Stores Manager

Stores Manager Hospital Supplies Department Dunedin Reading Excellent Benefits Permanent Full time-37.5 hours per week

Spire Dunedin Hospital has been serving the Reading community for over 100 years as a first-class medical facility. Based in the heart of Reading the hospital has two theatres 16 inpatient beds three recovery bays Oncology services and an Endoscopy Suite.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage your team to carry out top up count for departments ensuring there is sufficient stock available at all times
• Ensure that all Consignment agreements are in place signed and are correct.
• Order stock for all hospital departments and continually review PAR levels to maintain stock and cost control.
• Raise requests to purchase for all stock not held at the NDC for all departments.
• Responsibility for ensuring the correct purchase order policy is followed throughout the hospital and the necessary approvals gained.
• Ensure that Bills on Hold are dealt with in a timely manner.
• Manage all stock order invoice and delivery queries ensuring all queries are cleared on a weekly basis.
• To comply with all Health & Safety at Work regulations including COSHH where applicable whilst being aware of corporate and local safety policies
• Ensure compliance with Company rules for capital expenditure purchases ensuring correct number of quotations purchasing and tracking progress.

Who were looking for:

• Previous experience of stock management essential
• NVQ 2/3 General Warehouse and Distribution desirable but not essential
• Experience in the field of healthcare supplies desirable
• Hospital experience preferred
• Knowledge of range of healthcare products preferred
• Good telephone and communication skills
• The job holder will require to demonstrate tact and diplomacy and have the ability to exercise negotiation and influencing skills
• Commercial/financial awareness is essential.

Benefits

We offer employees a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

• 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
• Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
• Spire for you reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Health Assessment
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Sharesave
• Free DBS

Our Values

We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:

Our people are our difference; its their dedication warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.

We commit to our employees well-being through work life balance on-going development support and reward.

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom running 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England Wales and Scotland. It provides diagnostics inpatient day case and outpatient care operates a network of private GPs and provides workplace health services to over 800 corporate clients. It also delivers a range of private and NHS mental health musculoskeletal and dermatological services.

For usits more than just treating patients; its about looking after people.

If we have received sufficient applications this date may be brought forward so please submit your application as soon as possible.