Stock Control Supervisor in Northampton

An award-winning, market-leading 3PL (third party logistics provider) ILG specialises in high-quality order fulfilment and delivery services.

Our customers are premium brands, many in the beauty, fashion and wellbeing sectors.

Our mission is to help them succeed.

We are a people business, investing in training and development, recognising and rewarding our people’s achievements and creating opportunities for them to progress within our business.

If you want to develop an exciting career, learn from a friendly team and realise your full potential in a fast-growing company, this is the role for you.

The role

Warehouse Operations are at the heart of what we do.

Our customers choose ILG because our attention to detail across services like picking, embroidery and engraving adds something special to their brand.

As a Stock Control Supervisor your role will be to direct and co-ordinate the stock control team including daily tasks and activities.

Providing stock control activities of the customer product lines stored within the warehouse.

Proactively look for process improvements with a methodical and consistent approach.

Take responsibility and ownership in problem investigation and resolution.

The main duties will include

• Manage and co-ordinate stock take and cycle counting activities to ensure the required level of service is provided to the customer.
• In conjunction with Section managers and Warehouse Managers, lead the organisation around client stock takes including but not limited to internal communication with Ops, CS and IT.
• Manage the stock control function coordinating tasks and activities to ensure effectively meeting operational demands
• Maintain and improve performance levels to maximise accuracy of stock figures in line with site KPI’s
• Responsible for communication of issues/information to line manager e. g. stock count variances, count accuracy or general warehouse queries
• Proactive problem solving resulting from weekly cycle counts including but not limited to reprofiling of stock, suggestions on movements of accounts and general suggestions to aid stock efficiency
• Participate actively in continuous process improvement projects, seek ways to develop and maximise customer service levels
• What we are looking for
• Previous experience of stock control and inventory counts, essential.
• High levels of accuracy and attention to detail
• Methodical and able to demonstrate the ability to prioritise workload and tasks
• Possess an understanding of warehouse management systems and MS office packages (Excel, Word, Outlook)
• Ability to react within a complex and growing operational environment
• Forward thinking with the ability to “think on your feet”
• Experience of supervising and developing staff
• Pro‑active approach to implementing best industry practice and improving efficiency
• Flexible to undertake stock control activities outside operating hours
• Discretionary company bonus scheme
• Pension, Life Assurance, Healthshield Cash Plan and Discount Perks
• 22 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays) increasing to 25 days after 2 complete holiday years, with the option to buy/sell holiday
• Birthday leave
• Free on‑site parking, with electric car charging at certain locations
• Range of employee awards
• Uniform and full PPE provided
• Employee assistance programme to promote mental health wellbeing
• Cycle to work scheme
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Job Application Requirements -

We welcome your application and look forward to considering you for this role. Please note the following important requirements for all applicants:

Right to Work in the UK & Basic DBS Check –

You must have the legal right to work in the UK, (we are not able to sponsor you).

If successful, you will also need to pass a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check before starting employment.

We use a third-party checking service for each of these, so you will need to provide them with relevant information if offered a role with us.

• References
• We reserve the right to request two or more references, to cover the past five years of your employment history.

Please ensure you can provide accurate contact details for each of your referees.

• English Language
• You must be able to work in English; enough to fully understand spoken and written work instructions, follow health and safety guidance and participate in discussions with your manager or colleagues.

For more information about our company or employee benefits please visit https://www. ilguk. com/about-us/

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