Supply Chain Controller

Supply Chain Controller

The closing date is 19 January 2026

An opportunity has arisen for a well‑motivated, flexible and enthusiastic individual to join our busy Supplies Receipts and Distribution Team at Mid‑Cheshire Hospitals Foundation Trust.

The successful applicant will become a member of the Supplies Department taking a flexible approach in helping to provide an efficient stock management and receipts function to the Mid Cheshire Hospital Trust, and other trusts as appropriate.

A supply chain related background is important and applicants must be IT literate as the role makes use of various computerised systems for the managing of stock. The applicant will be working as part of a team communicating with trust staff at all levels, suppliers and other companies or organisations both face to face, via the telephone and teams to ensure that the service is maintained at all times.

Supply issues will need to be resolved quickly and efficiently ensuring the minimum disruption to the wards and departments.

The job role is varied with duties including receiving, checking and receipting stock within the Receipts and Distribution Centre and managing stock on wards and departments using computerised stock control systems.

The Receipts and Distribution is a busy department providing an efficient and cost effective Materials Management and goods receipting function to wards and departments within the trust. The ability to work safely as part of a team and accurately to deadlines is essential.

The department is open 8am to 4:30pm Monday to Thursday and 8am to 4pm on a Friday.

The position will be a permanent 37.5 hours covering Monday to Friday.

If this sounds like the role for you, please apply now or contact us for further information.

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a full range of hospital and community services for people across East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester (population 357K). The Trust provides high quality planned and emergency care, cardiac, critical care, child health, maternity services and intermediate care at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford.

The Trust provides over 500 beds and employs over 5,100 members of staff. A comprehensive range of community services is provided across 26 medical centres and schools through our Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership.

We have played, and continue to play, a proactive role in the development of Integrated Care plans across Cheshire & Merseyside and our local Cheshire East and Cheshire West Place‑based systems. We believe, and it is the cornerstone of our five‑year Trust Strategy, that there is the opportunity to progress innovative, responsive and effective care in the best setting for the patient, be it in the hospital or out in the community.

At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.

To be part of a team providing a Materials Management service to wards and clinical departments within the trust and by taking sole responsibility for the management of specific wards or departments to ensure efficiency, cost effectiveness and availability of supplies. This is achieved by monitoring stock using computerised stock control systems taking into account historical demand, immediate requirements, lead times, price advantages, availability and deadlines.

• Ordering stock as and when required taking into account historical demand, requirements, lead times, deadlines, current stock availability and price advantages.
• To provide a safe, efficient and effective receipting function for non‑stock deliveries in accordance with Trust policies and procedures ensuring that all standards and deadlines are met and that all the trust record requirements are maintained.
• To sign for receipt of goods, checking consignments for damage, contamination and accuracy ensuring that items are received in a safe and efficient manner.
• To check receipted items for accuracy. If correct pass for…