Supplies & Materials Management Assistant

at  Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

To assist in the provision of an effective and professional supplies service that delivers on-going cost efficiencies and benefits to the Trust. To provide an efficient and reliable receipt and distribution facility for the Trust. To provide a materials management and replenishment service to all wards and departments throughout the Trust. Materials management is a well-developed, cost-effective system of ordering, receipt and storage of goods.
It involves the application of automatic data capture (ADC) using bar code technology via hand held scanners. This process will, if managed effectively, determine and manage stock levels for each product and match as accurately as possible its actual usage between deliveries. Materials management offers many benefits: Identifying the best product mix and establishing standardisation where possible Providing realistic stock levels linked to actual usage and matching service delivery to actual need Reduction of ordering costs and errors Release of nursing time back to ward Consolidated invoicing and subsequent reduction of order and payment processing Saving on requisition costs, reducing obsolescence and simplifying stock valuation for the Trust

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