Materials Manager

Materials Manager

Nuffield Health Bournemouth Hospital Procurement Permanent Full time

Competitive salary, depending on experience

37.5 hours per week

Nuffield Health is passionate about taking care of the nation's wellbeing. As the UK's largest Healthcare Charity, we offer our people the chance to take on a role with greater impact. In return, we offer a fantastic range of lifestyle and wellbeing rewards that are designed to suit you.

As a Materials Manager, you will provide leadership and management oversight & support to the daily operations of all supply chain functions at Nuffield Health Hospital Bournemouth. As the leader within your team, you will serve as the key lead between the Central supply chain and the hospital leadership teams, providing effective communication internally, across the hospital and within your department. You would do this whilst supporting the individual, as well as the team's development, knowledge, and skills improvement.

The Materials Manager will lead the on-site supply chain department including inventory management, vendor relationship management, and managing supply expenses. In addition, you would be responsible for the implementation of best practice and continuous improvement across the Hospital you are responsible for.

As a Materials Manager, your key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

1. Lead, motivate, supervise, and train the team within the Materials departments at Nuffield Health Bournemouth.
2. Ensure effective people management including recruitment, development, deployment, performance review, absence management, disciplinary/grievance procedures and overall accountability of the team.
3. Ensure departmental meetings take place and ensure all relevant communication is cascaded effectively.
4. To ensure goods and services are purchased to meet hospital requirements, in line with Nuffield Health's policies and procedures.
5. To develop the department with accountability for achieving cost management and the accurate and timely provision of all management information required.
6. To ensure effective business planning and development for the department with input into hospital business planning, improvement and development.
7. Be the face of Supply Chain and make yourself a key point of contact at site.
8. To ensure the achievement of Supply Chain objectives i.e. target inventory levels/stock days / loan kit.
9. To ensure all audits/reviews of the department and its performance are undertaken and recorded. Action taken in a prompt manner to address any issues raised.
10. To implement Nuffield Health policies and procedures within the department and ensure departmental compliance with all relevant standards and procedures.
11. Engage with senior stakeholders at the facilities such as: Head of Departments, Hospital Directors, Finance Business Partners, amongst others.
12. Gain customer trust through relationship development and be a credible change management expert.
13. Consult and meet regularly with departments to discuss any necessary changes due to developments in clinical practice, as well as the wider supply chain.
14. Accountability that best practice in inventory management is followed within the department, undertaking, managing and recording planned stock counts in accordance with Nuffield Health Supply Chain policy.
15. To liaise with Nuffield Health Procurement department to manage the activities of all suppliers in relation to the service provided to the hospital.
16. To identify and address risk management issues in liaison with both the Finance Business Partner and Regional Materials Manager.
17. Cost reduction and efficiency improvements are implemented and supported.
18. Ensure timely and accurate invoice investigations and resolutions.
19. To actively participate in any business process/project/initiative which may impact upon/be impacted by area of responsibility.

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We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you.

Nuffield Health Bournemouth Hospital

At Nuffield Health Bournemouth Hospital we aim to provide the highest level of private healthcare, offering a wide range of first-class medical and surgical services. We also attract many of Dorset's leading consultant surgeons and physicians. Our hospital is conveniently located close to Bournemouth's town centre on Lansdowne Road. We offer the very latest medical facilities and technology, including state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment. We have a special focus in the areas of orthopaedics, cosmetic surgery, diagnostic scanning, and men's/women's health.

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