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Barts Health NHS Trust; Essex; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Barts Health NHS Trust in Brentwood, Essex, invites applications for a Supply Chain Officer - Routing. The role provides confidential support to the Supply Chain Business Partner, coordinating administrative, organisational and project tasks to keep the Distribution Centre's operations running smoothly.

You will oversee fleet vehicle management, routing, health and safety, and movement of materials from source to serviced areas.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of vehicle fleet management and routing.
• Awareness of warehouse health & safety processes.
• Trained in use of electronic manual handling equipment.

Responsibilities

• Provide confidential support to the Supply Chain Business Partner, covering administrative and project management tasks.
• Manage Supply Chain services in relation to fleet vehicle management, health & safety, and movement of materials to serviced areas.
• Suggest improvements, implement new procedures, organise work schedules and train staff to standards.

Skills

Fleet management

Routing

Health & safety

Project management

Staff training

Job description

Supply Chain Officer - Routing | Barts Health NHS Trust

Operating daily from the NELFT Supply Chain Distribution Centre in Brentwood, Essex, you will provide comprehensive and confidential support to the Supply Chain Business Partner, covering all aspects of administrative, organisational and project management support to ensure the smooth running of the Supply Chain Distribution Centre operations, systems and processes.

The post holder will be responsible for the effective management of Supply Chain services in relation to fleet vehicle management, health & safety and movement of materials from source to all areas currently serviced.

You must have knowledge of vehicle fleet management and routing, awareness warehouse health & safety processes, be trained in the use of electronic manual handling equipment, knowledge of health & safety risk assessment processes.

• To provide comprehensive and confidential support to the Supply Chain Business Partner, covering all aspects of administrative, organisational and project management support to ensure the smooth running of the Supply Chain Distribution Centre operations, systems and processes.
• To be responsible for the effective management of Supply Chain services in relation to fleet vehicle management, health & safety, and movement of materials from source to all areas currently serviced.
• To be responsible for ensuring services are managed professionally and making suggestions for improvement, implementing new techniques or procedures, organising work schedules and manpower, developing new work models and training staff to carry out their duties, in addition to managing personal development to achieve standards as required by national and trust guidelines.
• The post holder will use their reason, intellect and judgement to work on their own initiative, be able to prioritise their own workload whilst responding to interruptions, and deal with matters on behalf of the Supply Chain Business Partner.
• The post holder will consistently deliver a client-focused service which promotes good customer service and effective working relationships. This will involve dealing with general queries from colleagues/members of the public, either face to face, over the phone and overseeing administrative systems and processes.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

This advert closes on Thursday 15 Oct 2026