Start Date: 14-09-2026
Date Added: 14-09-2026
Status: Accepting Candidates
Industry: Aerospace
Categories: AE31 – Procurement / Buyer

Description:Program Purchasing Analyst  

Location: Ajax, ON   
Term: Contract –12 months (extendable)
Shift: Monday to Thursday 7:30 am – 4 pm, Friday – 7:30 am to 12:30 pm   
Pay Rate: $33 – $36 per hour (based on experience)  

Job Summary:
•    As Program Purchasing Analyst, you will be a key member of the Program Purchasing Team, working closely with Program Purchasing Leads, Industrialization, Production, Commodity Purchasing, and Program
•    You will support Configuration Change Management and special assignments on new development Program, ensuring effective coordination, analysis, reporting, and documentation to drive successful project execution

Responsibilities: 
•    Support project schedule compliance and monitor pre-release activities
•    Represent Purchasing in Change Board meetings: record upcoming changes, highlight risks, and contribute to decision-making
•    Attend Change Board flow-down meetings to report on supplier communications and acknowledgments
•    Monitor supplier flow-downs: confirm updated export packages are shared and acknowledged after PDM revisions
•    Maintain the Program Change Purchasing Database, ensuring accurate tracking and communication to Buyers and Industrialization Project Leads
•    Serve as the Purchasing focal point for Program Lifecycle Management (PLM) implementation
•    Coordinate the completion of Safran Landing Systems Change Management Process steps
•    Consolidate cost impacts of changes within the development program cost model
•    Support tracking of Recurring (RC) and Non-Recurring Costs (NRC)
•    Maintain a customer requirements database flow-down status and updates
•    Mitigate specific part or raw material shortages by guaranteeing supply coverage for Safran Landing Systems site and Tier 1 suppliers
•    Analyze supplier delivery dates, identify delivery date discrepancies, and implement corrective and preventive actions as needed
•    Participate in calls with suppliers to monitor order progress and provide regular updates to internal teams
•    Support internal functions (Industrialization, Procurement, Production Program Management, Quality, Program Purchasing) by communicating critical information such as delivery dates, qualification, and required documentation
•    Lead various internal meetings as required and maintain associated action registers and issue related minutes
•    Support reporting and tracking activities for the Program Purchasing Team, including additional project-related tasks as needed

Qualifications:
•    Minimum 3 years’ experience in Aerospace or a related industry, ideally in Supply Chain, Purchasing or Project management.
•    Bachelor degree in Business or Engineering, College Diploma, or equivalent.
•    Strong organizational and time management skills, ability to prioritize under pressure.
•    Excellent interpersonal and communication skills,
•    Self-starter with the ability to work independently and collaboratively

Tools & Software:
•    Microsoft Office Suite
•    SAP
•    PLM

To apply please email your resume to Cindy at: cwhitaker@cantech.agency

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