Stores & Stock Manager
Jobs-March 10, 2025
Location: Normanton
Type: Permanent, Full Time
Working hours: Mon – Fri, 08.00 – 17.00
Reporting to: Group Asset Operations Director
Liaising with: Vehicle Technicians, Hoist Engineers (inhouse and third party), Hoist Remounters (inhouse and third party), Suppliers, Operations staff, Depot Managers (AHN / WHN), Finance, Procurement Supporting the smooth, efficient and cost-effective running of the Stores and Stock function within the Group.
Responsibilities
Stock:
- Stock management across all depots
- Cycle count, quarterly and annual stock take preparation and execution
- Reviewing and consolidating supplier and product database to drive efficiency
- Comply with auditing requirements and reconciling stock counts as required
- Ensure that the stock system on Syrinx is maintained with correct procedures being followed for booking in and out of stock
- Housekeeping of stores
- Review current procedures and realign for future requirements and improvements
- Ensure that order lead times and any delays are communicated back to the relevant teams
People Management:
- Day to day management of the Stores Controllers
- Identifying and delivering any training requirements for the team
- Involvement in the recruitment of new team members
- Liaising with the HR function as required with any/all related matters
- Conduct regular one to ones with team members according the Company policy
- Authorising on timesheets and holiday requests for Stores Controllers
- Ensure Company’s health & safety policy and procedures are always adhered to
Finance
- Monitor stock holding and report ensuring optimal levels at all times according to demand and projections
- Ensuring that parts request ‘Jot forms’ are dealt with in a timely manner and all orders placed, confirmed and communicated to the relevant teams
- Maintain the Syrinx pricing file to ensure the most up to date item cost is held in the system
- Assist the Recharges department ith any stock and pricing queries
- Dealing with invoices and price queries with the accounts department in a timely manner.
- Any other ad-hoc duties
- Maintaining professional and courteous conversations and dialogue when speaking with suppliers and staff.
Requirements
- Clear understanding of stock management functionality and requirements
- Previous experience in setting up stock management function desirable but not essential
- Good Excel skills
- 2 years management experience in a similar role
- Strong attention to detail
- Good organisational skills and ability to work under pressure
- Ability to communicate at all levels
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team
- Clean driving license
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Bereavement leave
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends