Materials Manager
| Posting date: | 29 April 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 May 2025 |
| Location: | Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7RF |
| Company: | Nuffield Health |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | JR0086514_1745919333 |
Summary
Materials Manager
Guildford Hospital | Procurement | Permanent | Full time
Up to £45,000 per annum, dependent on experience
37.5 hours per week
At Nuffield Health the UKs largest healthcare charity, everything we give our patients, members and customers would not be possible without you. Whether it's driving connected health, helping the nation, transforming experiences, or building the career you want - we give you the support to do it all. Join our journey. It starts with you.
As a Materials Manager (MM) will provide leadership and management oversight & support to the daily operations of all supply chain functions at Nuffield Health Hospitals, either as on a solus or multisite basis (dependent on location). 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 MM 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 Hospitals you are responsible for.
Main duties of the role include:
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To ensure goods and services are purchased to meet hospital requirements, in line with Nuffield Health's policies and procedures
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To develop the department with accountability for achieving cost management and the accurate and timely provision of all management information required
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To ensure effective business planning and development for the department with input into hospital business planning, improvement and development
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Be the face of Supply Chain and make yourself a key point of contact at sites
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To ensure the achievement of Supply Chain objectives i.e. target inventory levels/compliancy
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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
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To implement Nuffield Health policies and procedures within the department and ensure departmental compliance with all relevant standards and procedures
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To ensure the development, implementation, monitoring and review of departmental working processes and / or standards of practice, policies, procedures or protocols
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Engage with senior stakeholders at the facilities such as: Head of Departments, Hospital Directors, Finance Business Partners, amongst others
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Drive operational excellence in areas of responsibility and assist in delivering the divisional strategy at a local level
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Gain customer trust through relationship development and be a credible change management expert
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Consult and meet regularly with departments to discuss any necessary changes due to developments in clinical practice, as well as the wider supply chain
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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
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To liaise with Nuffield Heath Procurement department to manage the activities of all suppliers in relation to the service provided to the hospital
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To identify and address risk management issues in liaison with both the Finance Business Partner and Regional Materials Manager
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Cost reduction and efficiency improvements are implemented and supported
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Accountability of all records relevant to area of responsibility are maintained, managed, and reported accurately and in accordance with required procedures and timescales
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Ensure timely and accurate invoice investigations and resolutions
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To actively participate in any business process / project / initiative which may impact upon / be impacted by area of responsibility
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Degree level and/or working towards a Supply Chain qualification would be desirable
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Prior experience of working within Supply Chain for a multisite company, would be an advantage
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Leadership and management experience including team leadership with commercial and finance remit, working to cost control KPIs
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Strong and effective communicator with an ability to influence and represent the Supplies Function through clear and regular communications to the hospital leadership team
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Experience with Materials Management inventory systems will be advantageous
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Ability to evaluate problems and identify the most appropriate approach to resolving, pursuing issues through to completion.
Helping you feel good.
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 Guildford Hospital
Nuffield Health Guildford Hospital provides high-quality healthcare working with leading Consultants to offer a range of services and treatments for preventing, diagnosing and treating a wide array of medical conditions and offer a wide range of complex surgery and services. We are proud to have received a "good" rating from the health care regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our facilities include 49 en-suite patient bedrooms, 4 operating theatres, acute dependency and oncology units. We've been awarded the Macmillan Quality Environment Mark for cancer care and our Endoscopy service has achieved JAG accreditation. Our site is shared with an NHS Trust hospital, giving us access to their facilities. The working atmosphere is highly professional and stimulating, yet friendly and collaborative like that of a large family unit.
The hospital is easily accessible from the A3 or M25 and we are located about 1.5 miles from Guildford town centre.
Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.
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It starts with you.