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At Ontario Health, we are committed to developing a strong organizational culture that connects and inspires all team members across the province. Our vision is that together, we will be a leader in health and wellness for all. Our mission is to connect the health system to drive improved and equitable health outcomes, experiences and value. How we work together is reflected through our five values: integrity, inspiration, tenacity, humility and care.

What Ontario Health offers:
Achieving your career goals is a priority to us. Benefits of working at Ontario
- Health may include the following based on employment type:
- Fully paid medical, dental and vision coverage from your first day-
- Health care spending account-
- Premium defined benefit pension plan-
- 3 personal days and 2 float days annually-
- Individual contributors start at 3 weeks’ vacation with 4 weeks at 2 yrs.-
- Career development opportunities-
- A collaborative values-based team culture-
- Wellness programs-
- A hybrid working model-
- Participation in- Communities of InclusionWant to make a difference in your career? Consider this opportunity.

Reporting to the Senior Director, Supply Chain, the Director, Supply Chain will be accountable for providing strategic direction, leadership in the planning, guidance and recommendations on complex procurement and transformative digital projects/initiatives across Ontario Health to ensure positive impacts to Ontario Health’s operations and the broader health system, a leader and spokesperson of the procurement policy and associated processes, the development of value for money strategies, and deliver on positive customer and internal/external stakeholder management initiatives.

This role will oversee the day-to-day operations of the digital Supply Chain department responsible for significant spend under management and provide advice on the interpretation of the Procurement policy and procedures to ensure compliance and to resolve business issues and questions. This role will be required to provide leadership on large and/or complex sourcing projects and direction in determining procurement strategies and execution of those strategies based on a set of defined guidelines.

Here is what you will be doing:
- Provides leadership in motivating supply chain staff to provide best in class procurement services across Ontario Health in support of strategic priorities and initiatives- Promote a healthy, inclusive and productive work environment for team to deliver on service excellence- Leads a team of procurement professionals in all functions involved in the sourcing and contracting of goods and services, including sourcing methodology and strategy, vendor negotiations, end-to-end procurement cycle, contract management, measurement and reporting, research and analysis, strategic category management, vendor relationship and performance management frameworks.- Provide strategic leadership and direction on strategies, policy advice, administrative support and operations to support internal stakeholder initiatives and programs across Ontario Health portfolios.- Ensure procurements are optimized with a focus on policy compliance, value for money, cost reduction, efficiency in the outcome of the procurement.- Lead the collaborative development and implementation of an annual and multi-year strategic procurement plan to deliver on Ontario Health’s priorities- Manage the planning and approval process for large complex procurements requiring for example, Ontario Health Board, Ministry of Health (MOH) and Treasury Board (TB) approvals- As required, report back to OH Board, MOH and TB on various large, complex procurements- Lead the transformation of the procurement function to implement best practice through the procurement process- Ensures continuous support to establish expertise in the strategic categories to meet the evolving needs of the organization.- Support business case development by providing market assessments and data analysis to support strategic initiatives- Using data analysis and reporting, provide business portfolios with guidance and policy direction to manage risks and identify procurement opportunities- Ensure that the appropriate policies, guidelines and processes are in place.- Lead the response to any external reporting requests eg: audit requests, annual attestation, trade agreements, disputes- Identify operational improvement opportunities by monitoring and measuring the function’s performance.- Establish the requirements for the procurement technologies to support the procurement process including the ERP procurement module- Manage the development, implementation, evaluation and maintenance of quality improvement initiatives.- Set, manages and reports on functional budget, efficiency and operational metrics- Provide full scope of leadership responsibilities to a team of function-specific resources including hiring, setting/measuring performance outcomes, career development, appro