Divisional Stock Control Manager

• Accredited Living Wage Employer

• Pension scheme

• Employee discount

• Discretionary annual bonus, based on company performance

• Extra holidays (after one year)

We are currently recruiting for a Divisional Stock Control Manager to work alongside our Warehouse and Logistics Manager to monitor and control stock coming into the building & distribution of stock, managing cycle counts throughout the business, and resolve any queries regarding stock audits.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Managing the day-to-day controlling of stock, taking full ownership of designated areas within the business
• Managing control measures to ensure mistakes, inaccuracies and discrepancies are highlighted, addressed, and resolved
• Weekly meetings with the Operations Manager and Warehouse and Logistics Manager to inform of any updates/issues that arise and work to provide solutions
• Managing and controlling perpetual inventory stock counting accuracy checks
• Working with the Purchasing Team and Product Managers to coordinate stock
• Liaise with the Warehouse and Logistics Manager for Warehouse transfer queries
• Using stock system to investigate negative stock, no lines shipped, incorrect quantity shipped and monitoring/ investigating stock losses
• Lead the stock control team to carry out and complete cycle counts throughout the business and outlying depots – Issuing, checking & investigating
• Manage the stock control team to monitor stock adjustment & stock level queries
• Ensure stock is put away accurately into the correct bin location
• Ensuring customer orders are progressed through the system
• Monitoring housekeeping, damaged stock, and reasons for damages
• Working closely with Branch Managers as point of contact
• Working with Team leaders to monitor and improve staff performance
• Reconcile and verify all deliveries to invoices
• Overseeing the unloading of delivery vehicles
• Liaise with the Goods in Team leader to control goods inwards and receipting of stock
• Working to teams KPI’s to control processes and key materials

*May be required to carry out additional tasks appropriate to the role

REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Demonstrable direct warehousing experience, working with industrial equipment will be an advantage
• Excellent people management skills, motivating staff to work to their full potential
• The ability to supervise and develop staff members and make decisions relevant to the successful outcome and conclusion of the warehousing processes.
• Previous Stock control experience required
• Good attention to detail
• An investigative nature to question if something does not appear to be correct.
• Confident leadership skills
• Good customer service skills
• Good organisational skills
• Strong verbal and written communication