Direct Procurement Program Analyst

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Dynamic and detail-oriented, the Direct Procurement Program Analyst will support the procurement team in the end-to-end procurement process for direct materials and services procurement. This role is critical to ensuring cost-effective sourcing, compliance, and operational excellence in the procure-to-pay (P2P) cycle.

**Responsibilities**:
**Lead adoption for all Direct Procure-to Pay programs (Legstate SmartDoc Direct Operating Costs platform, VMS )**
- Execute wave plans to enable spend on SAP Fieldglass and SmartDoc to continuously grow spend and drive adoption of SAP Fieldglass and SmartDoc, company wide
- Conduct detailed analysis of services and direct operating costs (DOC) to identify trends, variances, and opportunities for cost reduction
- Measure and communicate metrics, KPIs, baselines, targets and non-compliance to applicable teams and put in place remediation activities
- Develop and deliver training programs for key stakeholders on best practices in direct procurement and P2P processes.

**Legstate System Management**
- Manage and optimize SmartDoc to ensure accurate tracking and reporting of direct operating costs
- Oversee the maintenance of the pricing engine data in collaboration with Legstate.
- Establish a process to ensure timely updates of master data objects (rates, fleet, flight data, etc ) and collaborate with SP-Airside, Fleet Transactions and Airports branches to ensure accuracy of data
- Collaborate with ODH team to ensure integrated operational data feeds are accurate and troubleshoot discrepancies
- Monitor flight acceptance screen updates and communicate deviations
- Increase efficiency of procurement operations, with a focus on streamlining, simplifying, and automating processes across the entire procure-to-pay cycle.
- Lead configuration of SmartDoc to meet corporate needs and collaborate with Procurement Platforms and Information Technology to manage new releases.
- Collaborate with IT and Procurement Platforms teams to ensure that technology solutions support efficient P2P processes and enhance user experience

**Continuously identify and implement process improvements to create value and simplify business processes while minimizing risk in assigned area of responsibility**
- Support the strategy to continuously improve user experience, increase efficiency and drive automation.
- Identify and execute improvement opportunities from People/Process/Technology perspective.
- Continuously improve stakeholders experience and increase technology and process adoption.
- Identify satisfaction measurements to guide improvement prioritization.
- Collaborate with IT and procurement platforms teams to ensure that technology solutions. support efficient P2P processes and enhance user experience.
- Stay abreast of Procure-to-Pay innovations.
- Other related duties as required

**Qualifications**
- Bachelor degree in relevant field of study (business, math, engineering, and supply chain)
- 1-3 years experience in Procurement Operations & people management
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
- Experience in Procurement and using Direct Procurement platforms, such as SAP Fieldglass, Beeline, SAP Ariba, SmartDoc etc is a plus
- Excellent analytical skills with ability to exercise independent problem solving and decision making with initiative and self-coordination.
- Project management, communication, and presentation skills.
- Collaboration, diplomacy, and tact are central to engaging, representing, and motivating various stakeholders with divergent perspectives, objectives, and interests.
- Demonstrate punctuality and dependability to support overall team success in a fast-paced environment.

**Conditions of Employment**:
**Linguistic Requirements**

**Diversity and Inclusion**

Air Canada is strongly committed to Diversity and Inclusion and aims to create a healthy, accessible and rewarding work environment which highlights employees’ unique contributions to our company’s success.