Job summary
- Main area
- Supply Chain
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- 30 hours per week (Part Time / Flexible working hours may be considered)
- Job ref
- 180-F-CVA273
- Employer
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Addenbrookes Hospital-Division Corporate
- Town
- Cambridge
- Salary
- £27,485 - £30,162 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/03/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Materials Management Supervisor
Band 4
Job overview
The Materials Management Supervisor will report to the Deputy Supply Chain Manager, with responsibility for the delivery and development of efficient and effective services, with robust systems and processes.
The post holder will act as co-supervisor for the ATC Theatre Top-Up Services facilitated by the Procurement & Supply Chain team, linking in with Distribution and out of hour service supervisors operating within this area.
Activities will include ensuring that theatres/wards/clinics team to conduct stock counts to raise orders, picking goods from the stores, receipting and putting away the stock, alongside undertaking these activities themselves whilst providing supervision and acting as escalation point.
The role of Materials Management Supervisor does not fall within the current UK Government list of eligible occupations nor meet salary requirements for sponsorship.
Main duties of the job
Alongside facilitating receiving of NHS Supply chain deliveries and direct purchase orders from suppliers, the Supervisor will instill best practice amongst colleagues.
You must have good attention to detail for daily stock counts, analytical skills for demand forecasting alongside strong interpersonal skills as you will be the interface between the Procurement & Supply Chain department and our clinical users across the Trust.
You will provide excellent customer service to end-users, in person and via electronic communication and where required scheduling urgent deliveries.
Working for our organisation
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
As per Home Office guidelines, please be aware that, unfortunately, the Trust is unable to offer sponsorship for this particular position.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:
- Applied for a Graduate visa
- Or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
- Or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment
This vacancy will close at midnight on 1st March 2026.
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to A-level or equivalent level of education
Desirable criteria
- Educated to Level 4 qualification (Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT Level 4), Foundation Degree in Logistics, Supply Chain or Business)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable experience of supervising staff, including workload allocation, performance management and sickness management.
- Prioritisation of workload activities in order to achieve agreed service levels.
- Interpretation and explanation of policies and procedures to team members.
- Experience of Customer Service in related or similar environments
- Experience analysing stock usage data and implementing stock optimisation improvements.
- Experience resolving non-routine stock discrepancies or supply disruptions.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of Supply Chains, stock control or purchasing/supply
- Experience of working within a Stock Control, Purchase, supply / logistics environment
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Clear understanding of stock keeping and stock management techniques including a clear understanding of FIFO and stock rotation methods
- Understanding of Materials Management processes and associated workflow.
- Knowledge of software-based Inventory Management programmes
- Understanding of Health & Safety in the workplace
- Knowledge of inventory optimisation techniques including PAR level management and demand variation.
- Understanding of audit requirements relating to stock control and receipting.
Desirable criteria
- Link training experience
- NHS Supply Chain process knowledge
- Knowledge of NHS Supply Chain receipting processes and financial controls.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills.
- Well developed organisational and time management skills.
- Good keyboard and computer literacy skills.
- The ability to motivate and supervise teams of people working to tight time schedules.
- Ability to exercise independent judgement when resolving stock discrepancies and supply issues.
- Ability to manage competing operational priorities in a time-critical environment.
Desirable criteria
- A well-developed attention to detail.
- Ability to write and review processes and procedures.
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tom Hollis
- Job title
- Deputy Supply Chain Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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