INVENTORY MANAGER

Working Hours – 8:00- 16:00 (Monday- Friday, 37.5 hrs)

Salary £37,500- £40,000

Who are MJ Quinn: MJ Quinn are an established national organisation, with contracts covering the length and breadth of the UK and Ireland. We have over 1500 workers delivering our services. At MJ Quinn we believe in creating great connections with our customers, our people, and our world. Even though our company is growing our values continue to be at the heart of everything we do.

Job Purpose / Primary Objective: To be responsible for leading, training, coaching, and appraising the store’s inventory and administration team, with the aim of delivering world-class services and creating a dynamic and forward-thinking team. To be responsible for overseeing the inventory control and process implementation across multiple warehouse locations; including having a regular onsite presence or as the role requires.

Key Responsibilities:

• Line management responsibilities for Inventory Controllers and the Stores Administration team.
• Management of key Inventory Control processes, including, but not limited to: Materials Requirement Planning, perpetual inventory stock counting/inventory accuracy checks, investigation of stock discrepancies and errors, control of stock adjustments.
• Production of internal and external management reports including, but not limited to, stock holdings, stock utilisation and stock movements.
• Minimising overstocks and promotion of removal of obsolete/redundant materials to maximise availability of working capital.
• Liaison with clients to manage demand-driven customer-owned buffer stocks, ensuring compliance with client policies and procedures.
• Liaison with internal and external parties to advise and plan for impending stock issues.
• Management of Stores Administration activities, to facilitate accurate and timely inventory data.

To be effective in this role the Inventory Manager will:

• Maintain and build up a good working relationship with internal and external stakeholders including colleagues, customers, suppliers, and senior management teams.
• Understand and Demonstrate Good Leadership.
• Be able to work efficiently and effectively as part of a team.
• Communicate effectively with all other departments.
• Prioritise on a continual basis ensuring that key tasks receive the greatest attention.
• Ability to respond, quickly and effectively to changes in a proactive manner.

Person Specification:

• Proven experience as inventory manager or similar position.
• Working knowledge of inventory management software.
• Experience of SAP S4HANA is preferred, but not essential.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft applications.
• Excellent organizational and planning skills.
• Ability to accurately track inventory and create reports.
• Team worker as well as the ability to work on own initiative.
• Ability to meet deadlines without compromising on quality.

Benefits:

• Free Parking
• 33 days holiday (25 + Bank holidays)
• Employee Bonus Scheme
• Healthcare Cashback Plan
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Company Contribution Pension Scheme
• Parental Leave and Pay
• Employee Reward and Recognition
• Learning and Development Opportunities
• Gym & Retail Discounts.
• Life Assurance Benefit

Diversity Statement: MJ Quinn’s are committed to promoting an environment that values diversity. All staff are responsible for ensuring that all employees, customers, suppliers, and visitors are treated equally and fairly and not discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage & civil partnerships, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates regardless of their background, disability or gender and is committed to creating a workforce as diverse as the communities we serve.