Specialist, Provincial Contracts

Closure Date: June 21, 2026, 11:59 PM CST

Position #: 9012132

Union: Out of Scope

Bargaining Unit: OOS - 3sHealth T&C

City/Town: Regina

Facility: 3sHealth

Department: Provincial Contracting

Type: Full-time permanent

Expected Start Date: July 6, 2026

Number of positions: 2

Hours of Work: 1 week rotation 

Salary: Pay Band 5 ($76,638 to $99,629)

About the Role

The Provincial Contracts Specialist plays a key role in leading and facilitating competitive contracting processes on behalf of Saskatchewan’s health system partners. Reporting to the Manager, Provincial Contracting, this position requires a highly organized and collaborative professional who can manage complex procurement initiatives, ensure compliance with public sector policies and trade agreements, and effectively coordinate stakeholders to achieve timely, well-informed contracting outcomes.

What You'll Do

Reporting to the Manager, Provincial Contracting, the Specialist is expected to:

• Lead and facilitate competitive bidding project in collaboration with our health system partners.
• Ensure compliance with organization policies and trade agreements
• Work in partnership with internal and external stakeholders
• Generate reports, contract management, and analyze information in various forms and complexity
• Provide project planning; coordinate and facilitate meetings, implement procurement projects, coordinate and communicate outcomes;
• Coordinate and prepare information and documentation required to complete the competitive bidding process, including development of product data, survey documents, competitive bidding documents, contract awards, negotiations, and all other documents as required
• Lead the evaluation proposal process, make recommendations to appropriate provincial committees, and facilitate decisions and outcomes, to assist our health system partners in making decisions regarding provincial contracts.
• Facilitate and set up committees/subcommittees made up of subject matter experts to develop specifications for medical instruments, devices, and other products.
   

What You Bring

Education & Certifications:

• Degree in Business Administration with emphasis on project planning, purchasing and/or supply chain management, supplemented by a combination of relevant education and/or experience.

Experience:

• Three years progressively responsible experience in a health care materials management environment, or five years in another suitable procurement environment, supplemented with a recognized purchasing designation such as a Supply Chain Management Professional (SCMP) designation, or Certified Public Purchasing Buyer (CPPB) designation

Skills & Competencies:

• Intermediate knowledge of MS Office Suite and related software, with the ability to learn all relevant purchasing programs.
• Experience and knowledge of competitive bidding processes in a public sector environment
• Understanding of procurement law in the public sector
• Knowledge of lean processes would be considered an asset
   

What We Offer 

At 3sHealth, we value our culture of collaboration and continuous improvement, and we are honored to have been named one of Saskatchewan’s Top Employers for ten consecutive years. We are an organization dedicated to employee engagement and proudly celebrate our commitment to Truth and Reconciliation, and diversity and inclusion initiatives.

3sHealth has excellent opportunities for increasing levels of responsibility, personal growth and challenge. We offer a comprehensive benefits package not limited to:

• Four (4) weeks’ vacation leave upon initial hire and 12 scheduled days off (pro-rated)
• Enhanced dental and extended health plans
• Group life insurance coverage
• Flexible spending plan: employees can choose between the health spending account and the lifestyle spending account
• A robust Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP) that includes counselling, legal and financial services, amongst others
• Access to the Saskatchewan Health Employees’ Pension Plan (SHEPP)