Supply Chain Coordinator - Sustainability & Improvement

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Req ID: 159993
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Provincial Zone, Halifax Infirmary Robie Street Entrance - QEII Department: SCO Enablement
Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly FT long-assignment ( 100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: NSGEU Support Position
Posting Closing Date: 4-Jul-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.
Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.
About The Opportunity
The Supply Chain Coordinator performs and supports a variety of operational and strategic functions necessary for the safety, sustainability and continuous improvement of the Supply Chain Operations service.
The Supply Chain Coordinator maintains data required to operate supply chain systems ensuring information is accurate and up to date. They are responsible to analyze data to detect issues that could affect operations, and are responsible to provide recommendations, exercising judgement and expertise, to promote efficiency, safety and continuous improvement. The Supply Chain Coordinator supports the development and ongoing measurement of key performance indicators (KPIs), and has an understanding of, and can apply statistical concepts. The Supply Chain Coordinator supports our daily operations by troubleshooting issues that arise in business processes and IT systems, and supports multi-stakeholder collaboration to resolve issues or escalate to management as necessary.
The Supply Chain Coordinator supports provincial supply chain initiatives and projects, including working on issues, processes and data for the entire NSH. The Supply Chain Coordinator maintains a high degree of technical understanding of the workings of our SAP system as it relates to the Supply Chain Operations, and is responsible to produce documentation, training materials, and support the learning of others by providing education in various formats, including e-learning, live remote assistance through internet facilitated tools, and in person class room style learning.
This job contributes to the strategic direction of the Supply Chain Operation by contributing subject matter expertise in the area of Supply Chain operations, best practices, and maintains technical and knowledge based competencies by remaining current with emerging trends and innovation. This job promotes the use of technology in the supply chain operations by demonstrating a high degree of proficiency with MS Powerpoint, Excel, Word.
About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Experience working in a highly process driven, IT enabled environment required
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
• High degree of proficiency with MS PowerPoint, Excel and Word required
• Undergraduate degree in Science, Finance, or Engineering required
• Experience troubleshooting problems and creating solutions through analytics and evidence required
• Experience communicating with technical and non-technical people to gain consensus on decisions as necessary an asset
• Minimum of two (2) years of related experience required

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.
Hours

• Beginning in July 2023, with an expected end date of July 31, 2027 (approx. 4 years)
• Long Assignment Full-Time (100%) position, 75 Hours Bi-weekly

Compensation and Incentives
$32.16 - $39.04 Hourly
Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.
Once You've Applied
Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
This is a Support bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.
Preferred candidates must be able to demonstrate proof of primary series of COVID -19 vaccine at time of hire.
Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.
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