Inventory Controller - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Reed Business Support

Reed Business Support

Verified Company

Birmingham, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

A fantastic job opportunity has arisen for an Inventory / Supply Chain Controller to join the stable and well established purchasing department for a global technology business based in Aston.

This employer is one of my favourite and most loyal clients.
This is a super stable team.

The last time I recruit for this team was 4 years ago and my guy is still there and has progressed.

This particular role is taking over from a chap who has been in the team for 7 years,

Salary = Cup to £32,000 per annum
Bonus = £1,600 per annum (paid quarterly)
Office location = Aston, Birmingham
Hybrid working = 3 days working in the office, 2 days working from home a week.

Purpose:
The main focus of this role will be around supplier management, purchase order management and stock/demand planning

The duties include:

This role is responsible for optimising stock turns, avoiding stock out's, returning obsolete stock, measuring supplier performance and maintaining system integrity throughout all processes conducted for both the UK and Middle East
Complete daily MRP recommendations for stock orders, pulling forward and pushing back requirements and ensuring appropriate action taken to mitigate any stock issues
Review the daily predicted stockout report and takes action as appropriate to ensure continuity of supply and service to the customer.
Complete monthly stock rotations and negotiate returns in line with suppliers terms
Attends relevant vendor reviews meetings and highlights any service related issues to the supplier
Places purchase orders in sensible carton, pallet, container quantity's as appropriate to the sales demand and stocking portfolio
To Manage Supplier service performance, Value, Quality, Capacity limitations and protection within each supplier relationship
Update Supplier Performance Records for daytoday challenges
Monitor regularly supplier lead times and act on day to day performance
Monitor product availability due from branded suppliers
Review capacity of suppliers against current levels of demand by instigating monthly conference calls and discussing any areas of concern
Will have previous purchasing, logistics/supply chain planning or demand planning experience experience is a key factor for this client so any experience relevant to this role will be considered
Must of used an ERP or MRP system and have this evidence on your CV
Must be based in the UK currently and have the required Right To Work documentation
Has previous stock/demand forecasting experience
Strong IT competency due to the reporting nature of the role

Therefore if you feel you have the relevant experience for this role and want to work in a stable team in a growing business then this is the role for you.