At a Glance
- Tasks: Take charge of stock accuracy and integrity across multiple sites.
- Company: Join a dynamic organisation focused on inventory excellence.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, flexible working, and professional development opportunities.
- Other info: Great career growth potential with a supportive team environment.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by optimising stock management and supporting operational teams.
- Qualifications: Experience in stock management and strong communication skills are essential.
The predicted salary is between 40500 - 49500 £ per year.
An excellent opportunity for a stock control and inventory professional to take ownership of stock accuracy, integrity, reporting and improvement activity across a multi-site organisation.
This role is known internally as a Stock Integrity Manager.
SALARY: Competitive + Benefits
LOCATION: Leeds, West Yorkshire (LS10)
JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent
JOB OVERVIEW
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Inventory Manager to provide a single point of accountability for stock accuracy, value, risk and corrective action across the organisation. Working as the Inventory Manager, you will ensure senior leadership has clear visibility of inventory across the business, supporting stock holding decisions that meet current and future operational needs. As the Inventory Manager, you will play a key role in maintaining excellent stock discipline, minimising excess and obsolete inventory, releasing working capital and supporting operational teams with robust reporting and improvement activity.
DUTIES
- Stock Accuracy and Integrity: Own national stock accuracy and integrity across the organisation
- Stock Counting and Audit Standards: Implement and maintain robust stock counting and audit standards
- Inventory Analysis: Analyse stock levels, ageing and valuation across divisions
- Overstock and Obsolete Inventory: Identify overstock, slow-moving and obsolete inventory
- Root Cause Investigation: Investigate the causes of stock inefficiencies and support actions to prevent recurrence
- Reporting and Dashboards: Develop clear dashboards and reporting for leadership teams
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Procurement, Finance, Production, Clinical and Branch teams to support stock integrity, regular stock counts and audit activity
- Stock Rationalisation: Support stock rationalisation initiatives and improve branch stock discipline
- Issue Resolution: Work cross-functionally with production, quality, engineering and logistics teams to resolve complaints and queries quickly and efficiently
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS
ESSENTIAL
- Previous relevant experience managing stock across a multi-site business
- Effective communication and time-management skills
- Strong literacy and numeracy skills
- A data-driven mindset
- Experience in process improvement, prioritisation and developing, maintaining and monitoring reporting
- Experience working cross-functionally with production, quality, engineering and logistics teams
DESIRABLE
- A degree or HND in Management or similar
- A background in the healthcare sector
- Experience supporting ISO 9001 or regulated manufacturing environments
- Experience with RCA tools and CAPA processes
BENEFITS
- Competitive salary
- Incremental holiday allowance (rising with service)
- Free parking
- Canteen onsite
- Employee discount platform
- Employee Assistance Programmes
- Qualification support
- Flexible working
- Refer a friend incentive
- Cycle2work scheme
- Continuous professional development plans with internal and external training and courses available
JOB REF: AWDO-P15010
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