Assistant Supply Chain Manager

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership; Wales; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A public healthcare organization in Wales seeks an Assistant Regional Supply Chain Manager to oversee logistics across 10 sites. Responsibilities include supporting modernization plans, managing staff, and ensuring compliance with KPIs. Candidates must be able to travel across West Wales. Ideal candidates will possess an understanding of supply chain operations, excellent communication skills, and be comfortable using IT systems, including Oracle. The role emphasizes excellent customer service and teamwork.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Agile working approach

Qualifications

• Must be able to travel across various sites in a timely manner.
• Needed understanding of training, compliance, audits, and KPIs.
• Experience with supply chain and receipt & distribution functions.

Responsibilities

• Support the Area Manager to implement modernisation plans.
• Provide quality information and updates on issues at designated sites.
• Ensure management of staff sickness effectively.

Skills

Able to travel across sites

Understanding of Training, Compliance, Audits and KPI's

Understanding of Supply Chain, Receipt & Distribution functions

Management of staff across sites

IT Literate

Experience in Using Oracle

Job description

An Exciting position has arisen to work within NWSSP Supply Chain Logistics & Transport as an Assistant Regional Supply Chain Manager.

The job itself will involve working closely and Assisting the Supply Chain Area Manager and the Regional Supply Chain Manager to Manage & Oversee the functions at each of the 10 R&D (Receipt & Distribution) sites within South West Wales. This role will primarily be based in West Wales, Covering Swansea Bay, and Hywel Dda Healthboard areas, however there will be occasions where you will be required to travel to South Wales areas (Cardiff & Vale, Cwm Taf).

Each R&D site has it's own intricacies and variety in functions, however they all share the same core function of receiving and receipting goods from both our internal supply chain & External Couriers, to then distributing them up to the necessary hospital wards.

It is essential to be able to Travel across West Wales, as travelling across sites is a core part of the role.

The successful candidate will also be supporting the Area Manager to implement modernisation plans and introduce technology to streamline the R&D functions.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job

Working closely with the Area & Regional Manager to feedback quality information & updates on issues at each of the designated sites. Working at all times to the NWSSP's Core Values which are: Listening & Learning, Working Together, Taking Responsibility and Innovation. Ensure Training & Mandatory compliance is up to date. Ensure KPI's are being met. To liaise with Key stakeholders to ensure a high quality service. Manage & develop the R&D Functions across various sites. To Manage staff sickness effectively per the Managing Attendance at Work policy. Prepared to Travel across all 10 of the R&D Sites (A vehicle will be provided, or expenses reimbursed). Actively Participate and Manage Meetings with Service providers, suppliers & stake holders. Develop relationships with customers & stakeholders.

About us

At NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership we expect everyone to embrace our values of Listening and Learning, Working Together, Taking Responsibility and Innovating.

Our organisation encourages an agile working approach and we pride ourselves on being a learning organisation motivated by continuous improvement.

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values equality, diversity and inclusion, focussing on the wellbeing and belonging of our people.

Excellent customer service is something we strive for, for both our internal and external customers.

Offering a comprehensive benefits package, there is something for everyone. To find out more about working for us, the benefits we offer and guidance on the application process please visit https://nwssp.nhs.wales/working-for-us/

NWSSP work in an agile way where possible, all posts will have a contractual base but as part of agile ways of working that may mean working from home and other locations. We also look at how we balance flexibility with community, and how to manage opportunities to learn from each other.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification

• Able to travel across sites in a timely manner
• Understanding of Training, Compliance, Audits and KPI's.
• Understanding of Supply Chain, Receipt & Distribution functions
• Management of staff across sites
• IT Literate
• Experience in Using Oracle

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.