Bombardier

Leader, Material Logistics

Bombardier$98K — $135K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree or College Diploma in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, or Business.
  • Minimum of seven years of relevant experience in purchasing, customer service, or inventory management, including two years in management.
  • Strong leadership abilities with a proven track record of ambition and organizational skills.
  • Excellent coaching skills along with a proactive and results-oriented demeanor.
  • Familiarity with lean manufacturing principles and continuous improvement strategies.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee a team of 10+ employees focused on purchasing and delivery flow management.
  • Manage communication with the Director and team regarding operational outcomes.
  • Lead initiatives to enhance customer satisfaction and improve workflow efficiencies.
  • Develop and maintain key performance indicators (KPIs) related to purchasing and inventory management.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to address delivery issues and discrepancies.

Benefits

  • Flexible and hybrid work policies.
  • Opportunities for professional development and training.
  • Support for continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Access to various resources for career advancement.
Full Job Description
Posting Start Date: 6/2/26

Requisition ID: 13667

Mississauga, ON, CAN, L5S 1W1

When applicable, Bombardier promotes flexible and hybrid work policies.

What are your contributions to the team?
• Perform managerial responsibilities and recommend related actions, for example, hiring, disciplinary actions, PMP, training and certifications, work assignments, scheduling vacation, monitoring attendance.
• Management a group of 10 (+) employees in charge of purchasing, managing the delivery flow of parts, address non-conformity of parts and supplier payment roadblocks.
• Manage proactive communication to Director, as well as the other staff in the completion group.
• Manage workflow and provide leadership with respect to customer's overall satisfaction.
• Identify reasons for process or workflow inefficiencies and develop strategies to overcome issues.
• Ensure the development and delivery of training within the functional group.
• Develop and maintain KPIs that pertain to the purchasing performance and the ability of the team to stock the right parts, in the right place, at the right time.
• Manage the development of tools to increase efficiencies throughout the team.
• Manage team to achieve the functional targets for the facility, support continuous improvement initiative and yearly or ad hoc objectives.
• Promote, mentor and develop supervisory employees in the group.
• Accountable for understanding, implementing corrective action plans to KPIs of increased complexity.
• Monitor and ensure proper escalation of any material related delivery issues to the cross functional leaders (Logistics/Supply Chain) that will have an impact on the timely release of the aircraft and discuss the solution/actions.
• Liaise with multi-disciplinary teams (Logistics, Supply Chain, Methods, Plant Engineering, Industrial Engineering, and Quality) to resolve problems concerning delivery and component discrepancies.
• Actively lead and implementation of BOE (Bombardier Operational Excellence) system within area of responsibility in line with Bombardier strategic vision.

How to thrive in this role?
• You hold a Bachelor's Degree or College Diploma in Logistics or Supply Chain Management or Business, with a minimum of seven (7) years of relevant experience in purchasing, customer service or inventory management role, two (2) of which are in management.
• You must possess excellent leadership skills including strong ambition and desire to succeed, a strong professional ethic and proven planning, prioritizing and organizational skills.
• You have a strong coaching skills and ability to motivate a team.
• You must be proactive, results oriented and strive for continued improvement
• You have strong interpersonal skills necessary to work effectively with a variety of individuals, departments, customers, vendors, and management.
• You have a strong interest in continuous improvement and lean manufacturing principles.
• You have computer skills necessary to operate word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software to build governance, reports and KPIs to support the business unit (including but not limited to, MS Office suite, MS Outlook, SAP (or ERP and EWM systems).
• You have planning and organizational skills necessary to prioritize, assign, and coordinate workload of assigned area and employees within a multiple project setting.
• Strong data analytics skills with ability to lead and drive complex analysis and provide specific guidance to analysts.
• Superior verbal, presentation, and written communication skills.
• You have the ability to plan, organize, prioritize, and handle multiple time sensitive tasks in a demanding global environment.
• You demonstrated ability to be a team player and take initiative, as well as the ability to be decisive.
• You ideally have previous experience with purchasing process improvement and continuous improvement in administrative functions.

The base salary for this position is expected to range from CAD $98,500 to CAD $135,400 per year. The applicable base salary will be determined based on various criteria, at Bombardier's sole discretion, such as the candidate's skills, experience and qualifications.

In some cases, the base salary offered may differ from the expected range of base salary listed above.

Now that you can see yourself in this role, apply and join the Bombardier Team!

Please note: You don't need all the skills, knowledge, and experience listed to apply for this position. We're not looking for the perfect candidate, we're looking for great talent and passionate individuals.

Job Leader, Material Logistics

Primary Location Global 7500/8000

Organization Aerospace Canada

Shift Day job

Employee Status Regular

Requisition 13667 Leader, Material Logistics

About Bombardier

Bombardier is a multinational aerospace and transportation company that designs, manufactures, and sells aircraft, trains, and related products and services. The company operates in two main segments: Aviation and Transportation. The Aviation segment includes business and commercial aircraft, as well as aerostructures and engineering services. The Transportation segment includes rail vehicles and related services. Bombardier was founded in 1942 and is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. The company has operations in North America, Europe, and Asia.
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