About this role
Job summary
The Deputy Director, Supply Chain leads and manages all supply chain management (SCM) strategy, development and operational staff and activities across the Trust. The post holder is the Trust's senior SCM subject matter expert and a senior, dedicated point of contact for the Trust Divisions, Corporate Directorates and other key stakeholders requiring SCM services and support.
The Deputy Director Supply Chain is responsible for leading and delivering the Trust's supply chain transformation program, supporting the Director in the delivering and implementation of the wider Procurement and Supply Chain transformation strategy, which is required to deliver against the Trust identified benefits and value outcomes.
Provide contract management support to large scale logistics and stock programmes
Main duties of the job
To lead, manage and develop a highly complex and extensive operational Supply Chain service across all OUH sites, on-site, this includes Materials Management, Stock Management and Receipt and Distribution functions.
To understand the key strategic priorities for the Trust and initiate, develop and deliver commercial, strategically integrated supply chains that support and enable the delivery of the Trust's objectives, in accordance with the broader P&SC and Trust Strategies.
To lead, manage and develop a large team (60+) of people geographically dispersed across all 4 of the Trust's main sites.
Delivery of an effective, efficient and sustainable supply chain management (SCM) service to customers across the Trust, and
to those others who rely on the supply chain to support the OUH mission.
About us
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.
We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.
Job description Job responsibilities For a Detailed job description and main responsibilities please refer to the Job Description document attached.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Experience and expressed capabilities to perform role Professional Bodie (Institute of Supply Chain Management)
Desirable
NHS Experience
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Employer details Employer name Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address OUH Cowley, Unipart House
Garsington Road
Oxford
OX4 2PG
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)