Continuous Improvement Advisor - Temporary

Air Canada•Dorval, QC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position sits within the Strategic Procurement (SP) branch in the Centre of Excellence (COE) team. The Continuous Improvement Advisor, Strategic Procurement is responsible for driving continuous improvement across the end to end Source to Contract (S2C) lifecycle by simplifying processes, strengthening governance, improving user experience, and enabling data driven decision making. The role identifies inefficiencies and improvement opportunities through process analysis, stakeholder feedback, and performance data, and translates them into standardized, scalable solutions. The position also supports procurement effectiveness by continuously evolving the procurement contract ecosystem and by designing and maintaining analytics, dashboards, and reporting processes that provide visibility into performance, adoption, cycle times, and compliance, and that inform continuous improvement priorities. The opportunity is based at Air Canada’s Montreal Headquarters in Dorval.

Requirements

University degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field
5+ years of experience in procurement, operations, or process improvement roles
Strong understanding of procurement processes, systems, and performance metrics
Experience applying continuous improvement methodologies
Familiarity with AI tools, automation platforms, and data analytics technologies
Proven ability to lead cross-functional projects and drive change in a matrix organization
Excellent analytical, facilitation, and problem-solving skills
Strong communication and stakeholder engagement capabilities
Proficient in Microsoft Suite and process mapping tools (e.g., Visio, Miro)
Demonstrate punctuality and dependability to support overall team success in a fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Power BI tools is an asset
Certification in Lean Six Sigma or equivalent is an asset
Experience with procurement transformation or digital enablement is an asset

Responsibilities

Lead continuous improvement initiatives across procurement using process analysis, user feedback, operational pain points and performance data to drive simplification, standardization and optimization of sourcing, contracting and governance processes.
Design, create and maintain dashboards and reports to monitor performance, identify inefficiencies, and support data driven improvements: Understand data and use findings to identify and implement scalable processes and enhancements that reduce complexity, improve turnaround times, and increase adoption of standard processes
Leverage structured methodologies, automation, AI, and analytics to identify inefficiencies, forecast trends and drive actionable improvements
Develop foundational documents such as process maps, frameworks, standards and performance baselines to support procurement transformation
Build strong relationships across procurement, legal, finance, and business units to foster collaboration and alignment and influence stakeholders to adopt new practices.
Evolve the procurement contract ecosystem, including contract templates, playbooks, review workflows, and exemption processes with multiple branches (Legal, Tax, Insurance, Cybersecurity, Privacy, AI, etc); Conduct regular assessments, workshops, diagnostics and evaluations to gather feedback, identify areas for improvement, and refine strategies
Support the rollout and enhancement of procurement tools, ensuring process alignment, documentation, and user readiness
Standardize sourcing toolkits (templates, evaluation models, decision summaries) so category teams spend less time rebuilding and more time executing
Design Source-to-Contract workflows (intake → evaluation → award → contracting) that reduce friction and variation across categories
Creates analysis standards (e.g., RFx comparison models, cost breakdown logic) to improve quality and consistency of supplier evaluations
Communicate improvement goals, progress, and impact to leadership and cross-functional teams