Head of Supply Chain

Circle Health Group; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK seeks a strategic leader in supply chain management to drive digital transformation and ensure optimal service delivery. This role focuses on leadership, stakeholder engagement, and innovative logistics solutions to support patient satisfaction and safety. The ideal candidate will possess strong project management skills, emotional intelligence, and a proven ability to influence and inspire teams.

Benefits

25 days holiday + bank holidays, increasing to 30 days

Management Bonus Scheme

Private Healthcare Scheme

Friends & Family Hospital Discounts

Enhanced Family Friendly policies

Non-contributory life insurance

Access to discounts and rewards

Wellbeing resources and support

Employee recognition programmes

Industry leading training and development

Qualifications

• Operator with strategic vision and influence.
• High emotional intelligence and leadership skills.
• Track record in leading and managing staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead the digital transformation of the group supply chain.
• Ensure patient safety and satisfaction through supply KPIs.
• Manage 3rd party warehouse and contract services.

Skills

Leadership

Customer focus

Influencing

Project Management

Lean Management

Job description

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Applicants should meet the following criteria:

• You are an operator with strategic vision and influence.
• High energy, inspirational leader that has high emotional intelligence and can quickly build rapport and gain respect.
• Tenacity through setbacks, a track record of challenging the norm to reach informed decision making and change.
• Exceptional customer focus with the ability to deliver best-in-class service
• A range of skills to influence and align business decision making and change. Excellent in building productive relationships in a complex multi-site environment.
• Demonstrable track record in leading/managing staff, achieving savings and influencing people of all levels.
• Lean and process improvement skills with a track record of delivery
• Ability to manage multiple projects and tasks at any one time within a fast paced, results driven environment.
• High intellect with excellent attention to detail, strong numeracy, ability to bring clarity from complexity.

Duties of this role include:

• You lead the digital transformation of the group supply chain, including design, build and deployment.
• You strive to exceed supply KPIs for the group, and steer materials services to ensure patient safety and satisfaction.
• You provide the most cost effective and reliable supply channel through close management of a 3rd party warehouse and distribution service contract.
• You work with key stakeholders to identify new logistics solutions and build case for change.
• You are the group logistics functional expert for strategic business projects and Sourcing decision making.
• You have a strong and influential network to deploy operating standards and drive business change
• To implement solutions that drive and deliver stock optimisation across the group

Salary & Benefits

Circle Health Group is committed to offering competitive starting salaries and access to a wide range of employee benefits, including:

• 25 days holiday per year + bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service
• Management Bonus Scheme
• Private Healthcare Scheme for treatment at our hospitals, covering pre-existing medical conditions
• Friends & Family Hospital Discounts
• Family Friendly policies, including enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay
• Non-contributory life insurance
• Staff engagement hub with access to discounts and extensive rewards and voluntary benefits
• Access to resources, tools and services to support your wellbeing
• Employee recognition programmes
• Industry leading training and development opportunities

…and much more!

Circle Health Group is committed to creating a diverse workforce offering inclusive opportunities for all our colleagues.

Our definition of diversity goes beyond the established characteristics protected by the Equality Act, as we strive to attract candidates with diverse experiences, backgrounds, identities or expressions, skills, work styles…and more.