About the Organisation:
National Services Scotland (NSS) is a national NHS Board operating right at the heart of NHSScotland providing invaluable support and advice at a strategic and operational level. NSS supports customers to deliver their services more efficiently and effectively and we offer shared services on a national scale using best-in-class systems and standards. Our priority is always the same – to improve the health and well-being of the people of Scotland. We do this by working in partnership with colleagues across Health and Social Care to deliver fit for purpose solutions and systems, delivering high quality services that help our stakeholders to free up resources so they can be re-invested into essential services.
The Post:
This is a challenging opportunity to help harness the buying power of more than £1.5 billion spent each year on across the NHS in Scotland. National Procurement, the Procurement Centre of Expertise for Health, works in collaboration with Health Boards to ensure the highest level of patient care through the provision of a wide range of goods and services via a series of best value National Contracts and Distribution Services.
The Candidate:
National Procurement Distribution Centre operates within Canderside: 150,000 sq ft warehouse, Titan: 115,000 sq ft warehouse, and Coddington 165,000 sq ft warehouse in all aspects of Good’s In, Pick and Dispatch. The successful candidate will have experience of working within a similar FMCG warehouse or logistics role, with demonstrable inventory control experience, ideally gained within an FMCG warehouse.
Your role will be to control the in-house inventory within the warehouse ensuring depot stock and availability targets are met, carry out ABC cycle counts and correct/fix day-to-day operational problems of inventory control. You will also ensure compliance with NHSS Logistics health, safety and security procedures and adhere to risk assessments and the development of safe systems of work.
An ability to develop and learn new skills, follow instructions and procedures while working both as part of a team and on own initiative within a fast-moving environment are essential.
Location and Working Pattern:
This post is based across our National Distribution centres; Titan, Eurocentral, 7 Dovecote Rd, Motherwell, ML1 4GP & Coddington, Eurocentral, 21 Coddington Cres, Motherwell ML1 4YF.
The work pattern is Monday to Sunday, 37.5 hours per week
The National Distribution facility operates over 3 shift patterns, to include Early/Back/Day Shift rotation, the successful applicant will work a rotating Day Shift (0600-1400) Back Shift (1400-2200), and Day Shift (0800-1600).
It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK for the post in which you will be employed with NSS.
Benefits:
Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits. Click here to view the full range of NHS NSS Employee Benefits.
Further information:
For an informal discussion on the post, please contact Scott Stevenson, Inventory Supervisor via email at stevesc242@nss.nhs.scot
Closing date for completed applications is 26th September 2023
Further information on NSS is available from: www.nhsnss.org
Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail only, so please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders).
NHS National Services Scotland is an equal opportunities employer and as committed participant in the disability confident scheme, guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies