Warehouse Manager

NHS; Seaton Delaval; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job description

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Warehouse Manager - Medicines Manufacturing Centre (MMC)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly organised and proactive Warehouse Manager to join the Medicines Manufacturing Centre (MMC)--a cutting-edge NHS pharmaceutical production facility based in Seaton Delaval, Northumberland.

The MMC is in its final design stages, with facility construction planned through to September 2025. Initially, staff will be employed by Northumbria Healthcare Foundation NHS Trust, with employment transferring to the Medicines Manufacturing Centre Legal Liability Partnership (LLP) upon its formation under TUPE regulations. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a pioneering NHS manufacturing facility, supporting a leadership team committed to quality, innovation, and patient care.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

What You'll Be Doing

• To contribute to the delivery of a GMP compliant warehouse and materials management system that optimises the regional benefit from the £30 million funding provided by NHSE.
• Support the setup and validation of systems to enable the MMC warehouse to operate under a Wholesale Dealer's Authorisation (WDA(H)) and support the MS Licence for cleanroom activity.
• Provide technical knowledge, advice, and leadership in warehousing best practices, materials handling, goods-in/goods-out processes, and stock control to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Responsible for building and training a new warehouse team and embedding systems to support pharmaceutical production and distribution.
• Manages the team that handles materials and products to a value of approximately £20 million per annum, ensuring traceability, control, and compliance with GDP and GMP standards.

About us

Working at MMC

The Medicines Manufacturing Centre (MMC) is a brand-new, purpose-built NHS pharmaceutical production facility located at the Northumbria Innovation and Manufacturing Hub in Seaton Delaval, Northumberland. This cutting-edge centre is part of the North East and North Cumbria Provider Collaborative and has been established to meet the growing need for high-quality, regionally manufactured Ready-to-Administer (RtA) medicines aseptic products.

Funded with £30 million of investment from NHS England, the MMC will support a secure, sustainable supply chain for critical medicines while creating skilled jobs and driving innovation across the region. The facility is designed to operate under a Manufacturer's Specials Licence (MS) and aims to secure a Wholesale Dealer's Authorisation (WDA(H)), ensuring compliance with MHRA, GMP, and GDP regulations.

At the MMC, quality, patient safety, and staff wellbeing are at the heart of everything we do. Our leadership team is committed to building a culture of openness, learning, and continuous improvement--offering staff a rare opportunity to help shape the systems, teams, and values of a truly modern NHS manufacturing unit.

Working at the MMC means being part of a forward-thinking and supportive team focused on enabling frontline clinical staff to spend more time with patients by delivering safe, ready-to-use medicines. It's more than a job--it's a chance to contribute behind the scenes to better, safer healthcare for all.

Job responsibilities

• To support and maintain the materials handling, storage, and distribution systems within the MMC in compliance with Good Distribution Practice (GDP), Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), NHS guidance, and MHRA regulations.
• To develop and implement procedures for receiving, storing, picking, dispatching, and returning pharmaceutical materials, consumables, and finished products in line with the MMC's WDA(H) and MS Licence requirements.
• To lead on warehouse documentation, including Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), inventory control records, Goods Receipt Notes (GRNs), temperature monitoring logs, and reconciliation activities.
• To coordinate the warehouse's integration with the Pharmaceutical Quality System (PQS), supporting traceability, segregation, and chain-of-custody processes.
• To manage the Warehouse team during day-to-day operations and longer-term planning.
• To plan and implement a strategy to ensure a robust, compliant, and fit-for-purpose warehouse operation that supports the full product lifecycle from goods receipt to final dispatch.
• To develop and monitor warehouse KPIs which demonstrate the state of control of the materials management system, and report these to the senior management team.
• To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the Trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Educated to Masters level or equivalent experience with extensive specialist knowledge gained in warehouse inventory management, ideally within pharmaceutical or healthcare environments.
• Current Forklift Truck (FLT) qualifications for Reach and Counterbalance equipment, with relevant operational experience.
• Health & Safety qualifications or equivalent experience in warehouse management.
• Leadership qualification or equivalent experience in leading an operational warehouse inventory management function.
• Additional qualifications or certifications in warehouse management, supply chain management, quality assurance, or management leadership (e.g., ILM or equivalent).

Experience

• Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of procurement and inventory management, including comprehensive experience with stock management and inventory control systems.
• Extensive working knowledge of stock ordering systems, including online systems, remote data capture systems, and purchase order applications.
• In-depth knowledge of stock management and inventory systems.
• Demonstrable experience in maintaining system hierarchies, data accuracy, and operational effectiveness within inventory management software.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Northumbria Healthcare Manufacturing and Innovation Hub

Full-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours

Reference number

319-7113655LT

Job locations

Northumbria Healthcare Manufacturing and Innovation Hub