Ward Inventory Controller
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 07/09/2026
- Closes
- 18/09/2026
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Role summary
This role involves joining the West Suffolk Material management team within the Procurement department. The Ward Inventory Controller will monitor stock levels, raise orders, and place deliveries on shelves in various departments and wards. They will undertake daily stock checks, deliver and unpack supplies, and act as the first point of contact for urgent consumable requirements. The position requires utilizing e-procurement systems and liaising with budget holders to manage stock.
Essential criteria
- GCSE 1-9 or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- NVQ Level 2 or equivalent
- Experience & Knowledge
- Sound knowledge of stock control procedures
- Experience in customer services
- Experience of negotiation with internal and external stakeholders.
- Proven ability to work without supervision
- Experience of working for the NHS
- Knowledge of relevant Standing Orders & Standing Financial Instructions in a public sector environment
- Skills & Abilities
- Excellent communication & interpersonal skills
- Good organisation skills
- Ability to priorities service requirement and meet deadline
- Evidence of working in a team environment
- Knowledge of e-procurement systems
- Knowledge of stock management systems
- Professional approach
- Flexible approach to working hours/duties
- Evidence of good attendance and timekeeping
- Dedicated & committed team member.
- Customer focused
- Ability to work on own initiative and organise workload, allocating work as necessary.
- Ability to undertake regular manual handing duties
- Education & Qualification
- GCSE 1-9 or equivalent
- NVQ Level 2 or equivalent
- Experience & Knowledge
- Sound knowledge of stock control procedures
- Experience in customer services
- Experience of negotiation with internal and external stakeholders.
- Proven ability to work without supervision
- Experience of working for the NHS
- Knowledge of relevant Standing Orders & Standing Financial Instructions in a public sector environment
- Skills & Abilities
- Excellent communication & interpersonal skills
- Good organisation skills
- Ability to priorities service requirement and meet deadline
- Evidence of working in a team environment
- Knowledge of e-procurement systems
- Knowledge of stock management systems
- Professional approach
- Flexible approach to working hours/duties
- Evidence of good attendance and timekeeping
- Dedicated & committed team member.
- Customer focused
- Ability to work on own initiative and organise workload, allocating work as necessary.
- Ability to undertake regular manual handing duties
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Ward Inventory Controller
The closing date is 18 September 2026
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join the West Suffolk Material management team based in the Procurement department.
The role is Monday to Friday (9am-5pm) and supports all the different areas of the Trust to ensure we have the right consumables in the right place at the right time.
The role will utilise the Trust Inventory Management system to monitor stock levels, raise orders against agreed stock levels and place the deliveries on the shelf in the relevant departments and wards.
Main duties of the job
Undertake daily stock checks in various wards and department on a daily basis
Undertake the delivery and unpacking of daily deliveries, to ensure all wards and department have the consumable stock required.
Be the first point of contact for all wards and department for urgent or additional consumable requirements.
Utilise the different e-procurement systems to place requirements and ensure delivery in a timely manner
Regularly link with budget holders to monitor and reviewing stock products and levels
About us
BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk.
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