Senior Manager, Logistics Strategic Projects & Continuous Improvement

About Pratt & Whitney Canada

Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) is a global leader in aerospace innovation, proudly headquartered in Longueuil, Quebec, since 1928. We design and manufacture next-generation aircraft engines that power the world's largest fleet of business, general aviation, and regional aircraft and helicopters.

For nearly 100 years, our teams have been at the forefront of propulsion technology, pushing boundaries to make flight more efficient and reliable. Our engines support missions that truly matter, from transporting people and essential goods, to enabling emergency medical services, humanitarian operations, and wildfire suppression around the world.

Why join our team?

Reporting to the Associate Director, Logistics Operations Optimization, you will be responsible for leading large-scale strategic projects focused on improving the operational efficiency of a complex, global, just-in-time supply chain.

Project areas include:

• Logistics infrastructure optimization
• Distribution logistics (internal and external)
• Customs logistics
• Warehousing and inventory control
• Packaging engineering for materials

As the Senior Manager, Strategic Projects & Continuous Improvement - Logistics, you will lead the organization's strategic initiatives to ensure the sustainability and efficiency of logistics operations across the company's network. You will be responsible for identifying, planning, implementing, and monitoring multiple cross-functional projects, while managing financial, technical, and organizational risks.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team responsible for planning and executing projects or project workstreams, maintaining packaging instructions, managing annual project budgets, and reporting project expenditures and progress to senior leadership.

In addition, you will play a key role in fostering and strengthening the organization's culture of operational excellence and high performance, driving business results through Pratt & Whitney Canada's CORE Continuous Improvement Program (the company's Lean/Six Sigma framework).

The position is based at our Longueuil location, from Monday to Friday, with flexible hours and exclusively on-site.

What will your day-to-day look like?

Strategic Alignment and Planning

• Lead the definition, development, and deployment of strategic plans for the entire logistics sector alongside stakeholders.
• Identify business objectives as well as potential transformations for internal and external clients to actively integrate them into strategic discussions.
• Monitor industry best practices to translate the organization's broad directions into concrete, sustainable action plans.
• Evaluate the long-term impact of logistics transformations across the company's entire global network.

Daily Change Management

• Drive and embody day-to-day change management with teams facing logistics, technological, and operational transformations.
• Support various stakeholders in adopting new strategic directions and ensure continuous alignment on the ground.
• Anticipate resistance and implement tailored communication strategies to ensure the sustainability and success of deployed processes.

Definition, Selection, and Prioritization of Projects with Stakeholders

• Collection of requirements and technical data.
• Impact and profitability analyses.
• Drafting of project charters.
• Securing funding.

Coordination of Project Execution

• Participate in defining deliverables for each project (schedule, risk, communication, etc.) in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Ensure the implementation of action plans and the coordination of tasks for various contributors (internal and external).
• Assume the execution of certain action plan tasks as an individual contributor.
• Ensure cost optimization and waste reduction to achieve objectives within defined time and budget conditions.
• Lead various project committees and communicate project progress metrics.

What do you need to be successful?

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Operations Management, Engineering, or any other relevant degree related to the job requirements.
• Experience: 10 years of experience in industrial logistics project management with tangible deliverables.
• 5 years of experience in team management.
• Strategic Thinking: Strong strategic thinking and a demonstrated ability to design, deploy, and execute concrete plans that translate a global vision into operational results.
• Dynamic Profile: The candidate has strong abilities to challenge the status quo, implement new processes, and engage teams in change.
• Communication Skills: Excellent communicator; the candidate must be able to influence their team, clients, and the management team.
• Leadership: Demonstrates strong leadership and a customer-centric focus.
• Analytical Skills: Strong analytical skills with a systematic approach to problem-solving.
• Language Requirements: Good knowledge of the English language, both written and spoken, is required for this position considering the operational needs and international interactions.
• Adaptability: Ability to work under pressure and adjust priorities based on client needs.
• Technical Toolkit: Advanced knowledge of Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, and SAP/ERP software.

This position is part of a French-speaking work environment, but it requires a very good knowledge of English to read and understand, on a daily basis, documentation and technical terms that may emanate from international organizations, as well as to write and communicate in English with customers, suppliers or international colleagues.

What do we offer?

• Pension and savings plan with employer contributions
• Group insurance program
• Opportunities for advancement (career progression)
• Merit or recognition program
• Health and wellness program, including virtual health care
• Recreational and sports club
• Nearby daycares
• Transportation accessibility or public transit program and free parking

Working at Pratt & Whitney Canada

The masculine pronoun is used without discrimination and solely for the purpose of making the text easier to read. We will consider applications from all qualified candidates.

At Pratt & Whitney Canada, we combine passion, boldness, and precision to design, manufacture, and maintain the most advanced and reliable aircraft engines in the world. Our work and the quality of our products contribute to the success of our customers, who in turn save lives, support commerce, connect communities, and protect freedoms.

The selected candidate will be required to complete a criminal background check and any applicable clearances with respect to the handling and transfer of controlled goods. Employment is conditional upon the successful completion of these checks and obtaining the required clearances.