Program Manager - Procurement

Target Start Date: May 2025

Who you are

You are an innovative, service-oriented individual who is excited to be a part of a fast-growing organization that enables the best to be even better. You are excited to join a company with an evolving culture and energized by designing and facilitating development that helps individuals and the organization succeed. You are committed to living our values and role-modelling what values-based leadership looks like day in and day out.  You are looking for the opportunity to provide your expertise to drive change within an exciting industry. As an individual who is driven by excellence, you are excited to contribute to the success of one of Canada’s Best Managed companies. 

This role is based out of Dentalcorp’s Toronto Support Centre (181 Bay St) Mondays through Thursdays, and Fridays are work from home. You will be managing the design, planning, and implementation process of procurement programs across the Dentalcorp network of dental practices. Working with the Procurement team and other key departmental stakeholders, you will be accountable for scoping new projects, and road-mapping effective implementation strategies of our new supplier programs. You’ll also support rolling out these programs, which means seeing projects through end-to-end. Process automation and using technology to drive efficiencies excites you, particularly leveraging PowerApps.

In this role, you will

• Deliver and continuously refine the practice onboarding program to support our newly acquired practices in joining Procurement’s supplier programs
• Collaborate closely with Procurement’s Category Managers in their efforts to consolidate suppliers and move practices’ services to our national supplier programs on a category-by-category basis by collecting, cleaning, validating, and analyzing data to inform category strategies
• Lead the transition and change management process to roll out new supplier programs, build communication strategies, and deliver them as appropriate to cross-functional stakeholders impacted by the program rollout
• Lead efforts to conduct post-mortem project reviews and program evaluations
• Build and maintain project trackers and reports
• Embed changes within company culture and practices through identifying and understanding cross-functional impact of program rollouts
• Promote innovative or improved ways of working and implement these best practices and process improvements
• Provide an excellent collaboration experience for our team and stakeholders resulting in strengthened cross-functional relationships
• Support both our direct and indirect procurement teams

What we're looking for

• 3-5 years of managing programs or complex projects
• A proactive approach to working with a love of solving big business problems
• Highly effective verbal and written communicator with an ability to influence
• Skilled and comfortable with delivering presentations
• The propensity for curiosity, finds joy in identifying process gaps and designing and implementing process efficiencies
• Highly proficient in Excel and PowerApps, perhaps even excitable by both!
• Experience in building out project roadmaps
• Organizational and time management skills with attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills
• Change management experience is an asset
• Ability to effectively manage competing priorities and programs in parallel
• Bilingualism (French/English) is a strong asset
• Experience using SharePoint is an asset

About Dentalcorp

Dentalcorp is Canada's largest and fastest growing network of dental practices, committed to advancing the overall well-being of Canadians by delivering the best clinical outcomes and unforgettable experiences. Dentalcorp acquires leading dental practices, uniting its network in a common goal: to be Canada's most trusted healthcare network. Leveraging its industry-leading technology, know-how and scale, Dentalcorp offers professionals the unique opportunity to retain their clinical autonomy while unlocking their potential for future growth.

Candidates must be legally eligible to work in Canada. At Dentalcorp, we recognize that inclusivity and diversity strengthen our culture and make us better. We are committed to ensuring that the talent we hire is reflective of the diverse communities and patients we serve. To ensure equal opportunity for all candidates, we strongly encourage applicants requiring an accommodation to let their recruiter know during the recruitment/selection process. We appreciate all applicants for taking the time to apply, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.