Job Title: Inventory Manager
Location: Hawthorn, Corsham + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF74766
Help keep critical programmes moving through world‑class inventory and supply chain leadership.
The role
As an Inventory Manager, you’ll play a key role in ensuring the effective management of inventory, spares and repairs across a complex supply chain environment. You’ll work closely with customers, procurement teams and operational stakeholders, using data, insight and strong relationship‑building skills to optimise inventory performance and support critical programme delivery.
- Managing and maintaining the integrity of inventory data and inventory management systems.
- Monitoring and reporting performance against key internal and customer service level agreements and key performance indicators.
- Coordinating the end‑to‑end spares and repairs supply chain process, engaging stakeholders throughout.
- Supporting demand and supply planning by providing inventory insight, analysis and recommendations.
- Driving continuous improvement initiatives and overseeing stock movements between internal locations.
This role is full time, 37 hours per week, and offers hybrid working arrangements with 2 days in the office and 3 days working from home. Some travel to other sites will be required.
Essential experience
- Experience delivering excellent customer service in a fast‑paced operational environment.
- Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
- Experience managing competing priorities with strong time and workload management skills.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams.
Qualifications
Desirable not essential:
- IT systems including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- ERP Systems – IFS & SAP knowledge would be advantageous.
- MoD SCM Skills Certificate Level 1.
- Knowledge and experience of MoD systems (BIWMS, CRISP, SS3, JAMES) and processes (DLF).
- Ability to run presentations in front of a wide variety of stakeholders including senior leaders of the company and customer.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. Your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held.
What we offer
- Generous holiday allowance
- Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
- Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
- Employee share scheme
- Employee shopping savings portal
- Payment of Professional Fees
- Reservists in the armed forces receive 10‑days special paid leave
- Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
- ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day’s paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
- Flexible working – we give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met
- A dynamic working environment
Inventory Manager employer: Nuclearinst
At Babcock, we pride ourselves on being an excellent employer, offering a dynamic work environment in Hawthorn, Corsham, where innovation meets collaboration. Our commitment to employee growth is reflected in our generous benefits package, including a matched contribution pension scheme, professional development opportunities, and initiatives like Be Kind Day for volunteering. Join us to be part of a supportive culture that values diversity and encourages flexible working arrangements, ensuring you can thrive both personally and professionally.
