Head of Supply Chain Operations

3 months ago


Oxford, United Kingdom Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Are you an Experienced and Effective Senior Supply Chain & Logistics Operations manager?

Do you enjoy leading and motivating teams to deliver exemplary customer service in an environment where your work really makes a difference?

Do you excel at organisation and planning? Can you prioritise and then respond to changing priorities?

Then we are looking for a person like you to join the Oxford University Hospitals Trust Procurement and Supply Chain Team

**This is a great time to join our team**: we are innovative and inclusive, and we believe in investing in our people. We are forward-thinking, and while cost reduction is always important, our focus is on service improvement and customer support. The successful applicant will have an eye for detail, extensive senior leadership experience, a belief in continuous improvement, and be able to deliver change effectively.

This is a senior management post with a complex and wide-ranging set of responsibilities, encompassing the day-to-day operational management of all supply chain operations, delivering more than £300M procured stock, across all 4 Trust sites, and the line management of 40+ staff dispersed across those areas. The primary output of this role is the delivery of an effective and efficient supply chain service (including R&D, materials management and Inventory Management) to all areas of the Trust, supporting and enabling the clinicians and front line staff in the delivery of the highest possible quality patient care.

The main duties of this job is the leadership and management of a large, diverse, geographically-dispersed team of supply chain professionals in the delivery of an effective and efficient supply chain service to all areas of the Trust. Everything we do is aimed at supporting and enabling the clinicians and front line staff to delivery the highest possible quality patient care.

Joining the OUH Supply Chain team (part of the Procurement & Supply Chain Department) could be one of the most rewarding, and interesting, career moves you could make. We are a tight-knit, good humoured team who enjoy working together to deliver the best possible support we can to the front-line staff and patients, and are constantly look for ways to improve, grow and develop. We embrace diversity and flexible working and are always asking ourselves how we can improve. If you have a good understanding of supply chain management, data systems and, most importantly people, then we would welcome you to our team.

This is a logistics and supply chain operations management post, requiring a good understanding of stock and inventory management and an ability to get on well with others and work as part of a small team.

The full detail is contained in teh attached Job Description and Person Specification, but if you're not sure please get in tocu with us for an informal, confidential conversation.



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