Deputy Director of Supply Chain

Closing date: 14 July 2026

The Deputy Director, Supply Chain leads and manages all supply chain management (SCM) strategy, development and operational staff and activities across the Trust. The post holder is the Trust's senior SCM subject matter expert and a senior, dedicated point of contact for the Trust Divisions, Corporate Directorates and other key stakeholders requiring SCM services and support.

• Lead, manage and develop a highly complex and extensive operational Supply Chain service across all OUH sites, including Materials Management, Stock Management and Receipt and Distribution functions.
• Understand key strategic priorities for the Trust and initiate, develop, and deliver commercial, strategically integrated supply chains that support the Trust's objectives.
• Lead, manage and develop a large team (60+) of people geographically dispersed across all four Trust sites.
• Deliver an effective, efficient and sustainable supply chain management service to customers across the Trust and other stakeholders.
• Lead and deliver the Trust's supply chain transformation programme, supporting the Director in implementing the broader Procurement and Supply Chain transformation strategy.
• Provide contract management support to large‑scale logistics and stock programmes.

• Experience and demonstrated capabilities required for the role.
• Professional body membership (Institute of Supply Chain Management).
• Previous NHS experience.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and will require a Disclosure to be submitted to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£94,356 to £108,814 a year, pro rata.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the country’s largest NHS teaching trusts, operating four hospitals:
John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, and Horton General Hospital.