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Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Bring together two supply departments to create a single supply operation that will service two hospitals.Ensure safe and efficient supply operations across the UnitingCare metro hospitals (St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospitals and The Wesley Hospital).Lead the supply function to ensure the right goods and services are available for stakeholders.Identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency and improve customer service.

Sunshine Coast

Richlands

Provide leadership and direction to a Supply Services geographical HUB to ensure delivery of high quality, Client focused supply support to customers.Responsible for 54 operational staff and Administrative staff, overseeing warehousing and distribution functions. Implementing and maintaining strategies to meet clients and developing collaborative relationships and high level negotiations with clients.

City Link

Rbwh

Co-ordinate and lead the operational aspects of the Imprest Management project at RBWHManage 9 imprest and 2 dock staffSupervise the receipting of consumables and equipment, ensuring safe and secure storage. Arrange timely distribution of equipment once testing by Biomedical Technology Services has been completed Establish and maintain imprest areasUndertake 6 monthly reviews of established areas, co-ordinating with Nurse Unit Managers. Facilitate all required changes to improve the service provided.Manage Barcode data through WIMS, ensuring data storage backupProvide guidance and support to all levels of staff, both clinical and operational, in all instances that may affect availability and changes to consumables and proceduresMaintain an effective working relationship with Clinical Resources, ensuring correct procedures are followed at all timesProvide effective communication, by various methods, to customers and colleagues

Royal Children’S Hospital

Compile and maintain imprest accounts and manage bar code data and labels to enable electronic requisitioning of materials, using WIMS system.Co-ordinate and/or undertake the administrative tasks and business processes that support contract management and administration.Provide professional advice to clients and suppliers relative to supply business processes. Provision of a Supply help desk service for District customers’ to ensure that designated customer service levels are maintained and that appropriate mechanisms are in place to promptly respond to customer enquiries and to resolve complaints.

Logan Hospital

Daily purchasing of goods and services for the Metro South area ensuring cost effectiveness while adhering to Queensland Government purchasing policiesReview & action system generated suggested purchase orders for stock linesBuild and maintain relationships with customers, understanding customers’ needs and delivering a service that meets these needsRespond to complex customer inquiries and problem solve accordingly.Daily prioritising of working loadExpediting outstanding purchase orders

Pa Hospital

Larkhall Ndc

Transferred from NHS Grampian to NHS National Procurement, National Distribution CentreMaintain all inventory parameter data related to commodity groups Ensure that all stock levels and target services levels are adhered toReview & action system generated suggested purchase orders for stock linesExpediting delivery of goodsEnsure on-time delivery of goodsAction & record all returns to suppliersMonitor & report vendor delivery performancesPlanning, conducting, reporting and undertaking outcomes from meetings with key suppliers

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Daily random stock checks, data analysis and implementation of necessary stock adjustmentsSupervision of 19 administrative staff, ensuring requisitioning, invoicing and returns procedures are carried out efficiently and effectively.Responsible for recruitment, disciplinary issues, time management, and performance appraisals of supervised staffProduction and distribution of customised requisitions to 1700 customersProvided 24 hour, 7 day on-call service on a 3-way rota system, issuing emergency goods orders to wards and departments within the Grampian area