Stock Controller

• Working under the supervision of the Stock Control Supervisor and will be responsible in the development and maintenance of the agreed Inventory and Supply Chain management services using HPL and the Trusts Inventory Management System (IMS).
• Procurement and Inventory Management support for the Trust's Global Standards (GS1) and Scan4
  
  Safety project.
• Procurement and Inventory Management support on business continuity and emergency planning, which will involve ordering of emergency goods and services.
• Providing a comprehensive interface for colleagues who receive an Inventory Management Service.
• Ensuring stock is maintained at the appropriate level using the IMS.
• Providing the service to the Trust. The Stock Controller will need to be able to drive their own vehicle between sites and, on occasion, move small stock items between the sites.

The post requires the ability for frequent prolonged periods of concentration with the ability to respond and deal with complex and urgent situations as they arise.

The post holder should be able to work on their own initiative, working independently with minimal supervision.

General

• Provide a professional, customer focused Supply Chain service to all user departments. Professionally handle customer enquiries and work with internal and external customers to provide advice and support to their enquiries, ensuring their needs are responded to and met.
• Provide stock control, including stock rotation, re‑ordering and replenishment service for an agreed range of consumables used by customers and to support end users in accordance with HPL and Trust policies. Ensure safe disposal and/or relocation of surplus, redundant and obsolete stock.
• Participate and assist in stock takes, year‑end counts and amendments as required.
• Ensure that orders are expedited, chased and delivered on time.
• Ensure personal training and development is up to date at all times.
• Assist the Receipt and Distribution team as required.
• Participate in implementation of new projects.
• Cover in other Inventory Management areas as required in case of sickness or annual leave.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement in the procurement and supply chain function.

Management and Systems

• Deliver roll cages to wards and departments, break down roll cages, unpack and replenish cabinets, stores or store rooms in relevant wards and clinical and dispose of waste packing in line with HPL and Trust policies.
• Responsible for checking that deliveries are correct against the requisition, purchase order and delivery note, booking in deliveries, investigating discrepancies with suppliers regarding errors or incorrect quantities and organising supplier returns or credits.
• Provide a first check on the quality of the goods received and to report any obvious damage or discrepancies in accordance with HPL and Trust procedures.
• Maintain a timed programme of replenishment orders as required, picking stock against picklists and requisitions and delivering to departments such that all Wards/Departments receive the service they require in a manner that ensure that this service is sustained irrespective of contingencies such as leave and sickness.
• Maintain adequate stock levels in all locations, planning for weekends, bank holidays and other events and carry out checks of par stock levels around the Trust as directed by the Supply Chain Supervisors or Managers.
• Undertaking rolling stock checks of stocks held throughout the Trust and reporting and discrepancies found.
• Conduct stock reviews of inventory products at ward/department level. Be able to run reports to support the review process to ensure optimal stock levels, identify the cost implications and savings to budget holders and achieve stakeholder support and sign off to any changes in the service provided, maintaining action logs.
• Making necessary stock adjustments with regard to damaged/time expired items from all departments and assist with the removal, return or disposal of excess or redundant stock, logging any stock adjustments on the system for future analysis and reporting. Work with peers and supervisors to identify slow‑moving stock lines so…