Manager

- **Experience** 7-12 years in operations & assistance

- **Tools** Excel, PowerPoint

- **Offers** 13 hours in total, weekday evenings

- **Rate** CA$82 an hour, agreed with the recruiter

## Questions about pay and privacy

The rules are the same for every task. [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what the company sees and side work next to a job.

CL-40681 is the Deftridge code for this company. Its name is shared only after you agree to an introduction, and you decide whether to go ahead.

## Interested in this task?

Leave your first name and e-mail. You hear back from a recruiter inside one working day, and nothing reaches the company without your written OK.

- You see and agree the rate before the company hears about you

- Your employer and surname stay private

- E-mail only, no phone calls

Thank you, Category Strategy Paper is noted. A recruiter writes to you from a @deftridge.com address within one working day; the next steps are listed on this page.

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**CA$76–CA$87 / hr** I'm interested
