Job summary
- Main area
- Supply Chain
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8d
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 990-NHP-6685437-IE
- Employer
- NHS England
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Any NHSE Office
- Town
- National
- Salary
- £88,168 - £101,677 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/11/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Head of Supply Chain Management
NHS AfC: Band 8d
Our Organisation
The NHS is building a culture that is positive, compassionate and inclusive – and we all have our part to play.
As employers we are committed to protecting and promoting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our colleagues. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution and supports us to be an Employer of Choice, while helping our colleagues to deliver high quality services for our patients and communities.
As a flexible employer, we want to support you to work in a way that is best for the NHS, our patients and you. Talk to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time, hybrid working or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
We are in the process of establishing long-term capability to deliver the New Hospital Programme - the 3rd largest programme on the Government’s Major Projects Portfolio enabling the delivery of NHS’s Health Infrastructure Plan.
The Head of Supply Chain Management role works within the Strategy and Planning team who focus on leading the Integrated Supply Chain Planning process and develop and maintain the Supply Chain and Logistics strategy. The goal is to align Strategy, Design and Commercial and Supply decisions with the overall H2.0 strategy and system, ensuring cost efficiency, quality, on time delivery and supplier performance across category, commodity, digital and regional level.
The Demand and Supply Planning team engages with the customers and supply chains to manage the aggregation of supply / demand into a master plan to support scenario modelling activities.
Main duties of the job
The role will take ownership of the preparation of the monthly and weekly demand and supply plans and reviews, which include
- Engagement with trusts and design teams to capture and validate low, operational and high demand plans.
- Managing the aggregation of supply / demand plans from multiple interfaces into a master plan
- The preparation of supply / demand review sessions, incorporating both Bottom Up and Top-Down validation, checks and balances
- Leading weekly engagement sessions with customers to monitor performance to plan and obtain insights that may influence future demand
- Tracking, maintenance and visualisation of a wide range of supply, inventory and demand data and information
- The interpretation and risk assessment of changes to the supply / demand plans and other influences
- Development and management of operational process improvements
- Supporting the creation and maintenance of demand and supply modelling scenarios
The role will lead and develop a team with a potential mix of NHP employees and Programme Delivery Partner (PDP) support, and create a wider network of those. This team will deliver against the NHP Strategy, working closely with the Modelling and interventions team within the wider strategy and planning team.
Working for our organisation
The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
- Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you’ll usually need to be paid the ‘standard’ salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the ‘going rate’ for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on the Government website.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Membership of (or to be currently working towards) the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) or World Commerce and Contracting (WCC – formerly IACCM) or equivalents.
- Educated to Degree level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area
Knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum of 10+ years of experience in supply chain demand and supply planning and forecasting, customer and supplier relationship management, and risk management
- Strong understanding of supply chain processes like Intergated Business Planning (IBP), S&OP and modelling tools. For example; Power BI, Government Statistics, Supply chain Mapping tools.
- Proven track record of managing and leading cross-functional teams or projects. Ability to influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
- Demonstrable experience of managing and prioritising a large budget with solid working knowledge of financial process requirements.
Skills Capabilities & Attributes
Essential criteria
- Managing Complexity – ability to work with complex digital markets, with complex commercial structures to ensure value for money is achieved, working within a complex organisational structure with multiple stakeholders.
- Resilience – Adapting quickly to different environments, adjusting communication styles when appropriate. Resilient in interactions with suppliers and across the team.
- Building Relationships - Excellent leadership, management & coaching skills. Can promote a diverse and engaged working culture & build individual / team capability. Able to operate effectively with a diverse range of stakeholders with differing views.
- Decisiveness - Flexibility to adapt to change and act at pace to support other colleagues and devise solutions to complex problems to keep delivery moving forward and meet NHP’s stages of delivery.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Recruitment Support
- Job title
- Recruitment Support
- Email address
- [email protected]
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