Regional Contract Manager, Waste and Recycling Services – Vancouver Coastal Health

Title of the Job: Regional Contract Manager, Waste and Recycling Services

Location: Vancouver, BC

Job Description: The salary range for this position is CAD $54.19/Hr. – CAD $77.89/Hr.Job SummaryCome work as a Regional Contract Manager, Waste and Recycling Services with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!Vancouver Coastal Health is looking for a Regional Contract Manager, Waste and Recycling Services to join the Food Services team. Apply today to join our team!As a Regional Contract Manager, Waste and Recycling Services with Vancouver Coastal Health you will:

• Be responsible for consistent contract management and administration of assigned contracts for Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH).
• Play a critical role in our ability to achieve our goals by creating and maintaining strong relationships with service providers. Such relationships are expected to be respectful, professional and effective in addressing and resolving issues and other contractual requests such as change in scope and service standards.
• Be responsible to ensure contract compliance by the service providers and the health organization, to communicate contractual changes to stakeholders and to resolve contract- related issues that arise (internally and/or externally) across the Communities of Care (CoC).
• Support internal stakeholders, particularly Contract Managers and leaders within the CoCs, as the contract subject matter expert in contractual specifications, service performance requirements and in other similar areas.
• Work with colleagues in the CoCs to optimize contract performance and outcomes, lead comprehensive assessments of all aspects of contract performance/compliance, through all stages of the contract life cycle, before optimizing performance in partnership with CMO colleagues and the CoCs.
• Work closely with other VCH teams, including Legal, Internal Audit and Finance in optimizing contracts and shall mediate/negotiate issues with service providers that impact contract performance. As a member of the CMO team, the incumbent is expected to participate in a respectful and productive manner, provide and accept thoughtful counsel and advice, and fully support decisions made by the team.

QualificationsEducation & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Business Administration, healthcare management or related field, and/or completion of the Purchasing Management Association of Canada certificate supplemented by Eight (8) to Ten (10) years’ recent, related experience in a contract management role or a combination of education, training and experience.

Knowledge & Abilities

• Comprehensive knowledge in contract management, and cost/benefit analysis.
• Practical understanding of contract law and commercial terms & conditions.
• Extensive experience in managing partner/vendor relationships.
• Extensive experience in managing projects to achieve results.
• Broad knowledge of the BC Health Care Industry environment.
• Effective leadership and communication skills to foster a respectful and motivating environment.
• Competently utilizes spreadsheet and word processing applications at an intermediate to advanced level and has a comprehensive knowledge of computerized purchasing systems, including e-commerce applications.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, interpersonal and administrative skills.
• Strong verbal and written skills and ability to convey complex information in a way that others can readily follow.
• Excellent negotiating and persuasive skills, both in one-on-one and group situations.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

Closing StatementWhy Join Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH):VCH is a world class innovator in medical care, research and teaching, delivering service to more than one million BC residents. At VCH, we embrace thinking boldly, taking smart risks, and ‘going first’ when we believe it will lead to the best possible outcomes for patients and their families. We invite you to join us in creating healthy lives in healthy communities by showcasing our passion for care, connection to the communities we serve and our culture of teamwork that makes VCH a great place to work.

• Comprehensive health benefits package, including MSP, extended health and dental and municipal pension plan
• Grow your career with employer-paid training and leadership development opportunities
• Wellness supports, including counselling, critical incident and innovative wellness services are available to employees and their immediate families
• Award-winning recognition programs to honour staff, medical staff and volunteers
• Access to exclusive discount offers and deals for VCH staff

Equity, diversity, and inclusion are essential to our goals of creating a great place to work and delivering exceptional care. We acknowledge and accommodate unique differences and ensure special measures are in place so that all prospective and current employees are given an opportunity to succeed.We are committed to building a representative workforce and encourage applications reflecting diversity of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization or ancestry, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person.Vancouver Coastal Health is proud to be recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers in 2024.Only short-listed applicants will be contacted for this posting.***Employees of VCH must apply online via the Internal Career Portal on CareerHub, you are currently viewing the External Career Portal. Refer to the https://my.vch.ca/working-here/job-postings site for instructions on how to view internal job postings and how to apply as an employee. Current VCH employees who apply to this posting using this external site will be considered as an external candidate. Seniority will not apply.***Thank you for your interest in Vancouver Coastal Health.

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