Job summary As part of its continuing development the Trust wishes to appoint suitably experienced procurement/logistics professionals to the position of Materials Management Supervisor.
This is a challenging role requiring procurement and logistics expertise to support the expansion of the materials management service and the introduction of a GS1 complaint inventory management system.
Main duties of the job The successful candidate will be work closely with clinical, finance and procurement colleagues across the Trust and be responsible for all aspects of stock management in their designated ward and department.
The materials management service is also responsible for obtaining maximum possible benefits from expenditure against goods, seeking 'best value', reliability, responsiveness and innovation from suppliers and stakeholders.Applicants must possess strong IT skills procurement and previous experience of materials management in the NHS would be advantageous.Please note this post may close at sufficient applicants.
About us South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills.
You will be expected to attend the New and Aspiring leaders programme, and the Foundation Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers.
After you complete this one and a half day of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.
Job description Job responsibilities Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C), or equivalent, including English and maths.
Knowledge Essential An understanding of organisational policies, such as, Standing Financial Instructions.
Ability to analyse basic information and spend data to support decision making.
Ability to clearly communicate with a variety of stakeholders (internal and external).
Ability to plan and prioritise own work.
IT skills literate in Microsoft packages, including Outlook, Word, Excel and Power point Working knowledge of electronic purchasing / procurement system.
Desirable Working experience of purchasing and supply activity.
Experience Essential Documented previous experience managing/supervising an operational team.
Experience of operating within organisational policies.
Experience of working to both agreed individual and team targets.
Experience of analysing basic information and spend data to support decision making.
Experience of supporting the identification of service improvement.