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 we're 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; it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.

We commit to our employee’s 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 us, it's more than just treating patients; it's 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.