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Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the  living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until  the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed

Job overview

As the Assistant SC Manager for the Materials Management, throughout South/East/West Wales, the post holder’s role is to assist the Supply Chain Area Manager to enable efficient, effective use of resources, allowing the delivery of efficient and effective services, in areas such as Quality, Stock Management, Stock Resilience, at Internal and External establishments, Consolidating Practices, maximising opportunities wherever possible, ensuring targets and deliverables are successfully achieved.  
Supporting NWSSP Procurement Services Senior Leadership Team on the local and wider business plans ensuring they reflect the organisation’s annual delivery plan and strategies set out within its Integrated Medium-Term Plan.
The Assistant SC Area Manager will assist the Supply Chain Area Manager in networking and collaborating with different stakeholders, partners & contractors, the ability to communicate to all key stakeholders, establish, maintain effective working relationships is a fundamental aspect of this role.
You should demonstrate a good understanding of NHS inventory and warehouse management systems, Business Quality Documents Management Systems.
 A resilient personality and track record of delivering creative and innovative solutions are required for success in this role.
The ability to travel between sites is Essential.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job

To effectively develop and manage the Supply Chain process at various Supply Chain locations in the South west Wales                                                 
• Working closely with the Area & Regional Manager to feedback quality information & updates on issues at each of the designated sites.                     
 • To Manage staff sickness effectively per the Managing Attendance at Work policy                                                                                                                   
• Ability to travel to SCLT locations across Wales (A vehicle will be provided, or expenses reimbursed – Business insurance required to use own vehicle).     
 • To contribute to the overall strategic direction of the department whilst adhering to the departments ISO / Quality framework.                                       
• To review Staff Performance, evaluate and act where required                       
 • To deputise for the Supply Chain Area Manager as when required

Working for our organisation

We have high standards and expect everyone to embrace our values of Listening & Learning, Working Together, Taking Responsibility & Innovating, whilst ensuring trust, honesty and compassion are implicit in everything that we do.  We are adaptable, agile and flexible and pride ourselves on being a learning organisation - one where it is safe to make mistakes, where blame is replaced by opportunity, learning and improvement.  Innovation is built into everything that we do. We recognise our people regularly and have an Appreciation Station, to encourage staff to applaud exemplary behaviour in one another, alongside an Annual Staff Recognition Award ceremony aligned to our values.  We respect and value our people and strive for a culture of compassion and inclusivity.  We are a bilingual organisation, and we have a team of Change Champions who advocate ‘This is Our NWSSP’ our principal change programme. Similarly, PROUD is our new staff network welcoming LGBT+ colleagues and allies to come together in a safe space for discussions, event planning and the opportunity to build supportive networks. We have a comprehensive benefits package where there is something for everyone, supporting health, engagement and wellbeing and includes an Employee Assistance Programme. We have over 30 Mental Health First Aiders and work in partnership with local and national organisations to ensure the well-being and resilience of our people.