Senior Manager, Strategic Supply Chain & Procurement

Porter Airlines Inc.•Toronto, ON

13h•Onsite

About The Position

To architect and lead the modernization of the technical supply chain. The Senior Manager, Strategic Supply Chain & Procurement will transition the department from reactive, tactical firefighting to a proactive, automated, and financially driven operation. The Senior Manager will act as the strategic "Control Tower" for all materials, leveraging digital ecosystems, AI, and advanced financial modeling to protect working capital and ensure maximum fleet availability.

Requirements

Proven experience in procurement, supply chain management, and logistics.
5+ years experience in a procurement management role.
Demonstrated ability to manage and optimize electronic procurement systems.
Strong vendor management and negotiation skills.
Experience in inventory management and optimization.
Ability to develop and implement standardized procedures.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Experience managing experienced professionals.
Experience with policy implementation.

Nice To Haves

Aviation industry experience highly preferred.

Responsibilities

Champion the digital transformation of the repair cycle by integrating Aeroxchange (AeroRepair) directly via API into the AMOS environment.
Eliminate manual data entry and provide real-time visibility to the AOG and Logistics teams.
Deploy AI and automated logic to ingest, review, and cross-reference vendor repair quotes against historical data.
Fast-track routine approvals and isolate pricing anomalies to drastically reduce administrative bottlenecks.
Transition the vendor base away from unpredictable Time & Material (T&M) models.
Negotiate and enforce strategic Fixed-Cost, Flat-Rate, and Power-by-the-Hour (PBH) repair agreements to stabilize maintenance costs.
Leverage simplified billing models to clear Accounts Payable bottlenecks, ensuring timely supplier payments to rebuild vendor trust and secure priority service status.
Architect a Surplus Liquidation Strategy to identify, value, and broker the sale of obsolete or non-moving "dead stock" to the secondary market, immediately injecting liquid capital back into the airline.
Fundamentally improve the forecasting accuracy within the ERP (AMOS).
Utilize fleet health data to pre-position parts and buffer stock before critical components fail.
Measure and report on KPIs including Automation Adoption, On-Time Payment Compliance, Cycle Time Reduction, Surplus Revenue Generation, and ERP Forecast Accuracy.