Manager, Strategic Procurement - Centre of Excellence

at  Air Canada

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Air Canada is seeking a Manager, Strategic Procurement - Centre of Excellence who will be based at our Montreal Headquarters.
The Strategic Procurement (SP) organization is comprised of several Category Management teams and a Centre of Excellence (COE) team. The successful candidate will report to the Senior Manager, Strategic Procurement - Centre of Excellence. The SP COE’s responsibility is to advise, inform and empower Category Management teams to optimize processes, identify new opportunities and promote end-to-end Procurement leading practices. It is a centre of competency focused on Strategic Sourcing, Contract Management, Market Intelligence, Analytics, Sustainable Procurement, Governance, Reporting, Continuous Improvements, Tools and eSourcing technology.

KEY SKILLS

• Ability to effectively lead teams in a result drive environment, work effectively in a matrix organizational setting and manage change within organization.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and have strong prioritization and resource management skills.
• Strong self-confidence with excellent interpersonal and motivational skills
• Strong entrepreneurial spirit and desire to learn.
• Must be adept at encouraging innovative ideas and build consensus.
• Excellent written and verbal presentation and communication skills
• Must possess excellent organizational/project management skills.
• Advanced computer literacy required in MS Office
• Experience with Source-to-Pay software solutions is an asset (SAP Ariba, Zycus, Bravo Solutions, Coupa, Smart GEP…)
• Demonstrated superior abilities at performing quantitative and qualitative analyses and presenting results in a highly professional and synthesized manner.

Qualifications

• A University degree in a relevant field of study (business, math, engineering, supply chain)
• Advanced degrees (Masters, MBA) preferred.
• Minimum 5 years Procurement experience at middle management level with demonstrated track record in the areas of strategic sourcing, category management, project management and continuous improvement.

• Due to the confidential nature of our work, a high degree of professionalism and discretion is required.Flexibility with work hours and occasional travel may also be necessary.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

• Candidates must be eligible to work in the country of interest, at the time any offer of employment is made and seeking any required work permits/visas or other authorizations which may be required is the sole responsibility of the candidates applying for this position.

LINGUISTIC REQUIREMENTS

Based on equal qualifications, preference will be given to bilingual candidates.

The successful candidate will lead a team in charge of strategic procurement initiatives, strategic Sourcing, Knowledge Management (KM), Reporting and Insights Management. The Manager, Strategic Procurement - Centre of Excellence and his/her team will be responsible for providing Research, Analytics, eSourcing support and training to Category Management teams. Additionally, he/she will act as one of the key ambassadors of, and change agents for, Strategic Procurement by effectively communicating its vision, strategy and goals.