Contract Specialist

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority; Winnipeg; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health authority in Manitoba is seeking an experienced contract manager to oversee procurement processes in a healthcare setting. The ideal candidate will possess over five years of relevant experience in contract management, particularly in the health sector, along with strong leadership skills. Additionally, familiarity with tendering processes and strategic procurement methodologies is essential. This role offers a hybrid work model, emphasizing teamwork to enhance patient care.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in contract management in health sector.
• Experience with tendering processes (RFPs, RFIs).
• Active member of a relevant professional body.

Responsibilities

• Manage contract preparation and execution.
• Influence senior management and stakeholders.
• Conduct tender evaluations and contract negotiations.

Skills

Leadership capabilities

Contract management services

Strategic tendering

Stakeholder influence

Supply management software

Education

Post-secondary degree in supply chain management or related field

Certification in Logistics or Supply Chain

Tools

Great Plains

SAP

Job description

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Site: Shared Health - Health Sciences Centre

Department / Unit: Category Management - 3

Job Stream: Non-Clinical

Union: Nonp>

Anticipated Start Date: ASAP

FTE: 1.00

Anticipated Shift: Days

Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Daily Hours Worked: 7.75

Annual Base Hours: 2015
Salary is commensurate with education and qualifications.

Shared Health leads the planning and coordinates the integration of patient-centered clinical and preventive health services across Manitoba. The organization also delivers some province-wide health services and supports centralized administrative and business functions for Manitoba health organizations.

Position Overview

Experience

• 5 years of progressive experience providing contract management services in an enterprise-wide supply chain management system including contracting, strategic tendering using defined methodologies and processes such as the category management methodology for contracting in a large publicly funded organization, preferably in the health sector, including:
  • 5 years of experience developing, drafting, evaluating and awarding tenders using a wide variety of tendering formats such as RFPs, RECs, RFIs and RFQs and experience with contract management and different contracting approaches while ensuring compliance with trade agreements and legislation.
  • 3 years of experience influencing senior management, key stakeholders including senior clinicians.
  • 3 years of experience working with supply management modules in enterprise resources planning systems and/or contract management software applications in contracting and procurement (e.g., Great Plains and SAP).

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Post-secondary degree in supply chain management, business administration, commerce or a related field from an accredited post-secondary education institution.
• Additional specialized training in contracting and strategic tendering an asset.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

• Active member in good standing of an associated regulatory body as appropriate.
• Supply Chain Management Professional (SCMP) Level III, completion of the Certified Purchasing Professional; or related a designation in Logistics or Supply Chain are assets.

Qualifications and Skills

• Demonstrated leadership capabilities at the staff level. The provincial health system in Manitoba has adopted the LEADS in a Caring Environment framework.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to work safely in a typical computerized office environment with frequent meetings at multiple client sites, and to lift and carry items of up to approximately 10 kg.
• Interruptions to respond to questions are common dedicated and focused time for planning and concentration can be scheduled.
• Travel throughout the province requiring a valid Manitoba driver’s license and use of a personal motor vehicle.

We have a unique ability to work together to make health care better. If you want to make a difference and contribute to supporting the health of your family, friends and neighbours, please apply today.

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This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions in Shared Health that combine to equal more than 1.0 FTE.

<>Shared Health values and supports employment equity and workplace diversity and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. We thank all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.

Manitoba healthcare employers, in partnership with the Indigenous community, are committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous People within all levels of our workforce. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply and to voluntarily self-identify as being of Indigenous descent in their cover letter/application.