Band 2 Materials Management Assistant

NHS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A major healthcare provider in Birmingham seeks a Materials Management Assistant to manage the ordering and delivery of medical supplies. The successful candidate will work closely with a team to ensure efficient stock handling and inventory control, contributing to the smooth operation of the logistics department. Ideal applicants should have experience in handling medical consumables and a good standard of literacy and numeracy. The position offers a supportive workplace focused on diversity and inclusion.

Qualifications

• Significant experience working with medical consumables.
• Knowledge of stock location and rotation.
• Understanding of item functionality.

Responsibilities

• Identify cost-effective solutions for materials management.
• Order, receive, and inspect goods delivered to the area.
• Maintain stock levels and perform area stocktakes.

Skills

Good written and verbal communication skills

PC experience

Education

Good standard of literacy and numeracy

Job description

Go back University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 2 Materials Management Assistant

The closing date is 06 January 2026

University Hospitals of Birmingham is one of the largest acute hospital Trusts in the country, serving a diverse population across Birmingham, East and North, Solihull, Sutton Coldfield and South Staffordshire. Comprising 4 acute hospital sites (Queen Elizabeth, Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull), a range of community services and Birmingham Chest Clinic; the Trust also runs several smaller 'satellite' units ensuring patients can be treated closer to home.

We are currently seeking to employ a Materials Management Assistant to join a well-established team to undertake all operational duties associated with ordering medical and non-medical goods at the Heartlands site. The post holder will also ensure the goods are delivered to the wards and departments in a timely manner and put away within the agreed location.

For more information, please contact Mark Dolphin, Logistics Operations Supervisor.

TEL - 0121 424 3637

Main duties of the job

1. To work with the materials management operatives and operations supervisor to identify a progressive and cost-effective solution to the materials management requirements of the areas identified within project plans.

2. To identify current product lines, their supply routes and establish the current usage and stock turn of the products and complete area stocktakes.

3. To identify each products current stock location and where appropriate agree any new or changes to locations.

4. To prepare all agreed product locations and label with necessary information and complete the movement of existing stock to new locations.

5. To identify and agree new stock levels and re-order levels for each product.

6. To establish the new stock value, surplus stocks and their value and expired stocks and their value.

7. To order standard and non-standard products using the latest handheld computer technology.

8. To order, receive, inspect and check all goods delivered to the area, reporting any discrepancies apparent and to arrange returns where necessary.

9. To check and put away received goods into correct stock locations in the area, ensuring stock rotation. Ensure prompt return of empty containers to the RDP.

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

• *Good standard of literacy and numeracy

Experience

• *Significant experience working within a function related to and the using or ordering of medical consumables.
• *Stock location and rotation.
• *To have a sound knowledge of item functionality.

Additional Criteria

• *To have P.C. experience.
• *To possess good written and verbal communication skills.

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 name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust