Supply Chain Team Leader | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 10 October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £27,485 - £30,162 Per Annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 November 2025 |
| Location: | Liverpool, L7 8YE |
| Company: | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7455201/287-RMED-359-25 |
Summary
An opportunity has arisen to join our team as a Supply Chain Team Leader within the Endoscopy unit Royal hospital
The successful candidate will be responsible for the receipt, storage, distribution and supply of goods within the endoscopy unit
Manage all matters relating to the stock holding, receipting and
distribution of goods accepted by stores.
Resolve customer and supplier enquires relating to the service
provision.
Support staff and service users in the roll out and ongoing use of
inventory management systems
To ensure adequate stock control to ensure service runs smoothly
To lead the supply chain assistants responsible for providing stock
control, re-ordering and supply services in accordance with Trust
procedures.
To oversee stock control procedures off-loading of goods, and
receipting of items to ensure appropriate storage and delivery to the
agreed locations in a reliable, timely, and convenient manner using
inventory management systems provided.
To support, monitor and review the activities of the team to ensure that
they provide a service to the agreed level.
To develop the service with the supply chain manager to meet the
changing requirements of customers and the external market.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page.
To designate roles within the team and use negotiation and
persuasive skills to solve problems.
To support Team members with procurement advice for allocated
savings projects
Providing information on relevant UK purchasing legislation and the
Trust’s SFI’s.
To provide a first check on the quality of the goods received and to
report any obvious damage or discrepancies in according with trust
procedures.
To check the accuracy of the supporting documentation of delivered
goods.
To ensure the offloading of deliveries and restocking the storage
areas to agreed levels is carried out by the team with in the ward and
departments in receipt of service and break down cages for collection
To dispose of waste packaging in line with trust waste management
policy
To re-order the agreed range of goods to the predetermined stock
levels by utilising the electronic ordering system used within the trust.
Provide a service to customers throughout the trust and external
customers in a timely and convenient manner.
To assist with any specific project work on behalf of the supply chain
manager or senior Procurement officer.
Liaise and work with procurement staff and service users
To identify the cost implications of budget pressures to budget holders
on a regular basis.
To help develop the service provided to customers in response to
their requirement and changes within the trust and external markets.
Achieve stakeholder support and sign off to any changes in the
service provided.
Work with end users to offer advice on alternatives which may
produce savings.
To work to solve problems and differences using negotiation and
persuasive skills.
To achieve sign off of prospective benefits enabling Trust
stakeholders to contribute to SFIP achievement
This advert closes on Friday 17 Oct 2025