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Location – Larkhall
This is a challenging opportunity to help harness the buying power of more than £1.5 billion spent each year on across the NHS in Scotland. National Procurement, the Procurement Centre of Expertise for Health, works in collaboration with Health Boards to ensure the highest level of patient care through the provision of a wide range of goods and services via a series of best value National Contracts and Distribution Services.
The National Distribution facility operates over 3 shift patterns, to include Day/Back Shift rotation, and a constant Nightshift, the successful applicant will work a rotating Day Shift (06.00-14.00) and Back Shift (14.00-22.00).
National Procurement Distribution Centre operates within a 150,000 Sq Ft warehouse, in all aspects of Good’s In, Pick and Dispatch the successful candidate will have experience of working within a similar FMCG warehouse or logistics role, with demonstrable inventory control experience, ideally gained within an FMCG warehouse.
Your role will be to control the in house inventory within the warehouse ensuring depot stock and availability targets are met, carry out ABC cycle counts and correct/fix day-to-day operational problems of inventory control. You will also ensure compliance with NHSS Logistics health, safety and security procedures and adhere to risk assessments and the development of safe systems of work.
An ability to develop and learn new skills, follow instructions and procedures while working both as part of a team and on own initiative within a fast moving environment are essential.
Day/Back Shift Rotation (0600-1400/1400-2200) – 37.5 hours per week.
Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits.
For an informal discussion on the post, please contact Craig Downie on 01698 794490.
Further information on NSS is available from: www.nhsnss.org
Closing date for completed applications is the 12th April 2021.
Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail only, so please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders).
NHS National Services Scotland is an equal opportunities employer and as committed participant in the disability confident scheme, guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies