Stores Manager- Despatch in Newton Aycliffe

Overview

Reports to: Head of Supply Chain

Working Pattern: Day Shift (08:00 – 16:30 Monday – Thursday and 08:00 – 15:00 Friday)

Responsibilities

• Lead and empower the team in a busy environment, providing clarity of expectations and standards.
• Drive inventory management and organise stock control and inventory rotation to ensure precise, efficient, and timely movement of materials across the site, maintaining high standards of organisation, accuracy, and accountability.
• Carry out root cause investigations into discrepancies, implementing corrective actions to prevent reoccurrence.
• Work collaboratively with the Production Controller and Sales Administrator to plan and execute shipping workflows, achieving the shipping of correct orders in line with On Time Delivery KPI’s.
• Collate, analyse and report daily output figures for daily management.
• Manage stores in accordance with lean manufacturing principles, to reduce waste and optimise productivity.
• Proactively contribute to CI activities and champion opportunities for change.
• Responsible for the adherence to Health & Safety legislative and operational requirements.
• Participate in meetings as and when required.
• Lead and enable the Stores Operatives to achieve all targets and quality standards for all Stores processes.
• Manage team and implement arrangements for continuity of service during periods of holiday and/or unplanned absence.
• Complete regular review meetings and annual appraisals for Stores Operatives.
• Advocate the Core Values and demonstrate associated behaviours.

General

• Basic level understanding of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word).
• Ability to work under pressure and achieve targets.
• Good organisation and time management skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Create a positive working environment by promoting the core values.
• Adhere to the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI), health and safety (H&S), and health and wellbeing.
• Ensure compliance with the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and all other governing/legal requirements.
• Ensure individual continuous development to improve personal and organisational performance.
• To undertake any other duties appropriate to the level of the post, as required.
• Ability to communicate effectively and build working relationships within teams.
• A positive outlook with the ability to work under pressure and to work flexibly to meet business requirements.

Knowledge and Skills

• Demonstrable experience of inventory control and management in a manufacturing environment.
• Understanding of the application and management of FIFO.
• Setting objectives, monitoring and driving improvement.
• Ability to develop and deploy frameworks for policies and procedures.
• Strong people management skills, and experience of interactions within the employee lifecycle.
• Experience of identifying and implementing opportunities for new processes, procedures and systems.
• Ability to build strong relationships with key stakeholders (internal).
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement activities.
• Proactive problem-solving skills.
• Confident in making decisions.

Core Values and Behaviours

• Join Forces: Consult and collaborate with colleagues. Offer support to others.
• Take Ownership: Achieve targets. Have confidence in the delivery of outputs.
• Innovate: Solve problems. Embrace changes.
• Choose Positivity: Approach tasks with openness. Seek to learn from experiences.
• Be Heard: Be receptive to new ideas. Identify opportunities for improvement.

Job Types, Pay and Benefits

• Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
• Pay: Up to £38,000.00 per year
• Benefits:

• Bereavement leave
• Canteen
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Enhanced paternity leave
• Financial planning services
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Referral programme
• Sick pay