Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Stock Controller

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Job summary

The Role:

The Stock Controller position will have a pivotal role within the Material Management Department.

Provide a professional, customer focused Supply Chain service to all user departments. Professionally handle customer enquiries and work with internal and external customers to provide advice and support to their enquiries, ensuring their needs are responded to and met.

Main duties of the job

Job Duties:

Provide stock control, including stock rotation, re-ordering and replenishment service for an agreed range of consumables used by customers and to support end users in accordance with HPL and Trust policies. Ensure safe disposal and/or relocation of surplus, redundant and obsolete stock.

Participate and assist in stock takes, year-end counts and amendments as required.

Ensure that orders are expedited, chased and delivered on time.

Ensure personal training and development is up to date at all times.

Assist the Receipt and Distribution team as required.

Participate in implementation of new projects.

Cover in other Inventory Management areas as required in case of sickness or annual leave.

Undertaking any other tasks which are deemed appropriate by the Supervisors, Supply Chain Manager or Director of Procurement.

About us

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust is a friendly, supportive, busy but welcoming acute and community Trust that is ambitious about developing our services and your career.

Our compassionate, caring and friendly colleagues make up our Royal Surrey family and are at the heart of what we do. We all have a passion for learning, continuous improvement and excelling together through innovation, research and development. There are over 4,500 members of our Royal Surrey family.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in the community and homes across Guildford and Waverley.

We have received an overall Good rating from the CQC with Medical care (including older peoples care), End of Life Care and Maternity services being deemed Outstanding by the CQC. We are investing in our colleagues through our health and wellbeing programme and a commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years.

There has never been a better time to join us.

Details

Date posted

04 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£23,957 to £25,553 a year Includes High cost area supplement (HCAS)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9384-24-0662

Job locations

Eurofins Clinical Diagnostics

90 Priestley Road

Surrey Research Park

Guildford

Surrey

GU2 7AU


Job description

Job responsibilities

1. JOB PURPOSE

The Stock Controller will be:

Working under the supervision of the Stock Control Supervisor and will be responsible in the development and maintenance of the agreed Inventory and Supply Chain management services using HPL and the Trusts Inventory Management System (IMS).

Procurement and Inventory Management support for the Trusts Global Standards (GS1) and Scan4Safety project.

Procurement and Inventory Management support on business continuity and emergency planning, which will involve ordering of emergency goods and services.

Providing a comprehensive interface for colleagues who receive an Inventory Management Service.

Ensuring stock is maintained at the appropriate level using the IMS.

Providing the service to the Trust. The Stock Controller will need to be able to drive their own vehicle between sites and, on occasion, move small stock items between the sites.

The post requires the ability for frequent prolonged periods of concentration with the ability to respond and deal with complex and urgent situations as they arise. The postholder should be able to work on their own initiative, working independently with minimal supervision.

2. MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

General

1. Provide a professional, customer focused Supply Chain service to all user departments. Professionally handle customer enquiries and work with internal and external customers to provide advice and support to their enquiries, ensuring their needs are responded to and met.

2. Provide stock control, including stock rotation, re-ordering and replenishment service for an agreed range of consumables used by customers and to support end users in accordance with HPL and Trust policies. Ensure safe disposal and/or relocation of surplus, redundant and obsolete stock.

3. Participate and assist in stock takes, year-end counts and amendments as required.

4. Ensure that orders are expedited, chased and delivered on time.

5. Ensure personal training and development is up to date at all times.

6. Assist the Receipt and Distribution team as required.

7. Participate in implementation of new projects.

8. Cover in other Inventory Management areas as required in case of sickness or annual leave.

9. Promote a culture of continuous improvement in the procurement and supply chain function.

10. Ensure that all work carried out is conducted in a safe and efficient manner and in accordance with HPL and Trust policies and the Health and Safety at Work Act, Manual Handling Regulations and COSHH regulations.

11. Undertaking any other tasks which are deemed appropriate by the Supervisors, Supply Chain Manager or Director of Procurement.

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. JOB PURPOSE

The Stock Controller will be:

Working under the supervision of the Stock Control Supervisor and will be responsible in the development and maintenance of the agreed Inventory and Supply Chain management services using HPL and the Trusts Inventory Management System (IMS).

Procurement and Inventory Management support for the Trusts Global Standards (GS1) and Scan4Safety project.

Procurement and Inventory Management support on business continuity and emergency planning, which will involve ordering of emergency goods and services.

Providing a comprehensive interface for colleagues who receive an Inventory Management Service.

Ensuring stock is maintained at the appropriate level using the IMS.

Providing the service to the Trust. The Stock Controller will need to be able to drive their own vehicle between sites and, on occasion, move small stock items between the sites.

The post requires the ability for frequent prolonged periods of concentration with the ability to respond and deal with complex and urgent situations as they arise. The postholder should be able to work on their own initiative, working independently with minimal supervision.

2. MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

General

1. Provide a professional, customer focused Supply Chain service to all user departments. Professionally handle customer enquiries and work with internal and external customers to provide advice and support to their enquiries, ensuring their needs are responded to and met.

2. Provide stock control, including stock rotation, re-ordering and replenishment service for an agreed range of consumables used by customers and to support end users in accordance with HPL and Trust policies. Ensure safe disposal and/or relocation of surplus, redundant and obsolete stock.

3. Participate and assist in stock takes, year-end counts and amendments as required.

4. Ensure that orders are expedited, chased and delivered on time.

5. Ensure personal training and development is up to date at all times.

6. Assist the Receipt and Distribution team as required.

7. Participate in implementation of new projects.

8. Cover in other Inventory Management areas as required in case of sickness or annual leave.

9. Promote a culture of continuous improvement in the procurement and supply chain function.

10. Ensure that all work carried out is conducted in a safe and efficient manner and in accordance with HPL and Trust policies and the Health and Safety at Work Act, Manual Handling Regulations and COSHH regulations.

11. Undertaking any other tasks which are deemed appropriate by the Supervisors, Supply Chain Manager or Director of Procurement.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Comprehensive knowledge and experience of stores procedures including: Stock Rotation, Stocktaking, Stock Replenishments and Returns.
  • Experience in a Stores or Purchasing environment.

Desirable

  • Experience in healthcare in either a Stores or Purchasing environment.
  • Experience working stock control in a busy time critical environment.
  • Knowledge and experience of purchasing procedures.

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE (or equivalent) level including English and Mathematics.

Desirable

  • Holder of NVQ3 Supply Chain Management or equivalent.
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Comprehensive knowledge and experience of stores procedures including: Stock Rotation, Stocktaking, Stock Replenishments and Returns.
  • Experience in a Stores or Purchasing environment.

Desirable

  • Experience in healthcare in either a Stores or Purchasing environment.
  • Experience working stock control in a busy time critical environment.
  • Knowledge and experience of purchasing procedures.

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE (or equivalent) level including English and Mathematics.

Desirable

  • Holder of NVQ3 Supply Chain Management or equivalent.

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Eurofins Clinical Diagnostics

90 Priestley Road

Surrey Research Park

Guildford

Surrey

GU2 7AU


Employer's website

https://www.royalsurrey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Eurofins Clinical Diagnostics

90 Priestley Road

Surrey Research Park

Guildford

Surrey

GU2 7AU


Employer's website

https://www.royalsurrey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Manager

Rob Farrell-Gray

rsch.hplhr@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

04 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£23,957 to £25,553 a year Includes High cost area supplement (HCAS)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9384-24-0662

Job locations

Eurofins Clinical Diagnostics

90 Priestley Road

Surrey Research Park

Guildford

Surrey

GU2 7AU


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