Materials Manager
| Posting date: | 20 February 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 March 2025 |
| Location: | Bournemouth, Dorset, BH1 1RW |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Nuffield Health |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | JR0085038_1740066822 |
Summary
Materials Manager
Nuffield Health Bournemouth Hospital | Procurement | Permanent | Full time |
Competitive salary, depending on experience
37.5 hours per week
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/s including inventory management, vendor relationship management, and managing supply expenses. In addition, you would be responsible for 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:
- Lead, motivate, supervise, and train the team within the Materials departments.
- Ensure effective people management including recruitment, development, deployment, performance review, absence management, disciplinary/grievance procedures and overall accountability of the team.
- Ensure departmental meetings take place and ensure all relevant communication is cascaded effectively.
- To ensure goods and services are purchased to meet hospital requirements, in line with Nuffield Health's policies and procedures.
- To develop the department with accountability for achieving cost management and the accurate and timely provision of all management information required.
- To ensure effective business planning and development for the department with input into hospital business planning, improvement and development.
- 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.
- Engage with senior stakeholders at the facilities such as: Head of Departments, Hospital Directors, Finance Business Partners, amongst others.
- Gain customer trust through relationship development and be a credible change management expert.
- Consult and meet regularly with departments to discuss any necessary changes due to developments in clinical practice, as well as the wider supply chain.
- To identify and address risk management issues in liaison with both the Finance Business Partner and Regional Materials Manager.
- Cost reduction and efficiency improvements are implemented and supported.
- Ensure timely and accurate invoice investigations and resolutions.
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