Director, Contract Management Office

The salary range for this position is CAD $66.85 - $96.10 / hour

Lead Fraser Health’s enterprise-wide contract management and supply chain strategy, shaping high-value partnerships, mitigating risk, and driving financial performance across one of Canada’s largest health authorities. This is a unique opportunity to influence executive decision-making, lead transformational initiatives, and deliver measurable value that directly supports the delivery of exceptional patient care.

Reporting to the Executive Director, Corporate Finance, the Director, Contract Management Office provides senior leadership and direction for the development, administration and management of external contractual and strategic third-party relationships across Fraser Health (FH) to ensure FH receives the maximum benefit from services contracts. The Director oversees negotiation support, implementation, and performance management metrics of contracts to ensure that the contract deliverables are received, value for money is achieved and business risk is managed.

The Director directs a team that works with internal and external key partners in developing and implementing strategic financial transformation initiatives to ensure the optimization and risk mitigation of both contractual relationships and the delivery of financial services across Fraser Health and is the lead for all supply chain contracts. The Director ensures the optimum delivery of appropriate contractual relationship and financial consulting services.

The Director manages and reports the Fraser Health contract management and business risk to the Finance and Audit Committee of the Board.

• Directs all third party and contracted relationships through the establishment of metrics and standards for all services contracts.
• Directs contract negotiation to ensure contracts include defined performance metrics.
• Evaluates contracts in terms of requirements, deliverables and effectiveness. Initiates vendor performance reviews, provides the framework for value-add analysis and dispute resolution support. Participates in review and discussions on cases on contract termination.
• Oversees the development and management of a centralized repository for all contractual and third party services and supply contracts within Fraser Health ensuring a unified and consistent approach to strategic third party relationship management.
• Represents and leads Fraser Health initiatives in managing the relationship with BC Shared Health Services (BCSHS) Supply Chain ensuring that the full value is being extracted from contracts that are negotiated on behalf of Fraser Health.
• Oversee contract framework for medical supply contracts. Facilitates new contracts, manages the Services Agreement with BCSHS Supply Chain.
• Co-Chairs the Fraser Health/ BCSHS Supply Chain Customer Services Committee, leads Fraser Health in all supply chain matters and is responsible for the operating budget.
• Supporting the reporting at the Finance and Audit Committee and Board on the Fraser Health business risk framework and provides updates on areas of material risk and concern.
• Represents Fraser Health interests in the development of the Request for Proposals and evaluation of those proposals that are negotiated on behalf of Fraser Health by the BCSHS and ensuring that the full value of the contracts are extracted.
• Develops and implements strategies to mitigate third party business and supply chain risk while ensuring that Fraser Health fully leverages all of the extended contractual and supply chain…