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West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust; Hemel Hempstead; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust in Hemel Hempstead is seeking a motivated Supply Chain Controller to join the Procurement & Supply Chain team. The role involves receiving goods, stock rotation, replenishment, cycle counting and supporting the move to a full Inventory Management System within the organisation.

Ideal candidates will have experience in stock control or a healthcare supply chain, strong communication skills and the ability to work to deadlines with accuracy and

Qualifications

• Experience in stock control or a supply chain environment.
• Knowledge of goods and services used within the NHS is desirable.
• Able to work to competing deadlines while maintaining accuracy and professionalism.

Responsibilities

• Receive goods, rotate stock and replenish as required.
• Process requisitions and authorise orders for wards/departments, ensuring correct paperwork.
• Maintain professional relationships with key stakeholders and colleagues.

Skills

Stock control

Inventory management

Data entry

Communication

Tools

Genesis system

Job description

Band 3 - Supply Chain Controller, Procurement & Supply Chain

A Vacancy at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

We have a great opportunity for a motivated and organised individual to join our Procurement and Supply Chain Department as a Supply Chain Controller.

This position involves using various IT systems, utilising both desktop and handheld devices, and covers a wide range of duties that require accuracy and efficiency. These include receiving goods, stock rotation and replenishment, cycle counting, internal distribution, and supporting the migration to a full Inventory Management System within the organisation.

We are looking for someone with good communication and organisational skills, who can work to competing deadlines while maintaining accuracy and professionalism.

Previous experience in a stock control or supply chain environment is desirable, as is knowledge of goods and services used within the NHS.

Please note this job is based at Hemel.

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Please note - we are unable to obtain a Certificate of Sponsorship (Work Permit) for this role.

To order and stow stock at ward/department level, using bar code systems where materials management and theatres solutions have been established for agreed stocked product lines.

Top-up of wards and clinical areas to be carried out in accordance with pre-determined schedule.

Timely receipt of orders placed forward top-up on Trust Inventory system.

To replenish, receipt, issue and stow stock using Genesis system.

Stock to be rotated by expiry date when topping-up storage locations, ensuring stock with shortest life is in position to be used first.

To process requisitions on the computer system in accordance with an agreed input timetable, with delegated responsibility for authorising orders for wards and departments.

To ensure any returns to suppliers are processed efficiently, with the correct paperwork, and a credit is raised by the supplier

To maintain professional and effective relationships with all key stakeholders

To work collaboratively with other Supply Chain Controllers to adopt standardised best practice initiatives across all areas and in line with Supply Chain Manager’s instructions.

With a new hospital planned for Watford, work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital and plans for a neighbourhood healthcare centre in Hemel Hempstead, this is an exciting time to join us

We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imagining models of care, working closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.

Staff wellbeing and development are a priority, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.

Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others.

We offer a variety of flexible working options as we recognise the importance of a good work life balance.www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk/flexibleworking

To deal with queries in a professional and efficient manner, treating customers as you would wish to be treated and promoting a “get it right first time” ethos.

To organise and prioritise workloads which have competing deadlines, whilst managing these conflicting demands efficiently.

This advert closes on Thursday 17 Sep 2026