Stores Team Leader in London

The Facilities department within the Royal Marsden is looking for a Stores Materials Management Team Leader to join the team.

The primary responsibility of the role is to provide leadership and support to the Materials Management and internal receipting and distribution services, ensuring that wards and departments receive the right products on time to maintain operational effectiveness and patient safety.

Main duties of the job

• Provide support to Materials Management and internal receipting and distribution services.
• Ensure timely delivery of products to wards and departments.
• Sourcing, procuring and ordering goods in partnership with and on behalf of key stakeholders.
• Cover for the Facilities Site Logistics Manager on the Sutton Site, ensuring continuity of service during absences and performing general stores duties such as goods receipt and delivery.
• Management Duties
• Responsible for staff management of team members, including all HR issues, appraisals, objective setting, risk assessment, training and development.
• Participate in training and development sessions and team meetings as required.
• Conduct appraisals, performance reviews and one‑to‑ones for all site logistics and supply chain team staff.
• Report on absenteeism, authorise holidays and ensure the well‑being and work‑life balance of all staff.
• Assist in recruitment process for new staff and ensure new recruits meet job requirements.
• Assist on induction and ongoing development of the stores teams to ensure mandatory compliance and continuing professional and personal development.

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

• Educated to GCSE/A level or equivalent management experience.
• Previous general stores supervisory experience in NHS or similar environment.
• Will be required to undertake any relevant training consistent with the role.

Experience

• Experience of working within a customer‑focused service environment.
• Experience of office administration, including the development of administrative processes.
• Dealing with queries by email, phone and face‑to‑face in a timely, professional and effective manner.
• Experience in managing an agile workforce.
• Experience working across multi‑site locations.

Skills, Abilities & Knowledge

• IT literate, good working knowledge of Excel and databases.
• Highly organised, able to plan and manage own workload and that of others.
• Evidence of effective interpersonal skills.
• Evidence of effective negotiating and influencing skills.
• Ability to lead a team.
• Ability to motivate others.

The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and must obtain a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

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