Inventory Management Assistant

The Inventory Management Assistant post sits in the Inventory Management Team within Procurement at Doncaster Royal Infirmary, working for Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals. The work centres on keeping wards and departments stocked, receiving deliveries and running regular stock takes, often alongside clinical staff. It involves manual handling and moving roll cages around the hospital sites, and covering colleagues during leave or sickness.

Applicants need previous inventory experience and a purchasing or supplies qualification, or a willingness to work towards one.

• Replenishing stock in agreed wards and departments across the Trust
• Receipting deliveries and keeping stock levels maintained at all times
• Finding replacement stock when items run out
• Agreeing stock levels with ward managers and sisters
• Liaising with the Category team and Category Specialist on new stock and stock outages
• Holding discussions with clinical staff to keep stock levels accurate
• Running regular stock takes
• Unloading stock onto shelves, using manual handling
• Moving roll cages to agreed spaces around the hospital
• Covering team members during holiday and sickness
• Supporting the Team Leader and Manager in delivering the stock management service

• Good standard of GCSEs or equivalent, with original certificates presented on appointment
• Purchasing and supplies qualification, or willingness to work towards one

• Experience with ordering systems such as Genesis, SBS Oracle or NHSSC, or equivalent
• Experience of setting order levels
• Procurement experience
• Previous inventory management experience

• Good keyboard skills and Microsoft application literacy
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, able to negotiate and persuade on clear, sound logic
• Negotiating delivery dates with suppliers
• Planning across a range of priorities

• Willingness to undertake training
• Developing effective working relationships
• Reporting non-compliance
• Developing creative solutions
• Persuading ward staff to maximise cost effectiveness
• Supporting peers during leave or sickness

• Experience of inventory management on wards and departments
• NVQ 3 or working towards it, or CIPS Foundation Stage or equivalent experience
• Knowledge and understanding of the NHS
• GCSE grade C or above in Maths and English

• Extensive range of learning opportunities
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• NHS car lease schemes
• Salary sacrifice schemes
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance
• Flexible working arrangements, to be discussed