Clinical Procurement Consultant

**Req ID: 162414**
**Company: Nova Scotia Health**
**Location: Central Zone, Bethune Building - QEII**
**Department: SCO CONTRACT MANAGEMENT - CNS**
**Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)**
**Status: MGMT/NON-Union** **Management/Non Union Position**
**Posting Closing Date: 13-Dec-23**

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.

**About the Opportunity**:
Reporting to the Manager of Contract Management the Clinical Procurement Consultant supports the delivery of a comprehensive integrated supply chain service for the NSHA ensuring an alignment between strategic and operational planning and excellence in client relations. Using a “people and client first” approach, the Consultant will support current and emerging technologies and practices to establish a robust people focused and service excellence culture across the province. This position contributes to strategic and operational leadership to corporate functions which envision, enable and support the ongoing development and delivery of high quality, provincially integrated health programs and services that are based on provincial standards of care, efficient, sustainable, safe and responsive to the needs of Nova Scotians. The position contributes to the leadership of support strategies and operational plans consistent with legislation, accountability frameworks and the mission, vision and values of the organization. The position supports a provincially integrated process and assists with leading the design and development of all supply chain related processes, plans and policies to support the effective, efficient and sustainable delivery of all NSHA services and programs.

Responsibilities include:

- Supports the cross functional strategic planning of the goods services and equipment procurement requirements for NSHA programs to support patient care, safety and value.
- Ensures that the NSHA program leadership vision is represented and achieved through procurement strategy
- Participates in relevant category governance committees
- Provides ad hoc updates to program leaders on activities and events related to procurement within their program
- Supports the prioritization of procurement requirements taking into consideration patient care, financial stewardship, and administrative resources.
- Responsible to promote the needs of the NSHA program within the procurement process
- Promotes procurement process and outcomes that improve service delivery quality and value, ensuring a robust sustainable system in a changing environment with significant pressures.
- Relationship management supports the cross functional networking of processes within the supply chain service an across applicable NSHA, IWK, NS Government programs and services.
- Responsible to support the use evidence to inform planning and execution procurement initiatives.
- Networks across stakeholder groups to ensure that the right individuals are identified and engaged to participate in procurement projects

**About You**:
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

- Undergraduate degree is required in a related field
- Graduate of a recognized nursing program or medical technology program in a related field is an asset
- Masters of Business Administration is an asset
- Recognized Professional Supply Chain Designation (CPP/SCMP or P.Log) is an asset
- Project management professional (PMP) certification is an asset.
- LEAN certification is an asset
- Change management certification is an asset
- Minimum three (3) years' experience with clinical product sales or clinical procurement.
- Experience using multiple data sources, technological solutions and data trends to achieve results
- Demonstrated ability to create and maintain excellent customer service
- Experience working in healthcare environments an asset
- Experience with procurement process is an asset
- Sound strategic thinking
- Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and achieve results
- Critical thinker with strong problem identification and resolution skills
- Possesses excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and strict deadlines
- Competencies in other languages preferred; French an asset

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, traini