Logistics and Supply Chain Assistant Procurement Partner

To manage a workplan which supports product standardisation, stock management efficiencies, process improvements and cost improvement programme (CIP) initiatives across the Trust. This role will include supporting both materially managed stock via NHS Supply Chain Ltd as well as other stocked items, not via NHS Supply Chain (including a mixture of owned and consigned stock). This is a hybrid role, working across both the Logistics and Procurement team; helping to bring synergy and cohesion between the two areas. The role will work in close collaboration with both the Logistics and Procurement teams to ensure work is completed in a compliant way, and with the Royal Academy of Improvement to aid innovative ideas being implemented. The role involves liaising with stakeholders and suppliers, preparing and conducting quotes, tenders and contracts, product switching to NHS Supply Chain Ltd, managing contracts, including the growing of the NHS Supply Chain Ltd stocked and non-stocked portfolio, and the systems and data that drive these efficiencies. This role will also support projects locally, within the ICS and regionally.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, manage and grow the supply chain relationship with our primary vendor, NHS Supply Chain Ltd.
• Oversee daily operations related to the Trust’s finance system and contribute to the development of new technologies.
• Resolve queries, complaints, or issues as they arise.
• Organise and plan staff schedules to deliver consistent, efficient, and timely service to end user departments with regards to materials management.
• Implement new and develop existing policies and standard operating procedures within operational areas as directed by the Senior Procurement Partners and Head of Procurement.
• Identify areas of development, make recommendations for change and implement a continuous improvement philosophy.
• Plan and conduct regular stock reviews within clinical areas, utilising systems to generate statistical data reports, in order to minimise stock holding values, whilst growing the NHS Supply Chain portfolio.
• Collaborate with clinical staff across various departments to review and interpret stock holding performance data, offering guidance, explanations and changes as needed.

Requirements

Ensure end user requirements are met, in regard to stocked products, and that system parameters are maintained with the aim to: Minimise working capital tied up in stock, and report variances against budgeted levels.

Background

Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Ltd. (DSFS) is a subsidiary company that’s 100% owned by Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. DSFS has just over 900 staff across Soft and Hard Facilities Services, and our corporate services including, ICT, Patient Records, Switchboard, Procurement, Finance and Clinical Engineering. Very much part of the ‘Chesterfield Royal family’, DSFS builds on solid NHS foundations to offer a more commercial approach that’s dynamic, flexible, and proactive.

DSFS is proud to be striving to achieve a truly diverse and inclusive flexible workforce by valuing and welcoming everyone’s abilities, uniqueness, and individuality. All our colleagues have the right to and should be able to feel 100% themselves at work; we believe that all our people add to and should improve our culture and not just fit in with it. By embracing our diverse backgrounds and differences our culture becomes richer and makes us stronger together.

Note: Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited currently do not offer a Certificate of Sponsorship, any applications which require sponsorship will not be considered.

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For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Katrina Horton Job title: Head Of Procurement Email address: katrina.Horton1@nhs.net Telephone number: 07917636610