Stock controller - Employment, career Opportunity in UK

Job Title:  Stock controller
Job Type:    Permanent
Location:    Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
Start Date:    ASAP
Duration:    Permanent
Salary:    £18k - 21k per year
Ref No:    245254-LL-110


Stock Controller - Huntingdon
We are looking to recruit an experienced Stock Controller to work from our clients offices based near to Huntingdon

Purpose of Role:
The role will perform a PI count process, continue Inventory accuracy measurements and corrective action programme that involves all areas of the business as necessary in understanding and improving stock accuracy.

In addition the role will monitor inventory, including non moving / slow moving stock, excess stock and stock turn data, understand process issues driving all categories and work to improve inventory shape against agreed targets. Further responsibilities include adherence to FIFO, shelf life and stock provision process.

The role will play a key part in the organisation of the stock takes.

Key Accountabilities

Accountability

Measure of Success

Perform a daily PI count routine based around value, usage and known problem parts. The process uses A,B,C categorisation of inventory and counts A class parts monthly, B class parts bi monthly nad C class parts quarterly. Maintenance and update of ABC is part of the routine of this role.

Daily count programme, with published inventory accuracy measurement and conformance to timeliness of counts in line with A,B,C rules.

Drive a closed loop corrective action process on all identified stock errors. Identify and record process issues, working across functions as necessary to ensure a robust corrective action is both identified and embedded.

Corrective action log that records identified process issues, full closure of the problem and timescales to close out the issue.

Assist in the organisation of the full and half year Stock Takes. Review results and processes, understand good / bad, put in place improvement action plan. Ensure process is fully documented and staff trained as necessary.

Fully documented process with revision control, updated following post mortem of each stock take.

Drive actions and improvements relating to stock provisions process. The role monitors slow and non moving stock, recommends and monitors new and current provision whilst driving authority to scrap with timely transactions / disposition. The process should include clear understanding of the "why" and any corrective actions.

Fully documented process in place. Measurement that records slow and non moving stock over time, stock provision value, movement in and out of stock provision.

Person Specification
Detailed, accurate, questioning, results driven, tenacious, demonstrates ownership, works on own initiative, improvement focussed, understands and sets own priotities.

Qualification, Skills and Experience
The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate an extensive working knowledge of stock control and a proven track record of improvement activity.

This vacancy is being advertised by Hales Group Ltd (Bury). The services advertised by Hales Group Ltd (Bury) are those of an Employment Agency.


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