Job opportunity
Vice President Defence Supply Chain
Business Development Bank of Canada
Lead BDC’s Defence Supply Chain Development Platform with aerospace and naval supply chain expertise in a hybrid work model. Strengthen Canadian SME participation in strategic defence programs.
Reporting to the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, the Vice President leads domain experts across priority defence supply chains. The mandate emphasizes Naval and Air domains, including uncrewed vehicles. You will build partnerships, coordinate financing, equity, advisory, and ecosystem support, and improve SME integration.
Key Responsibilities:
Build executive relationships with Prime Contractors and Tier-1 suppliers
Identify defence opportunities, procurement priorities, and supply chain challenges
Prioritize capability gaps across Air, Naval, Space, Cyber, and land
Enable capital and advice for Canadian SMEs
Establish partnerships supporting strategic defence supply chains
Requirements:
15+ years in aerospace, naval supply chain, or industrial strategy
Understanding of Prime and Tier-1 buying behaviour
Experience with major procurement programs
Understanding of industrial participation requirements
Secret security clearance following Canadian Security Intelligence Service investigation
Bring defence supply chain leadership, ecosystem experience, and procurement expertise to BDC’s Canadian SME mandate.
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Apply on source site Reporting to the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, the Vice President leads domain experts across priority defence supply chains. The mandate emphasizes Naval and Air domains, including uncrewed vehicles. You will build partnerships, coordinate financing, equity, advisory, and ecosystem support, and improve SME integration.
Key Responsibilities:
Build executive relationships with Prime Contractors and Tier-1 suppliers
Identify defence opportunities, procurement priorities, and supply chain challenges
Prioritize capability gaps across Air, Naval, Space, Cyber, and land
Enable capital and advice for Canadian SMEs
Establish partnerships supporting strategic defence supply chains
Requirements:
15+ years in aerospace, naval supply chain, or industrial strategy
Understanding of Prime and Tier-1 buying behaviour
Experience with major procurement programs
Understanding of industrial participation requirements
Secret security clearance following Canadian Security Intelligence Service investigation
Bring defence supply chain leadership, ecosystem experience, and procurement expertise to BDC’s Canadian SME mandate.
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