Reporting to the Stores Lead, responsible for identifying, selecting and implementing industry-leading inventory management practices to strengthen inventory discipline and accuracy
Work in alignment with the global inventory policy, developing, documenting and embedding process improvements to drive consistency, efficiency and operational excellence across day-to-day inventory related activities
Operate within a one-site, multi-warehouse environment, managing inventory in excess of £20M
Define appropriate and implement ‘best practice’ inventory management practice, process and procedure, resulting in high levels of inventory accuracy qty, value, and lot
Systematically conduct inventory variance reconciliation, ensuring any stock adjustments are actioned in accordance with company delegation of authority
Manage the process of non-moving and slow-moving inventory, and suggest recommendations and actions to support business decisions
Schedule and oversee system led and blind cycle and routine inventory counts, reporting on accuracies and variances
Identify trends in inventory inaccuracies, initiating and implementing corrective action to prevent future recurrence
Define, create and report on inventory KPIs
Delegate for the Stores Lead in a period of absence
Coordinate the planning and execution of the annual stock take process
Support the business on day to day on operational disciplines to ensure inventory accuracy is maintained to a high level
Support the Stores, and the wider Production Continuous Improvement initiatives and activities, including but not limited to the introduction of barcoding, vertical storage, Kanban and lineside stock
Requirements
Strong understanding and previous experience of inventory management techniques within a manufacturing environment, ideally within an SME
Strong understanding of ERP systems and experience in stock reconciliation and variance investigations
Experience in inventory KPI creation and tracking, to drive improvement
The aptitude to improve current working environment and practices, with a Continuous improvement mindset
A positive approach and can-do attitude
Experience with a wide variety of commodities
Willingness to be hands on and lead by example
Worked in a regulated industry e.g. defence, aerospace, automotive, medical devices
Tech Stack
ERP
Benefits
Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
Competitive holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more