Stores Manager

## The information below covers the role requirements, expected candidate experience, and accompanying qualifications.**The Opportunity:**## In this pivotal role, you’ll ensure seamless delivery of internal inventory and logistic services by managing health and safety compliance, staff training, and operational performance.You’ll be the go-to person for coordinating with our key stakeholders on site, and suppliers, keeping everything running smoothly and efficiently.The role itself is a full time, permanent role at our customer`s site in Slough**What You’ll Do*** **Lead and Direct**: Guide team efforts and perform work outlined in Scope of Work (SOW) to meet customer requirements.* **Coach and Motivate**: Inspire team members to achieve and exceed goals through mentoring and professional development.Organize external training for stores staff.* **Manage Operations**: Oversee open order status reports, customer metrics, departmental reports, and maintain SOPs/SOWs.* **Develop Talent**: Provide training and act as backup for associates to ensure continuity of tasks.* **Handle Administration**: Conduct performance appraisals, succession planning, and workload scheduling.* **Maintain Compliance**: Create and update SOPs, Risk Assessments (RA), COSHH assessments, KPIs, and Tiered Daily Management (TDM).* **Collaborate**: Serve as a liaison between the customer, stores, and suppliers to ensure smooth operations.* **Add Value**: Bring industry insights and best practices to enhance customer experience.* **Additional responsibilities to be overseen by the Stores Manager**: + Liquid Nitrogen filling + Shipping dry ice to the site laboratories + Handle solvent waste, and decontamination + Handle medical gases**What We’re Looking For*** **Education:** BA degree, or proven track of similar experiences* **Experience:** + 4–5 years in warehouse as team lead, shift lead + Proven experience with inventory and stock management + Logistics and shipment experience is a bonus + Previous experience managing associates is essential + Strong knowledge of SHE Protocols* **Skills:** + Strong leadership abilities + Excellent customer service and communication skills (comfortable assisting the site lead with presentations of the department`s achievements and goals on governance meetings) + Proficiency in Microsoft Office, familiarity with inventory and warehouse systems, experience with SAP + Knowledge of purchasing, inventory, and compliance protocols + Ability to multitask, troubleshoot* Be part of a global leader supporting scientific innovation.* Work in a collaborative environment with opportunities for growth.* Competitive benefits and professional development programs.#LI-Onsite**Disclaimer:**The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification.They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position.Avantor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.**Dare to go further in your career.** Join our global team of 14,000+ associates whose passion for discovery and determination to overcome challenges relentlessly advances life-changing science.**The work we do changes people's lives for the better.** It brings new patient treatments and therapies to market, giving a cancer survivor the chance to walk his daughter down the aisle.It enables medical devices that help a little boy hear his mom's voice for the first time.Outcomes such as these create unlimited opportunities for you to contribute your talents, learn new skills and grow your career at Avantor.We are committed to helping you on this journey through our diverse, equitable and inclusive culture which includes learning experiences to support your career growth and success.At Avantor, dare to go further and see how the impact of your contributions set science in motion to create a better world.**Apply 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