Supply Chain Analyst

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Department / Unit: Category Management - 6

Job Stream: Non-Clinical

Union: Non Union

Anticipated Start Date: 01/06/2025

FTE: 1.00

Anticipated Shift: Days

Work Arrangement: Remote

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.

Position Overview

The Supply Chain Management Shared Service (SCMSS) is a new organization that supports health services delivery across Manitoba by contracting, procuring, and distributing supplies, equipment, and services to service delivery organizations (SDOs) across the health sector.

The Supply Chain Analyst will play a key role in the new SCMSS within Shared Health and provide ongoing analytical support to deliver value, drive innovation, mitigate supply risk, and improve supplier performance, and may be assigned to work across the areas of category management, client services, distribution and logistics, procurement services, or value analysis.

Main Function

The Supply Chain Analyst will:

• Conduct cost and data analyses required to support SCMSS deliverables relating to category management and contracting, client services, procurement, data management, distribution and logistics, and value analysis.
• Support the execution of the SCMSS strategies and plans by gathering technical, business, or clinical requirements and supply functionality.
• Gather, interpret, and summarize data, conduct comprehensive financial analyses, and develop reports and presentations to inform business or procurement decisions delivering best overall value.
• Develop, use, and maintain standard templates and process documents.
• Support activities within the assigned work areas aligned with the provincial collaborative procurement governance model.
• Engage directly with internal and external stakeholders including administrators, clinicians, and vendors to facilitate contracting/category management, data management, procurement, value analysis, or other assigned SCM functions in compliance with internal standards and processes while maintaining a high level of client service.

Experience

• 3 years of experience working in a supply chain environment, preferably within the health or public sector, including an appropriate combination of:
  • Supporting contracting and contract management.
  • Conducting cost/data/spend analyses and interpretations to inform supply chain decisions.
• 3 years of experience working with analytical and reporting tools, preferably Python or R but additional exposure to SQL, SAS, ArcGIS, BOBJ or Cognos Tableau, Power BI is an asset.
• 3 years of experience working with supply management modules in enterprise resource planning systems (e.g., Great Plains and SAP), electronic data interchange platforms, and contract management software applications and using advanced skills with general office software (e.g., Spreadsheets and word processing, presentation program, and data visualization).
• 3 years of experience implementing projects including familiarity with stakeholder consultation, gathering requirements, task breakdown, sequencing, defining roles and responsibilities, and reporting.
• Experience with supply chain services in the public sector is an asset.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Post-secondary certificate or diploma in relevant disciplines such as supply chain management, data management, business administration or analysis, commerce, computer sciences, or a related field from an accredited post-secondary education institution.
• Additional specialized training in supply chain management, particularly category management and strategic sourcing is 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.

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.
• Familiarity with public procurement best practices, procurement cycles (tenders/RFXs, evaluation strategy, supplier selection, contract award, contract management, etc.), purchasing, contracting approaches, trade agreements, and legislation including contract law, administrative law, UN model procurement law, and trade treaties such as Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA), New West Partnership Trade Agreement (NWPTA), and the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) are assets.

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.

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.

Interested candidates should select the "Apply" icon below to upload their cover letter, resume, and copy of licenses/certification.

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.