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Procurement Specialist III
Your Opportunity:
The ideal candidate is a highly organized procurement professional with extensive experience leading complex RFx processes in a healthcare or public procurement environment. They possess strong analytical capabilities, excellent communication skills, and the ability to confidently manage competing priorities while providing strategic sourcing support for clinical and technical equipment categories.
Description:
As a Procurement Specialist III, you will showcase your excellent customer service skills and ability to communicate effectively with staff and external vendors. You will develop new contracts and contract amendments that create value and mitigate risk. You will be responsible for coordinating all activities related to the competitive bidding process, including RFx evaluations, preparing contract documents, assisting with contract implementations, and managing contracts within assigned categories in compliance with procurement processes, policies and guidelines.
- Transition Company: Health Shared Services
- Classification: Procurement Specialist III
- Union: AUPE GSS
- Unit and Program: Contracting, Procurement and Supply Management
- Primary Location: Seventh Street Plaza
- Location Details: Eligible to work remotely within Alberta
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 03-NOV-2026
- Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits
- Date Available: 16-NOV-2026
- Temporary End Date: 28-JUL-2028
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 2
- Shifts per cycle: 10
- Shift Pattern: Days
- Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
- Minimum Salary: $46.77
- Maximum Salary: $55.29
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Completion of a post-secondary degree in Business or Supply Management.
Additional Required Qualifications:Minimum 5 years of progressive procurement, strategic sourcing, or contract management experience. Demonstrated experience leading complex, high-value competitive procurement processes, including RFx development, evaluation, negotiations, and contract award. Strong analytical and critical thinking skills with the ability to assess technical, operational, financial, and contractual requirements and develop evidence-based recommendations. Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills with the ability to effectively facilitate RFx's, engage stakeholders, and communicate procurement recommendations. Proven ability to manage multiple complex projects concurrently and perform effectively under tight deadlines and competing priorities. Strong organizational, planning, and project management skills with exceptional attention to detail.
Preferred Qualifications:Experience procuring clinical equipment and technology, or other highly technical products and services is strongly preferred. Demonstrated knowledge of clinical equipment, healthcare technologies, and related services gained through clinical, operational, or procurement experience, is considered an asset.
Please note:
All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.
Security Screening:
A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.
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We’re passionate about what we do. Our team of skilled and dedicated health care professionals, support staff, and physicians promote wellness and provide health care all across Alberta.
Everything we do at AHS reflects a patient and family centred approach; it’s about putting patients’ and families’ experiences, priorities and trust first.
We are an equal opportunity employer. AHS values the diversity of the people and communities we serve and is committed to attracting, engaging and developing a diverse and inclusive workforce.
Post-secondary degree in Business or Supply Management; 5+ years progressive procurement, strategic sourcing, or contract management experience; strong analytical, communication, and project management skills; criminal record check required.
Key Responsibilities
- developing contracts
- coordinating bidding processes
- managing procurement categories
Job Details
- Category: Supply Chain / Logistics / Procurement
- Seniority: Senior Level
- Commitment: Full Time, Temporary
- Workplace: Remote — Edmonton or Alberta
- Salary: CAD 97,281 – 115,003 / year
- Languages: English
About Alberta Health Services
A healthcare provider delivering patient and family centered care across Alberta. — Industry: Healthcare