Stock Analyst

**Job Title**: Stock Analyst

**Location**: Newbury

**Salary**: £25,000 + Quarterly Bonus (£30k OTE)

**Job type**: Full time - Permanent

Are you a motivated individual with a strong analytical mind? Does the thought of spreadsheets excite you or scare you?

We are currently seeking an experienced Stock Analyst who will play a crucial role in stock planning, stock control and stock forecasting.

Kosnic Lighting is family-run growing company who value innovation and being one step ahead of the market. We are experiencing continuous growth as we gain brand strength within a challenging market, so this is a pivotal role to help us gain success.

**Main Duties**:

- Generate statistical data to help with stock forecast, looking at historical data and planned future events and promotions and projected sales
- Analyse Actual versus System demand forecast, highlight gaps and make recommendations for improvement on accuracy to ensure stock optimisation
- Produce reports on stock status (e.g. overstock, slow moving stock, aged and discontinued)
- Analyse data to highlight shortage/overstock risks
- Communicate with other departments on stock status
- Help resolve any stock issues e.g. lead time issues, customer and supplier specific problems
- Compile and analyse freight costs and statistics to identify improvements
- To help manage the modifications of products to meet bespoke customer needs

**About you**:

- Experience in stock management and analysis
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with a keen eye for detail
- Excellent communication skills, showing versatility in your approach to each situation
- Be able to manage tight deadlines and peaks of workload
- Proactive approach to work and keen to do what's right for the business
- Resilient, curious and logical
- Confident I.T skills, excellent Excel skills

Experience of working as a Stock or Inventory Analyst within a manufacturing industry would be ideal, however, full training will be provided so an eagerness to learn and be motivated is more important.

**Why work for us?**

Alongside having the opportunity to work with a fantastic, family friendly company, you will have access to the following benefits:

- Salary from £25k with quarterly bonus to top up your earning potential (OTE approx £30k)
- Starting holiday entitlement of 23 days plus Bank holidays increasing up to 27 days
- Private healthcare cover which includes dental and optical cashback
- Pension
- Contribution to gym membership
- Up to 3 chillax days a year
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Major discount on our cool company lighting products
- Free hot drinks
- Free parking
- We love to socialise and celebrate - quarterly prize draw, Christmas party, Chinese New Year, and lots of eating generally

Please click on the **APPLY**button to send your CV and cover letter for this role, detailing your salary expectations and experience.

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