Specific Responsibilities Responsible for receipting all goods and services into the Trust. Check parcels received against copy of delivery note, ensuring that any discrepancies are noted and reported to supplier. Prepare parcels to enable Porters to deliver to wards/departments on a daily basis. Liaise with other staff in the Materials Management Team and other teams within the Procurement Department where necessary. Move cages and tote boxes as required as well as lifting light to moderate items into designated areas. Monitor goods in email ensuring any enquiries are responded to quickly and efficiently Handle all telephone enquiries/booking in requests Ensure goods are returned to supplier as per the returns process. Keep delivery area and store tidy at all times ensuring a safe working environment. Support and cover for the Materials Management Team as and when required Support and Cover for the pick, pack and distribution of PPE Understand & work within the Trusts and Procurement Team policies & procedures applicable to the post. Work on own initiative much of time but with management support and guidance available as required. Unpack NHS Supply Chain cages and tote boxes and sort into Stores and when required wards/departments, when goods are delivered. Action, correctly authorised, requests from Wards/Departments for additions and/or deletions to Materials Management items and produce updated paperwork, i.e. bar-coding information Raise stock non stock requisitions as and when required Establish & maintain optimum stock levels, to ensure shelves are clearly labelled and/or bar-coded for easy identification of products. Carry out regular audits and to be a key member for the end of year stock take. Visit wards/departments, as required, and with the use of a hand held data capture unit, take inventory of stock items and record requirements to replenish shelves to agreed optimum stock levels. Ensure that the store/wards/departments have sufficient stocks for weekends and bank holidays. Download the information, from a data capture unit, to NHS Supply Chain and produce requisitions for the ward/department. From this manually update the materials management folders in respect of quantity, description (including barcode) on a regular basis (at least once per month) to ensure correct information is available at all times for all areas. Prioritising finance enquiries supporting with faster payments enabling targets to be reached against the Better Payment Practice Guide Please see attached job description for more information.