Manager - Materials Management

Requisition ID: 399970  

Position Number: 20087853

Posting End Date: April 6, 2026

City: Brandon

Employer: Shared Health 

Site: Shared Health - Winnipeg Shared Health - PMH  

Department / Unit: Distribution & Logistics/Supply Chain M.  

Job Stream: Non-Clinical  

Union: Non Union 

Anticipated Start Date: 05/04/2026  

FTE: 1.00  

Anticipated Shift: Days 

Work Arrangement: In Person

Daily Hours Worked: 7.75

Annual Base Hours: 2015

 

Shared Health leads the planning and coordinates the integration of patient- centered clinical and preventive health services across Manitoba. The organization also delivers some province-wide health services and supports centralized administrative and business functions for Manitoba health organizations.

 

Position Overview

Supply Chain (Material Management) refers to the distribution channel of a product, from sourcing, to delivery, to the end consumer. Managing the chain of events within this process is known as Supply Chain Management. Effective management must coordinate all the different pieces of this chain as quickly as possible without losing any of the quality or customer satisfaction, while still keeping costs down.

The first step is determining a need, followed by sourcing, ordering, receiving, storage, and distribution of products and supplies to the end user. Customer satisfaction is paramount. A necessity in coordinating all these activities is the information service network.

Under the general direction of the Director, Provincial Distribution & Logistics, the Manager, Material Management is an integral member of the Management Team. The Manager, Material Management assumes overall responsibility for the day-to-day provision of site-specific Materiel Management services. The Manager is the focal point within the site, is responsible for all functions provided by Distribution & Logistics, and is responsible for the management of on-site Material Management staff. The Manager assumes Regional responsibilities as appropriate and assigned by the Director.

Experience

• Five years comprehensive Materiel Management experience in a health care or related setting, with three years in a middle management position.
• Extensive experience with supply chain related key performance measures and executive reporting.
• Experience with Lean Principles considered an asset.
• Experience with SAP ERP system preferred.
• Must have or be able to acquire within a reasonable period of time a thorough knowledge of occupational hazards and safety precautions and regulations applicable to the area of supervision.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Post-secondary degree or diploma in health services, business, public administration or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Preferred SCMA, APICS or Plog designations.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

Not Applicable

Qualifications and Skills

• Demonstrated poise, aptitude for communicating professional information, and ability to deal with matters of an urgent or emergent nature.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, interpersonal and verbal/written communication skills.
• Ability to utilize information systems technologies for communication, word processing, spreadsheet applications and other common management needs.
• Ability to function effectively in a multidisciplinary setting.
• Ability to create and maintain effective working relationships with other individuals in superior, peer, subordinate and client positions.
• Demonstrated interest in professional growth.
• Demonstrated commitment to optimizing the contribution that Materiel Management can make to the care of individual patients and to the health care system as a whole.

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