# Supply Chain Supervisor > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/supply-chain-supervisor/5ede816c-5c6a-4439-810d-062e9689f404 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/supply-chain-supervisor/5ede816c-5c6a-4439-810d-062e9689f404.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust - **Town:** Plymouth - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 Per Annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-16T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-02T13:13:17.030Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Devon/Plymouth/University_Hospitals_Plymouth_NHS_Trust/Supply_Chain_Supervisor/Supply_Chain_Supervisor-v8075627 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8075627?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.plymouthhospitals.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview - To direct, supervise and support Supply Chain staff, as required and appropriate, in carrying out Supply Chain functions. - To make full use of returned in date / redundant stock from all areas, liaising with all Clinical staff, to minimise the cost of waste, ensuring products are moved to clinical area’s to be consumed - To support the work of the Procurement savings plan through analysis of stock levels in all theatre storerooms, Mat Man and the warehouse to ensure levels support Patient Care. - To work independently across the supply chain function, seeking senior support only when required - Provide operational and analytical support to Supply Chain projects. Approve supply chain expenditure to support service improvement, inventory reduction and efficiency ***Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.*** ### Main duties of the job - Actively carry out role as part of the Supply Chain Management team. - Ensure efficient & effective use of all supply chain resources. - Accurate accounting of Returns including out of date and quarantine stock. - Responsible for data integrity, analysis, recommendations, and provision to end user, and contracting team. - Provide expert advice and guidance on the interpretation and effective use of data for quotation and contract requirements. - Support inventory level reduction, Trust wide ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - Utilise specialist technical skills with data analysis and statistical software packages; providing advance analytical support, interpretation and communicating complex analytical results to support supplier selection, financial outcomes and contract awards. - Analysis’s Trust product usage to allow informed decisions to be made on supplier selection, quantities required, levels of stock required per location and bulk buying opportunities to generate contracted savings outcomes. - Monitor supplier compliance for contracted delivery times, and product compliance. Produce data to support supplier contract review meetings. - Manipulation of data to produce reports using Formula, pivot tables, charts & graphs to present information in the most appropriate form, to clinical colleagues to maximise space and stock levels - To undertake trend analysis and forecasting. - Work alongside the Head of Supply Chain to continually review current practice and implement improvements, managing internal operations and resources to enable the delivery of Supply Chain Strategy. - Monitor and update SOP’s as required to support service change / improvement. - To ensure any variation in data quality is brought to the attention of the Head of Supply Chain to agree the most appropriate response. - Manage change throughout the supply chain process, promoting and implementing standardisation (GS1). - Responsible for raising and approving orders within supply chain function budgets to support service improvement. For further information please see attached job description - · ## Job Details To direct, supervise and support Supply Chain staff, as required and appropriate, in carrying out Supply Chain functions. To make full use of returned in date / redundant stock from all areas, liaising with all Clinical staff, to minimise the cost of waste, ensuring products are moved to clinical area’s to be consumed To support the work of the Procurement savings plan through analysis of stock levels in all theatre storerooms, Mat Man and the warehouse to ensure levels support Patient Care. To work independently across the supply chain function, seeking senior support only when required Provide operational and analytical support to Supply Chain projects. Approve supply chain expenditure to support service improvement, inventory reduction and efficiency ***Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.*** ## Job Description Actively carry out role as part of the Supply Chain Management team. Ensure efficient & effective use of all supply chain resources. Accurate accounting of Returns including out of date and quarantine stock. Responsible for data integrity, analysis, recommendations, and provision to end user, and contracting team. Provide expert advice and guidance on the interpretation and effective use of data for quotation and contract requirements. Support inventory level reduction, Trust wide ## Responsibilities Utilise specialist technical skills with data analysis and statistical software packages; providing advance analytical support, interpretation and communicating complex analytical results to support supplier selection, financial outcomes and contract awards. Analysis’s Trust product usage to allow informed decisions to be made on supplier selection, quantities required, levels of stock required per location and bulk buying opportunities to generate contracted savings outcomes. Monitor supplier compliance for contracted delivery times, and product compliance. Produce data to support supplier contract review meetings. Manipulation of data to produce reports using Formula, pivot tables, charts & graphs to present information in the most appropriate form, to clinical colleagues to maximise space and stock levels To undertake trend analysis and forecasting. Work alongside the Head of Supply Chain to continually review current practice and implement improvements, managing internal operations and resources to enable the delivery of Supply Chain Strategy. Monitor and update SOP’s as required to support service change / improvement. To ensure any variation in data quality is brought to the attention of the Head of Supply Chain to agree the most appropriate response. Manage change throughout the supply chain process, promoting and implementing standardisation (GS1). Responsible for raising and approving orders within supply chain function budgets to support service improvement. For further information please see attached job description · ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - NVQ3 level Purchasing & Supply Chain (or equivalent demonstrable experience) - Working towards Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport (or demonstrable experience of) Qualification **Desirable** - Risk Assessor - Cossh Assessor - Manual Handling - First Aider - Fire Warden ### Knowledge & Experience **Essential** - Demonstrable experience of supervising a supply chain team, which includes deputising. - Proven ability to maintain and enhance effective working relationships at all levels - Proven ability to set and audit standards **Desirable** - Demonstrable customer Service experience - Motivational / Flexible / Adaptable ## Documents - [supply chain supervisor (docx, 90.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10424738) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.