Director of Logistics, Purchasing and Mail Room Services

Humber River Health. Lighting New Ways In Healthcare.

Since opening our doors in 2015 as North America’s first fully digital hospital, we remain unwavering in our belief that we can change the hospital where we work, the community where we live, and the world of healthcare beyond our borders. Serving a community of 850,000 residents in North West Toronto, Equity Inclusivity and active participation in the North West Toronto Ontario Health Team are key initiatives important to our Team.  At Humber River Health, we use a custom combination of technology and clinical expertise to rebuild elements of care. We make technology work for staff and physicians; giving them more time to spend with patients, to eliminate inefficiencies, and to reduce the chance of errors. Humber River Health is formally affiliated with both the University of Toronto and Queen’s University and committed to becoming a community academic hospital. Clinical Excellence, Optimizing Care through Technology and Community Connection frame our Research Strategy.

At Humber River Health, we’re not hoping for a renaissance, we are making it happen. As part of our dynamic team, you can lead the way, as we continue our journey towards high reliability care!

Lead our team of procurement and purchasing experts as we work together to acquire the resources and equipment needed to

deliver compassionate care that is responsive to the healthcare needs of our community.

 At Humber River Health, the procurement of externally provided products and services are essential in our day-to-day operations.  The management and distribution of our supplies are critical in ensuring we are able to consistently deliver the high-quality, safe care that we are known for. As we continue to advance our logistics and purchasing operations, we are seeking a Director of Logistics, Purchasing and Mail Room Services to provide strategic leadership and oversight for the provision of procurement, supply management and mail room services. This individual will be accountable for developing a centralized, hospital-wide procurement and vendor management program. Working with the different programs, the Director of Logistics will ensure the cost-efficient and strategic procurement of goods and services throughout Humber River Health in compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and operational policies and guidelines.

Are you a strong leader with a strategic and innovative mindset? Do you have the data-driven and professional negotiation skills to problem-solve key purchasing and logistics challenges? Have you built a strategic procurement function within a hospital or a public sector organization?  If you answered yes to any of the questions above, we invite you to read the details below and apply to this exciting career opportunity at Humber River Health.  

Reporting Relationship: Corporate Director, Biomedical Engineering, MDRD and Procurement & Logistics

Position Responsibilities:

• Develop, oversee implementation, and monitor supply chain practices (e.g. receipt, storage, delivery, acquisition methods, and bulk supply orders).
• Manage the operations of Logistics, Procurement, and Mailroom.
• Develop, maintain, communicate standards to all departments and determine appropriate material flow systems.
• Develop performance metrics; analyze stock usage, turnover, and expiry to develop cost savings and standardization.
• Create risk management and mitigation strategies to meet government processes and documentation requirements.
• Be responsible for the overall procurement strategy, identifying and evolving best practices and transforming the organization into a center of excellence for the organization.
• Work with programs and business units on the selection of suitable vendors.
• Ensure that vendors are compliant with Humber River Health policies and guidelines.
• Evaluate vendor relationships with a strategic enterprise view, including soliciting information and feedback about vendors and tracking that information for future utilization of the vendor; bench-marking the quality of the goods/services, price and any potential risks with vendors.
• Standardize RFP process for the organization and assisting business units in conducting RFPs.
• Ensure that the RFP process is effectively utilized in accordance with purchasing policies.
• Manage the oversight of contracts and compliance; contract review process; interpret, negotiate contentious contract issues contracts and manage contracts through their lifecycle.
• Maintain ethical procurement practices to ensure conformance with applicable trade agreements that are defensible in the public forum and meet organizational standards for broader public sector (BPS) negotiation and other procurement requirements.
• Price analysis of product purchases and services costs to find cost savings and “overall value” and risks of purchase and maintenance of contract and manage costs.
• Establish and maintain vendor relations to achieve organizational outcomes.
• Manage and update Procurement and Logistics and product recall process and documentation in a timely and efficient manner to meet organizational procurement standards.
• Develop and participate in corporate procurement projects to meet corporate priorities
• Work with business units to ensure that the organization is receiving the best pricing and terms, including overseeing bidding process within the organization to ensure competitive pricing.
• Train business units on business negotiations and optimal business terms for procurement of goods or services.

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree in Business or Finance
• Certification in Logistics/Supply Chain and Procurement form the Purchasing Management Association of Canada (PMAC)
• Membership in good standing with the Healthcare Supply Chain Network (HSCN)
• Eight (8) years of logistics and purchasing experience in an enterprise environment (healthcare/hospital preferred).
• Five (5) years of progressive management and leadership experience.
• Three (3) years’ experience dealing with the Broader Public Sector (BPS) procurement and contract management
• Strong financial analysis, cost management, warehouse and Just-In-Time (JIT) supplies management.
• Critical thinking and prioritization skills required.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to set priorities, solve problems with evidence-based decision making practices and resolve conflicts in a timely and efficient manner.
• Excellent interpersonal and organization skills with an ability to set priorities and meet deadlines.
• Basic computer skills required.
• Excellent attendance and discipline free record required.

Why choose Humber River Health?

At Humber River Health, our staff, physicians, and volunteers are lighting new ways in healthcare. We are proud to be recognized as a part of Greater Toronto’s Top Employers by Mediacorp Canada Inc. We support employees by providing evidence-based leadership and cultivating a culture that consistently wows as a Huron Consulting hospital. We are a member of the Toronto Academic Health Science Network (TAHSN) and are deeply involved in research and academic collaboration. We are dedicated to high-quality patient care and demonstrate our values of compassion, professionalism, and respect.

Attracting and retaining a workforce that represents the diverse communities surrounding Humber River Health, is a priority.  We encourage applicants from all equity-deserving groups, including but not limited to, individuals who identity as Indigenous, racialized, seniors, persons living with disabilities, women, and those who identify as 2SLGBTQ.

Applicants will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, disability, medical condition, or any protected category prohibited by the Ontario Human Rights Code and Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.

Accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process as well as during employment at Humber River Health. Please direct any accommodation requests to our recruitment team.