Materials Manager

North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity is available for an enthusiastic professional who will work as part of the Procurement, Contracts & Logistics Department, providing Materials Management and logistical expertise to the North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, and our Fleet subsidiary company NEASUS. You will proactively manage the delivery of stock across the Trust, mitigate the potential for stock shortage, and respond to spikes in demand in order to maintain supply to our front line colleagues (Blue Light Emergency Response and Patient Transport Services).

You will be responsible for the purchase life cycle of 400+ product lines, ensuring ordering is automated where possible through the Inventory Management System, and ensure the supply of all such goods and service to 60+ NEAS sites. Your role will be to support the Head of Procurement, Contracts & Logistics to develop the service through the adoption of best practice and efficient use of resource, and to meet the logistical demands of the Trust as a whole.

Main duties of the job

Responsible for the day to day Inventory/Materials Management processes, to support the effective and efficient delivery of Logistical goods and services across the Trust.

Responsible for all line management arrangement for the staff within the Logistics team, this will including absence and annual leave management, annual appraisals and staff development; as well as supporting with welfare issues and the day to day performance of the service.

Supported at all times by the Head of Service and wider Department, you will be part of the management structure within the department and encouraged to continuously explore improvement and innovation within the service, including your own personal development.

Candidates should be able to demonstrate excellent leadership skills and be educated to a minimum of NVQ Level 4 or equivalent in a relevant field (Logistics, Management/Materials Management/Warehouse Management).

About us

We employ 3,500 staff in 63 locations and serve a population of 2,600,000 in Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, County Durham, and Tees over 3230 square miles.

Many people think the job of the ambulance service is to collect patients and take them to hospital, but we do much more!

Paramedic skills have developed hugely in recent years, meaning we carry out more treatment at the scene and en-route to hospital.

We have a dedicated clinical assessment service that allows us to provide patients with the most appropriate care from the beginning of the patient journey.

We have a specialised branch of the Trust called HART which deal with explosions or terrorist attacks.

Ultimately patients are the heart of everything that we do to support our mission of "safe, effective and responsive care for all".

We value and respect the diversity employees bring to our workplace. We recruit a workforce that reflects the community we serve, and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. To ensure we deliver on our aims in relation to diversity and inclusion we assess ourselves against a range of frameworks. We are ENEI Gold employer, Disability Confident Leader, Dyslexia Smart Award employer, Dementia Friendly, and part of Mind Blue Light programme and the Race at Work Charter from the Princes Responsible Business Network and are achieving across all objectives in NHS Equality Delivery System.

Date posted

01 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

340-MM2-09-24

Job locations

Pallion West Industrial Estate

Sunderland

Tyne & Wear

SR4 6SJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to attached Job Description where you will find full details of the role and responsibilities, this will assist you in completing your application form.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to attached Job Description where you will find full details of the role and responsibilities, this will assist you in completing your application form.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential

oDemonstrable literacy/numeracy skills. oIT Literate with practical experience in the use of Microsoft Office packages. oEducated to NVQ Levei 4 or equivalent in a relevant field (e.g. Logistics, Materials Management)
oExperience working within the field of Inventory/warehouse Management & Supply. oEvidence of previous staff supervisory/management responsibility. oAppropriate experience within a large multi-site organisation (based in the public or private sector).
oEvidence of continuing professional training & development. oWorking knowledge of Inventory Management systems and procedures

Desirable

oMembership of a relevant professional body or able to demonstrate that a combination of course and experience meet the standards expected of that body (e.g. Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply, Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport) oWorking knowledge of Ingenica 365 Inventory Management System (current Trust system). oExperience of working within an NHS supply chain environment.

Experience

Essential

oExperience working within a supply chain environment. oAn understanding of logistics and materials management and its application across an organisation.
oAble to demonstrate the ability to undertake the practice of Logistics and Materials Management with little guidance or supervision

Desirable

oPrevious supervisory experience. oPrevious experience working within NHS environment.

Skills & Attributes

Essential

oOrganisational skills, including prioritising workloads (working to deadlines).
oEffective collaborative working with partner organisations including independent suppliers, oDemonstrable experience of staff and team management, with a proven record of achievement and an ability to inspire and motivate staff.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential

oDemonstrable literacy/numeracy skills. oIT Literate with practical experience in the use of Microsoft Office packages. oEducated to NVQ Levei 4 or equivalent in a relevant field (e.g. Logistics, Materials Management)
oExperience working within the field of Inventory/warehouse Management & Supply. oEvidence of previous staff supervisory/management responsibility. oAppropriate experience within a large multi-site organisation (based in the public or private sector).
oEvidence of continuing professional training & development. oWorking knowledge of Inventory Management systems and procedures

Desirable

oMembership of a relevant professional body or able to demonstrate that a combination of course and experience meet the standards expected of that body (e.g. Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply, Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport) oWorking knowledge of Ingenica 365 Inventory Management System (current Trust system). oExperience of working within an NHS supply chain environment.

Experience

Essential

oExperience working within a supply chain environment. oAn understanding of logistics and materials management and its application across an organisation.
oAble to demonstrate the ability to undertake the practice of Logistics and Materials Management with little guidance or supervision

Desirable

oPrevious supervisory experience. oPrevious experience working within NHS environment.

Skills & Attributes

Essential

oOrganisational skills, including prioritising workloads (working to deadlines).
oEffective collaborative working with partner organisations including independent suppliers, oDemonstrable experience of staff and team management, with a proven record of achievement and an ability to inspire and motivate staff.

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.