Job summary
The postholder will be required to organise logistics operations across trust sites, but predominantly at Midland Metropolitan University Hospital.
All aspects of Logistics operations will be covered to ensure the efficient processing of all goods and containers delivered to and returned from the receipts and distribution area.
The postholder will be responsible for ensuring the effective organisation of a busy team and schedule and ensuring accurate completion of documentation and reporting of any discrepancies or shortages.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will take responsibility for the development of the integrated Logistics service across all Trust sites, supporting the Logistics optimisation workstreams.
Main duties will include:
- Ensuring the delivery of supply management services across all relevant areas, including all relevant distribution and handling services for the Trust.
- Helping to embed a culture of collaborative working between Logistics and customers
- Developing the optimal schedule for operation of the Automated Guided Vehicles at Midland Metropolitan Hospital.
- Working with stakeholders, suppliers and couriers to ensure backlogs do not develop.
- Maintaining safe stock levels across all sites.
- Encouraging the team to deliver the best possible service.
About us
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated careorganisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.
Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens in 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises.As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH from 2024 (or beyond). If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continuing your application with this understanding.The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.
We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:
- Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
- Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do
- Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve live
Job description
Job responsibilities
The postholder is responsible for ensuring the logistics function is optimised across the Trust.
It is essential that suppliers are managed and that bottlenecks do not occur. All deliveries must be scheduled and managed and stock levels must be maintained at an appropriate level.
The postholder will also be responsible for ensuring that the automated guided vehicles are utilised effectively.
There is responsibility for the management and development of all staff within the Logistics function. The Site Manager will help with the recruitment of staff for the department and will provide expert professional advice to others in the Procurement & Logistics teams
The Site Manager will ensure that time and resources are managed through effective teamwork, leadership and motivation across the Logistics Service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The postholder is responsible for ensuring the logistics function is optimised across the Trust.
It is essential that suppliers are managed and that bottlenecks do not occur. All deliveries must be scheduled and managed and stock levels must be maintained at an appropriate level.
The postholder will also be responsible for ensuring that the automated guided vehicles are utilised effectively.
There is responsibility for the management and development of all staff within the Logistics function. The Site Manager will help with the recruitment of staff for the department and will provide expert professional advice to others in the Procurement & Logistics teams
The Site Manager will ensure that time and resources are managed through effective teamwork, leadership and motivation across the Logistics Service.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma or equivalent qualification / experience
- Must have a current driving licence
- Must have GCSE (or equivalent ) in mathematics and English or demonstrable experience of using English and mathematics in a customer focused environmen
Desirable
- Fork-lift truck licence
- Supervisory qualification
Experience
Essential
- Must have an advanced ability to work and manage good relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including staff and suppliers
Experience
Essential
- Must demonstrate an ability to order, manage, store and deliver stock to optimise stock levels
Experience
Essential
- Must have experience of managing a busy team
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with IT or inventory management Systems
Experience
Essential
- Must demonstrate experience of optimising a service
- Significant experience working in a busy distribution department which includes recent demonstrable experience working at a supervisory level.
Desirable
- Demonstration of working with automated guided vehicles or other technology
- stores or similar experience
- Experience in handling goods into and out of a busy distribution centre
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma or equivalent qualification / experience
- Must have a current driving licence
- Must have GCSE (or equivalent ) in mathematics and English or demonstrable experience of using English and mathematics in a customer focused environmen
Desirable
- Fork-lift truck licence
- Supervisory qualification
Experience
Essential
- Must have an advanced ability to work and manage good relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including staff and suppliers
Experience
Essential
- Must demonstrate an ability to order, manage, store and deliver stock to optimise stock levels
Experience
Essential
- Must have experience of managing a busy team
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with IT or inventory management Systems
Experience
Essential
- Must demonstrate experience of optimising a service
- Significant experience working in a busy distribution department which includes recent demonstrable experience working at a supervisory level.
Desirable
- Demonstration of working with automated guided vehicles or other technology
- stores or similar experience
- Experience in handling goods into and out of a busy distribution centre
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
Address
Midland Metropolitan University Hospital
Bridge House, 49 Grove Lane
Smethwich
B66 2QT
Employer's website
https://www.swbh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
