About the Role
The Member Support Associate is a key resource for 16 Member Hospitals in the central region, supporting their use of MMC services. This role facilitates first-contact resolution for intake requests and manages lower-value collaborative sourcing and capital sourcing activities, acting as a liaison between MMC Sourcing Teams and hospital stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Assist with first-contact resolution for member inquiries.
- Effectively funnel intake requests to the appropriate teams.
- Facilitate lower-value, lower-risk collaborative sourcing and capital sourcing activities (generally <$121K).
- Liaise between MMC Sourcing Teams and key stakeholders within hospitals.
- Lead and manage sourcing tasks typically handled by in-house Materials Management teams.
- Establish and uphold standard service levels across the membership.
- Enhance the MMC customer-centric experience by adapting support delivery by hospital.
- Establish a high standard of member support, remaining flexible and agile.
- Work under Member Support Specialists as back-end support.
- Liaise closely with internal stakeholders.
- Drive efficiency through first-contact resolution.
- Mitigate workflow disruption to other service streams.
- Standardize processes for gap coverage and growth capacity.
- Create intake tickets to log outreach for support.
- Monitor ticket resolution and follow-up to ensure timely support.
- Handle contract queries from customers (look-up, general inquiries).
- Provide system navigation assistance (e.g., MMC Portal, MitigAID, SubHub).
- Facilitate resolution of queries with other MMC service streams.
- Enter net-new project requests in the MMC intake tool.
- Obtain Member approvals and signatures, routing electronically.
- Enable completion of LOCs (Letters of Commitment).
- Receive hand-off from Sourcing for Purchase Order requisition support, as applicable.
Requirements
- Post-secondary degree or diploma.
- 1-2 years of experience in a purchasing/sourcing environment.
- Knowledge of suppliers and experience dealing with people at different professional levels.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with a high concentration on Customer Service.
- Attention to detail and high level of accuracy.
- Adaptability with a desire to learn.
- Proven organizational and time management skills.
- Demonstrated follow-up abilities.
- Results-oriented.
- Self-starter, highly motivated, works well without constant supervision.
- Demonstrated ability to organize, control, and coordinate various activities in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment.
- Knowledge/experience in materials provisioning and understanding of business and legal issues.
- Strong technical proficiency with the ability to learn and navigate multiple concurrent systems (HEAT, Allscripts, SAP, Ariba, MMC Portal).
- Demonstrable knowledge of MS Office suite.
- Familiarity with healthcare supply chain/procurement, especially managing competitive processes, contracts, and resources (preferred).
- Previous experience with Contract Lifecycle Management Software (preferred).
- Broader Public Sector and Ontario Public Service Procurement Directives RFx experience (preferred).
- Certified Supply Chain Management Professional (CSCMP), Certified Public Procurement Officer (CPPO) or Certified Public Procurement Buyer (CPPB) is an asset.
- Ability to travel to Mohawk Medbuy offices if required.
- Ability to travel to Hospital locations across the GTA and up to 2 hours outside of GTA.
- Must submit proof of full COVID-19 vaccination.
Skills
- Customer Service
- Interpersonal Skills
- Attention to Detail
- Accuracy
- Adaptability
- Organizational Skills
- Time Management
- Follow-up Abilities
- Results Orientation
- Motivation
- Supervision (works well without)
- Coordination
- Technical Proficiency
- System Navigation
- MS Office Suite
- Healthcare Supply Chain/Procurement
- Competitive Process Management
- Contract Management
- Resource Management
- Contract Lifecycle Management Software
- RFx Experience
Location
- Burlington, ON
- Toronto, ON
- Oakville, ON
- Thunder Bay, ON
- Kingston, ON
- Brantford, ON
- London, ON
- Chatham, ON
- GTA
- Up to 2 hours outside of GTA
Work Type
- Remote Work Options
- Travel
Experience Level
- 1-2 years of experience
Education Level
- Post secondary degree or diploma
Salary/Compensations
- $51,353 - $60,187
Benefits
- Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Flexible remote work options
About the Company
- Mohawk Medbuy Corporation (MMC) is a national, not-for-profit, shared services organization supporting hundreds of health care providers across Canada, child welfare agencies, and other public sector organizations.
- MMC provides value-driven contracting and procurement solutions for medical/surgical supplies, pharmaceutical products, local sourcing, capital (equipment, FF&E and redevelopment), and nutrition solutions.
- Other services include data analytics, in-hospital logistics, warehousing, technology, procure-to-pay, and accounts payable.
- MMC has an emerging focus on sustainability and reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples, supporting the creation of a resilient value chain with environmental, social, and governance best practices.
- The organization has offices in Burlington, ON, Toronto, Oakville, Thunder Bay, Kingston, Brantford, London, and Chatham, and a distribution centre in Oakville.
Equal Opportunity
- Mohawk Medbuy is committed to providing accessible employment practices that comply with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).
