(IMS) Business Change Manager Band 5

Job overview

We have a wide Procurement team at United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals, comprising a Clinical Procurement Team & Clinical Procurement Specialist Team, Non-Clinical Procurement Team, Operational Procurement Team, Capital, Estates & Facilities Procurement Team and the Supply Chain/Materials Management Team. We have a newly created Inventory Management System Team which reside under Deputy Head of Supply Chain and works alongside the Supply Chain Team. We are seeking to appoint the IMS Business Change Manager to work as part of this newly formed team and to assist the procurement vision to deliver a state of the art Inventory Management System. The IMS Business Change Manager will play an active role in supporting the management and delivery of the new Inventory Management System (IMS) project in support of the Trust's business and service objectives.

Responsibilities to Support the IMS Project Manager (Deputy Head of Supply Chain) and Senior Business Change Manager in delivering the following: -

• The procurement, development, and implementation of the IMS
• The negotiation of contracts and in certain instances the management of contract performance
• Ensuring that organisational change drives the project requirements.

This role will require operational working at all Trust sites.

Main duties of the job

We are searching for a hard working individual who is looking for an exciting new challenge and wants to be part of the new Inventory Management System implementation at ULTH.

You will support the Deputy Head of Supply Chain and the IMS Senior Business Change Manager set the strategies for deploying inventory management systems in a variety of stock control areas, working closely with the Head of Supply Chain, Materials Management Site Managers and fellow clinical, non-clinical and operational procurement teams. The scope of operational work managed by this team is significant – encompassing the full roll out and maintenance of an inventory management system across ULTH. The department already maintains the highest standards of stock management across all areas of the hospital from Theatres to A&E and beyond but is looking to revolutionise current methodologies to transform the control and flow of consumables entering and leaving the hospitals. This newly created team will lead the support for internal stakeholders by managing the inventory system, the e-catalogue and enacting meaningful operational and strategic change by generating ideas for savings and service improvement for patients, whilst ensuring we meet the Trust values and standards.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Have a look at the job description and if you like what you see then apply today. Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution.

If you are enthusiastic and would relish a new challenge, we want to hear from you. We do not need you to have any public sector experience - what we need is a passion for business change and improvement, an understanding of inventory management, a proven track record and a desire to want to join a talented team and come on the journey we are about to take. You will ideally have previous experience with IMS Systems, Project Management and/or Supply Chain Management and have the ability to make a difference in this role. People skills will be important for dealing with the wide variety of internal stakeholders throughout the Trust that you will work with.

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.