Goods in Clerk

**Job title**: Stock Controller

**Division/depot**: Wholesale

**Reports to (job title)**: Head of Operations/Operations Manager, Buying Manager-Assistant

**Number of subordinates**: 0

Peer group:
Job titles: Head of Operations,Warehouse Managers, General Manager

**Job purpose/business benefit of role (1-2 sentence summary of the unique contribution this job makes to the organisation’s purpose)**

To oversee and effectively lead on all goods on receipt of delivery and ensure that all products meet company standards and all procedures are met at all times and report any anomalies and overall inventory accuracy levels to satisfy customer requirements.

**Accountabilities - may include but not limited to.**

**(A list of 6-10 statements identifying the principal outputs of the job)**

1

To understand & solve day to day stock queries and liaise between depots and to ensure all documentation is completed in full. This includes documentation concerning products returned and products put on QA hold.

2

Booking in stock for the warehouse using Excel spreadsheet and liaising with suppliers on booking times according to the goods in booking times.

3

To minimise stock loss/damage to agreed targets.

4

Responsible for running planned & daily stock takes, ensuring checks are done efficiently and within an agreed time.

5

Liaising with the warehouse and sales teams on the stock coming in.

6

7

To ensure compliance to internal audit requirements - CASA, BRC and Annual Stock Take Participation

8

Ensure the integrity and accuracy of the IT system. Producing daily reports to ensure key critical areas of the stock system are controlled and any discrepancies addressed and resolved through liaising with suppliers and buying team.

9

To manage damaged stock and where possible re-package stock for re-sale.

10

Manage and coordinate the quarantining, release, disposal, and return of product to suppliers as instructed.

**Health and safety accountabilities**:

- Ensure that the Company Health & Safety Policy and Company Risk Assessments are effectively implemented at site level.
- Ensure that effective deputising cover for all matters in relation to Health & Safety are in place for periods of absence.
- Provide adequate information, instruction, supervision and training for employees to enable them to do their job safely, including fire and emergency procedures.

**Measures & Key Performance Indicators (To be agreed)**

(How performance against the job accountabilities above will be measured - a KPI may cover more than one accountability)

Service standards

Working to Company Audit standards

All department operating procedures documented and consistently applied.

Challenges/Decision making

Typical challenges faced in the role and decisions needing to be made by jobholder
- Influencing others who are peers or not direct reports to adapt to new ways of working
- Taking a commercial responsibility for the sites’ adherence to company policies and procedures.

Jobholder requirements (Knowledge, skills and key behaviours)

Requirements for qualifications, specialist knowledge, skills or key behaviours the jobholder will need to demonstrate to do the job effectively.
- Proven track record of optimum stock holding achievement
- Proven ability to manage and implement improvement initiatives within budget
- IT literacy
- Ideally possessing a relevant professional qualification and/or suitable

background experience in stock management / purchasing
- Have a detailed understanding of stock control / management

Systems
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Possess excellent personal organisation and business administration
- Possess the ability to work productively, efficiently & effectively with initiative

and drive under tight timescales and pressure whilst maintaining attention to

detail and quality.
- Possess the willingness to learn, improve and adapt.

**Behaviour requirements**

Care

Take pride in what you do, no matter what you do
- Caring about our customers and colleagues
- Being accountable and taking ownership to find great solutions
- Having passion for what you do and who you do it for
- Caring about the details

Share

Work together to make great things happen
- Keeping customers and colleagues informed and connected
- Involving the right people at the right time
- Collaborating across teams to achieve the same goals
- Being ‘joined up’ in your approach

Dare

Take brave steps to achieve extraordinary results
- Making bold decisions
- Challenging the status quo and having conviction in what you know is right for the business
- Being innovative and proactive in how you approach things
- Not being afraid to invest time in things that add value

Pay: From £11.44 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
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