Materials Manager – Cheltenham Hospital | Procurement | Permanent contract | Full time. Up to £47,000.00 per annum, depending on experience. 37.5 hours per week. An opportunity to work with the UK’s largest healthcare charity, Nuffield Health. Join our journey and make a difference in patient care.
Main duties of the job
* Ensure goods and services are purchased to meet hospital requirements, in line with Nuffield Health’s policies and procedures.
* Develop the department with accountability for achieving cost management and for the accurate and timely provision of all management information required.
* Ensure effective business planning and development for the department with input into hospital business planning, improvement and development.
* Act as the face of Supply Chain and serve as a key point of contact at site.
* Carry out audits/reviews of the department and its performance; record findings and take prompt action to address any issues raised.
* Engage with senior stakeholders at the facilities such as Head of Departments, Hospital Directors, Finance Business Partners and others.
* Drive operational excellence in areas of responsibility and assist in delivering the divisional strategy at a local level.
* Accountability that best practice in inventory management is followed within the department, including undertaking, managing and recording planned stock counts in accordance with Nuffield Health Supply Chain policy.
* Implement and support cost‑reduction and efficiency improvements.
* Maintain, manage, and report accurately all records relevant to the area of responsibility in accordance with required procedures and timescales.
About us
Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital is located in the beautiful area of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, with excellent transport links nearby, close to the M5 and A417. The hospital offers 32 ensuite private bedrooms, 3 theatres, a small ambulatory unit, a purpose‑built close observation unit, 12 consulting rooms, and diagnostic services including plain x‑ray, MRI, CT, mammography and ultrasound. We provide a full range of medical and surgical specialties delivered in state‑of‑the‑art clinical facilities.
Qualifications and experience
* Demonstrable experience of working within Supply Chain in a similar role.
* Management experience including team leadership within a commercial and finance remit, and working to cost‑control KPIs.
* Strong and effective communication skills, with the ability to influence and represent the Supplies Function to the hospital leadership team.
* Experience with Materials Management inventory systems is advantageous.
Benefits
We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. Our benefits package includes fitness, lifestyle and health wellbeing rewards such as a free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options. Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.
Applications
Applications will be considered as they are received, and interviews will be arranged accordingly. We reserve the right to close adverts early, for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications. Therefore, please apply early to ensure you are considered for the post.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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