Senior Supply Chain Coordinator

Our vision for Single Corporate Services  

Isle of Wight NHS Trust (IWT) and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (PHU) have a shared vision of a single corporate service across our two organisations, supported by a single set of identical systems and processes, under joint leadership, to drive significant efficiencies, improve employee experience, and return time to patient care. 

This vacancy is part of the Single Corporate Services Division.

Why are we changing the way we deliver Corporate Services? 

Working as a partnership, both IWT and PHU have a shared vision for excellence in care for our patients and communities; with a set of strategic aims underpinning how we will achieve this. The creation of a single corporate service is essential for us to support our clinical and operational services, and our wider transformation programme. 

The vision for our single corporate services is to:

• Be an employer of choice for corporate talent, attracting and retaining people who share our values for excellence in care and welcome the opportunity to benefit from the broad range of flexible career and development opportunities we can offer.   
• Improve efficiency through simplified and standardised policies, processes, and systems, drawing on the best from both Trusts.  
• Do things once and reduce any duplication on transactional tasks giving corporate staff the ability to focus on higher value and more diverse activities.  
• Co-invest in the latest digital solutions and standardise our approach, meaning we do things once for both organisations. 
• Improve learning and development opportunities and sharing best practice, upskilling both Trusts.  
• Co-locate teams in purpose-built facilities on the Island and in Portsmouth to enable closer working and sharing.  
• Build resilience for individuals and our teams. 

The single corporate service is delivered across both organisation.  You may be based at either IWT or PHU and individuals may be required to undertake business travel between sites. For leaders managing staff across multi-site locations, you will need to be visible and provide in person leadership. The arrangements and frequency will be agreed locally.

Band: 4 Salary £27,485 - £30,162 per annum

Hours: Full Time, 37.5 per week 

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: St Mary's Hospital (IOW), Parkhurst Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5TG

This is an opportunity for an experienced supply chain professional who is ready to step into a leadership role, ensuring an efficient, customer focused materials management service that directly supports high quality patient care across the Trust.

If you are passionate about operational excellence, continuous improvement, and leading teams to deliver outstanding service, we would love to see an application from you.

About the Role

As a Senior Supply Chain Coordinator, you will:

• Support and lead Supply Chain Coordinators to consistently meet and exceed service levels
• Provide specialist supply chain advice to departments across the Trust
• Manage stock levels using inventory management systems, ensuring availability and sourcing alternatives when required
• Oversee structured stock reviews and maintain accurate audit trails
• Support product standardisation and cost improvement initiatives
• Promote contract compliance and effective use of e-procurement systems

You will play a key role in ensuring supplies are available, where and when they are needed without compromising patient care.

Leadership & Team Development

• Allocate work and support staff development
• Train and mentor Supply Chain Coordinators
• Lead six monthly stock review meetings and implement recommendations
• Drive service excellence and continuous improvement

Operational Excellence

• Maintain optimum stock levels using inventory management systems
• Ensure accurate data entry and ordering within system deadlines
• Provide proactive communication regarding supply risks and alternatives

Strategic & Analytical Contribution

• Analyse complex supply chain data and provide informed recommendations
• Use negotiation and influencing skills to maximise cost effectiveness

What we’re looking for

• Experience within supply chain, procurement, or materials management
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Confident negotiator with excellent communication abilities
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to respond to urgent demands
• Comfortable working with inventory and e-procurement systems

Why Join Us?

• Make a tangible impact on patient care
• Work within a supportive NHS environment
• Develop leadership and strategic supply chain expertise
• Enjoy working on the beautiful Isle of Wight
• Be part of a team committed to innovation and continuous improvement

For additional information, please see attached Job description or contact Abigail Gubbey on [email protected]

Essential

• Education to GCSE or equivalent, including Mathematics and English NVQ Level 3 or CIPS Foundation Level

Desirable

• Training in moving and handling goods. 

Experience

• Experience of working in a service industry
• Ability to communicate in written and oral English.
• Ability to operate a personal computer with knowledge of word processing, spreadsheets, database, and presentation software.
• Ability to understand and work with financial, administrative and personnel processes and practices

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.