Stock Control Officer (Grade B)

NHS; Tadcaster; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a Procurement Assistant to manage clinical consumables. You will handle inventory systems, order goods, and ensure efficient stock management. Ideal candidates should have a good educational background, experience in stock control, and strong communication skills. This role offers the opportunity to support essential medical care and require proficiency in Microsoft Office and inventory management systems.

Qualifications

• Experience of stock control via inventory management systems.
• Good analytical skills and mathematical orientation.
• Customer relations dealing with diverse customer base both face to face and over the telephone.

Responsibilities

• Ordering goods for the Trust, particularly in clinical areas.
• Visiting ward areas to count stock and manage inventory systems.
• Supporting waste reduction through improving stock management efficiencies.

Skills

Good interpersonal skills

Good oral communication

Data input and analysis

Education

English and Maths GCSE or equivalent

Professional supply chain or logistics qualification or relevant experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Inventory management systems

Job description

Job summary

The Procurement Department at Airedale General Hospital is part of AGH Solutions LTD, a wholly owned subsidiary of Airedale NHS Foundation Trust. The Procurement team provides services to both Airedale NHS Foundation Trust and Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust. The team pride themselves on providing excellent customer service and supporting frontline patient care across all clinical departments. We are looking for an individual to support the management of clinical consumables in a busy hospital that provides essential medical care for a population of 200,000 people. We are looking for an individual who is a confident communicator, both face to face and over email/telephone. Excellent customer service skills are essential. We are looking for someone who can prioritise essential tasks and understands the principles behind Just In Time ordering and Materials Management. The role will also be key in supporting the development of the Trust's Inventory Management System. As well as having excellent communication skills, you will need to be computer literate on software systems such as Microsoft Office, be confident in reviewing data and be confident working with new systems and hardware.

Main duties of the job

Your main responsibilities will be ordering of goods for the Trust, in particular for clinical areas, which would involve visiting the ward areas and counting stock as well as managing inventory systems and supporting waste reduction through improving stock management efficiencies.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• A good level of general education English and Maths GCSE or equivalent.
• Professional supply chain or logistics qualification or relevant experience.

Desirable

• CIPS Level 3 Advanced Certificate in Procurement and Supply Operations or equivalent qualification.

Skills / competencies

• Good interpersonal skills, good oral and written communication.
• Data input and analysis capabilities.

Desirable

• Ability to plan and develop own workloads to meet the strategic dimensions of the Department.

Knowledge

• Good knowledge of Microsoft software Power Point, Excel and Word.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety in a working environment.

Desirable

• Understanding of Public Contract Regulations.
• Knowledge of GS1 standards and the Scan4Safety project.

Experience

• Experience of stock control via inventory management systems.
• Good analytical skills and mathematical orientation.
• Customer relations dealing with diverse customer base both face to face and over the telephone.
• Experience in a Procurement environment.
• Experience of teamwork.

Desirable

• Availability to use/develop use of common software packages i.e. Microsoft Office.
• Experience in using purchase to pay systems or catalogue ordering systems.

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.

Visa and immigration status

This position is not currently eligible for a certificate of sponsorship in line with Home Office guidance as it does not appear on the skilled worker visa occupation list. If you currently hold a different type of visa allowing you to work in the UK we would welcome an application from you. If your visa expires or there is a change in status during your employment, the Trust will be required to review your employment which may result in the termination of your employment to comply with the relevant immigration legislation.

Employer details

AGH Solutions Ltd

Airedale General Hospital, Skipton Road, Steeton, BD20 6TD

Employer website: https://aghsolutions.co.uk/