Logistics (Stores) Manager

Job Introduction

HMP Peterborough are currently recruiting for a Logistics (Stores) Manager.

You will provide support the Head of Business Management in the running of the Stores area and provide the quality of services to internal and external stakeholders whilst also making sure that demanding targets are met

HMP/YOI Peterborough is the country’s only purpose-built prison for both male and female prisoners (kept separate at all times), including a 12-place mother and baby unit. We are committed to offering education and development programmes to provide residents with the skills required to enter employment on release, so reducing the chances of further offending. Providing creative outlets, such as workshop activities, helps to equip those in custody for when they are released. We use ‘Restorative Approaches’ to bring people in conflict into dialogue. Using a skilled and structured process, those who have been harmed have an opportunity to be heard and those that have caused the harm are held to account for what they have done. We have strong links with the community outside through a variety of partnerships, including our outreach activity Outside Links’ offering support and advice to both residents and their families.

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Role Responsibility

• Liaise with suppliers and develop a good working relationship.
• Ensure the timely raising of purchase orders.
• Obtain signed receipts for all items delivered within the prison (excluding Kitchen deliveries).
• Ensure the timely delivery of stores to Residential and Support Service areas of the prison.
• Ensure the timely delivery of canteens to Residents weekly.
• Operate a “just in time” (JIT) replenishment system, keeping accurate records of all stock items held in stores, informing the Business Manager when existing stocks are running low.
• Ensure that staff uniform is ordered and issued in line with company policy and that the “points system” is maintained and recorded.
• Participate in the monthly stocktake.
• Work closely with the Logistics Supervisor.
• Work closely and co-operate with colleagues in other areas to ensure the safe and smooth running of the prison.
• Ensure that the Health & Safety manual is complied with.

The Ideal Candidate

Essential

• Strong communication skills both oral and written.
• Previous management experience.
• Proven background in managing suppliers.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Ability to work on own initiative and meet targets and to respond effectively to changing priorities.

Desirable

• Relevant experience in a Procurement role and or prison environment is desirable along with including any relevant procurement qualifications.

Package Description

Salary £32,800 per annum

Benefits including 28 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays),pension, discounted health cover, subsidised gym membership, childcare voucher scheme, free meals on duty and free on-site parking

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 35,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business.

Sodexo Justice aims to change lives for the better by reducing reoffending and improving the quality of life for those under our supervision and in our care. We deliver safe, effective and innovative custodial and community rehabilitation services that challenge offending behaviour, protect the public and offer individuals the opportunity to change their lives for the better. We deliver the total operation of five prisons within the UK and own six Community Rehabilitation Companies in partnership with crime reduction charity Nacro.

Sodexo and our clients are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults within a regulated activity. Certain roles will require applicants to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and/ or Disclosure Scotland.

Please note all roles within Sodexo Justice are subject to security and recruitment checks which may include a Social Media Check. You will also be asked to provide 3 years’ worth of references and request employment history details from the HMRC.