Inventory Assistant

NUPAS Ltd; Manchester; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

NUPAS Ltd in Manchester is seeking an Inventory Assistant to support stock management across medicines, consumables and equipment for multiple clinics. You will receive, check, store and distribute stock, ensuring accurate records and regulatory compliance.

The role requires strong communication, organisational skills and attention to detail, with a focus on stock rotation, cycle counts and timely reorders to support procurement and service delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience in purchasing within healthcare is desirable.
• Strong stock control and consumables experience.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Proficient in Excel with good data accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Manage inventory across medicines, consumables and equipment.
• Receive, check, store and distribute stock to clinics.
• Maintain accurate inventory records and regulatory compliance.
• Perform stock rotation, cycle counts and audits.
• Monitor stock levels and raise reorders as needed.
• Pack, label and prepare stock for dispatch to clinics.
• Coordinate central store operations and report variances.
• Ensure proper storage conditions and temperature monitoring.
• Document received stock and ensure traceability.

Skills

Stock control

Excel

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Job description

The Inventory Assistant role is responsible for supporting the efficient management of inventory, including medicines, consumables, medical equipments and any other goods stocked within organisation. The role involves receiving, checking, storing, and distributing stock to multiple clinics while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, accuracy, and proper storage conditions.

The ideal candidate will have experience of working in purchasing within the healthcare industry (desirable) or working with stock control and consumables environment. They will have to be a self-sufficient individual able to work using own initiative and with good attention to detail. The person will have excellent communication, organisational skills and good excel skills.

The focus of this role is to assist with the management of the organisations stock and support procurement services and will be line managed by Procurement Manager.

This is an opportunity to play a key role in supporting one of the leading organisations providing reproductive healthcare services. It is essential that the postholder shares our commitment to patient-centred care and the right to choose, demonstrating professionalism, integrity and alignment with our organisational values in all aspects of their work., Maintain accurate inventory records for medicines, consumables, and medical equipments or any other goods part of business services.

Ensure stock rotation, assist stock and cycle counts, audits.

Monitor stock levels and raising requestions to reorder.

Shelf Stacking of stock received and replenishment of stock to clinics including packing.

Supporting Manager in the daily operation of central store.

Reporting damages or near expiring stock information.

Compiling reports addressing inventory discrepancies.

Receive incoming deliveries of goods pertaining to business.

Verify quantities, batch numbers, expiry dates and documentation against purchase orders.

Report damaged, expired or non-compliant items to line manager.

Ensure proper documentation of received stock.

Store medicines, consumables and equipments according to manufacturer and regulatory requirements.

Ensure segregation of quarantined, expired or recalled stock when information communicated through line manager or quality control dept.

Ensure cleanliness and good organisation of storage areas, including fridges.

Monitor temperature for store locations(daily) and ensure updating records.

Pick, pack, and prepare stock accurately for dispatch to multiple clinics/sites.

Ensure correct labelling, documentation, and packaging standards.

Coordinate timely dispatch in accordance with delivery schedule for clinics liaising with transport partner and other stakeholders.

NUPAS is one of the leading organisations supporting women's reproductive choices.

Pro-choice is a must.

The post holder will have a duty to ensure that the principles of patient, carer and public involvement and engagement are adhered to in line with Section 11 of The Health and Social Care Act 2012 for Improving Patient Experience.

NUPAS is committed to safeguarding and safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults is everyone's responsibility. DBS checks are standard on all prospective employees, the level of this check will be determined by the job type.

All staff are required to adhere to the principles of patient centred care as detailed in the NICE Quality Standard for Patient Experience and to treat patients with dignity, kindness, compassion, courtesy, respect, understanding and honesty.

The post holder will, in support of the NUPAS values, ensure that everyone is treated as an individual, and will acknowledge and value difference in order to treat everyone fairly.