Director Provincial Contracting Services

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority; Winnipeg; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Shared Health is seeking a Category Management leader to oversee enterprise-wide supply chain functions, including contracting and procurement, for a health-network organization located in Winnipeg. The role emphasizes collaboration across facilities, strategic sourcing, and performance-driven leadership.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience in public-sector supply chain management, category management, and vendor negotiations, with strong vendor relationships and ERP system proficiency.

Qualifications

• 7 years leading client-service teams in enterprise supply chain management.
• Experience in contracting, procurement, and strategic sourcing in a large multi-entity network.
• Public sector/health sector experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Managing supply chain within a category management environment.
• Creating and leading collaborative teams; mentoring and capacity building.
• Leading business transformation programs in supply chain management.
• Developing annual operating plans and strategic sourcing plans.
• Influencing executives and senior management; managing vendor contracts.
• Working with ERP systems in contracting and procurement (e.g. SAP).
• Creating metrics and reporting on organizational performance vs. targets.

Skills

Client service leadership

Strategic sourcing

Vendor negotiations

Team mentoring

Operations planning

ERP/IT systems experience

KPIs and metrics

Education

Post-secondary degree in supply chain management, business administration, commerce or related field

Tools

SAP

Job description

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Requisition ID: 412101

Position Number: 20041535

Posting End Date: Open Until Filled

City: Winnipeg

Employer: Shared Health

Site: Shared Health - HSC Material Handling

Department / Unit: Category Management

Job Stream: Non-Clinical

Union: Non Union

Anticipated Start Date: 11/30/2026

FTE: 1.00

Anticipated Shift: Days

Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Daily Hours Worked: 7.75

Annual Base Hours: 2015

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.

Experience

7 years of experience managing a client service focused team in the delivery of enterprise-wide supply chain management functions including contracting and procurement in a large publicly funded multi-enterprise network, preferably in the public sector and/or health, with 5 years of experience:

• Managing supply chain within a category management environment, developing strategic approaches in a multi-facility / entity organization
• Creating and leading collaborative teams, mentoring and building individual and team capacity to support full staff and engagement and performance
• Leading business transformation programs in supply chain management
• Developing and implementing customer-focused annual operating plans and leading strategic sourcing plans, contracting and procurement
• Influencing executive and senior management, key stakeholders, and negotiating and managing vendor contracts for outsourced materials and services
• Working with enterprise resources planning systems in contracting and procurement (e.g. SAP)
• Creating metrics and quantitative reporting of organizational performance against established targets

Other combinations of work experience and qualifications may be considered.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Post-secondary degree in supply chain management, business administration, commerce or a related field from an accredited education institution
• Additional specialized training in supply chain management, particularly category management and strategic sourcing is preferred

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); or related designation in logistics or supply chain are assets
• 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 \bvalid Manitoba driver’s license and use of a personal motor vehicle

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. Accommodationsare 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.