Job Overview
Wessex NHS Procurement Limited is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us. This role will be based at The Winchester RHCH. WPL does not hold a Home Office Workers Licence and therefore is unable to offer sponsorship.
Responsibilities
* Replenish, receipt, issue and stow stock using Inventory Management System (IMS), ensuring capture of lot number and expiry of products as required. Use IMS systems and devices to record transactional data.
* Perform cycle counts in Inventory Management System as per standard operating procedure.
* Provide advice to customers and liaise with suppliers using persuasive skills to improve performance and delivery within the supply chain service.
* Set up stock profiles to suit clinical requirements, physically setting out storerooms and reflecting requirements into the computerized materials management system. Actively develops, implements and maintains managed inventory solutions into specialist areas with Stores Lead.
* Liaise with procurement to facilitate ‘best value’ purchase of items required, guiding customers regarding value for money opportunities and responsible for spotting potential savings and recommending courses of action to manager, ensuring savings are recorded using appropriate methods and reported as required to the Stores Lead and relevant clinical lead.
* Raise requisitions for contracted or non‑contracted items using appropriate system.
* Deliver, unpack and replenish stock to wards/departments storerooms and/or IMS systems, checking accuracy and ensuring that stock is rotated appropriately.
* Carry out good housekeeping duties to ensure tidiness and cleanliness of storerooms and encourage user departments to maintain the standard.
* Provide a liaison service between user departments and suppliers pursuant to providing a quality service by providing specialist supply chain knowledge to maximise clinical outputs, specialist supplier and product knowledge to staff and units as necessary.
* Effectively monitor and replenish consignment, specialised services devices (SSDP) and sale or return stocks held within departments, using applicable reports and tools in line with standard operating procedure.
* Lead and prioritise information for customers of any potential problems within the supply chain to ensure adequate stock, sourcing cost‑effective alternatives making available for use by the end user. Requests and acts upon data from suppliers, account manager representatives and Procurement Leads.
* Monitor stock availability, delivery times and back‑orders. Identify outstanding orders using pre‑defined and/or the online ordering system or electronic purchasing systems. Expedite orders with Procurement/supplier to minimise delays, escalating to supplies and clinical leads as appropriate.
* Ensure the receipt of credit notes or replacements for items which have been returned. Analyse departmental invoice discrepancies and implements resolution with suppliers, Procurement team and financial services.
* Maintain and update the computerized stock system and produce and analyse reports from Inventory Management Systems. Provide advice to budget holders with recommendations for cost‑effective initiatives and user performance issues, e.g. make proposals to reduce stock levels or introduce more cost‑effective alternatives.
* Serve as the first point of contact for clinical staff regarding any queries/problems relating to process or procedure for the procurement of goods and services including new products and obsolete items.
* Run reports and analyse the data in order to undertake official reviews of products and stock levels, to review progress and recommend, using persuasive influence, changes which will bring about further potential areas for development or savings and maximise cost effectiveness.
* Interrogate transactional data and analyse Materials Management statistical information to enable benchmarking, progress measurement and trends to be identified. Make suggestions regarding possible changes to the Materials Management Supervisor.
Employee Benefits
Generous NHS pension scheme
NHS terms of service and annual leave
Access to an employee benefits platform offering discounts on groceries, high street shopping, family outings, holidays, and more
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