Inventory Co-ordinator

**Location: Rugby, Full-Time, Permanent (8:45am to 5:30pm, Monday to Friday)**

**Your new Company**:
Häfele is an internationally trusted name supplying furniture fittings, ironmongery and hardware to the trade. We are recognised for our extensive range and quality of product as well as our expertise in the industry and excellent customer service. Häfele UK provides comprehensive customer support through our best-in-class sales and support team.

**Your New Role**:
As the market leader in the UK Hafele prides itself on market leading customer service and a next day delivery guarantee. Realising an optimal stock profile is key to supporting our customer proposition and maintaining our position as market leader.

The HUK inventory team are responsible for managing the forecasting and replenishment of the full portfolio of products offered to the market, including customer specific stock. The proactive planning and cost effective management of inventory levels is a key component in the continued success of the business under the wider business Strategy 2021.

Responsible for an assigned group of supplier partners you will provide a first class service to internal and external customers by effectively managing the profile of your assigned product portfolio. You will be responsible for delivering and exceeding targeted service levels whilst improving stock efficiencies by working in collaboration with cross functional colleagues and supplier partners.

The development of internal and external relationships are fundamental, and for suppliers identified as strategic partners a long term planning approach will be required to agree and implement efficiency programs.

You will be required to act as an ambassador - both inside the organisation, and within the wider market raising our brand profile and nurturing relationships with key stakeholders.

**What you’ll need to succeed**:

- Ability to be self-motivated and work co-operatively as part of a team
- Strong appetite for self-development
- Excellent analytical, numerical and planning skills
- Competitive, results driven character
- Demonstrable experience of communicating at various levels and across geographies
- Able to recognise opportunities/challenges & suggest relevant & necessary actions
- Show respect and consideration for colleagues
- Open to innovation and change and not afraid to challenge existing structures
- Relevant experience of inventory software programs, ideally Slim4

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Product Forecasting
- Product ‘On-shelf Availability’
- Stock Turn
- Excess Stock Management

**What you’ll get in return**:

- Competitive salary
- Annual Company Profit Scheme Bonus
- Benefits including:

- Holiday of 23 days’ basic + 8 Bank Holidays in a complete year, increasing to 28 days basic with our length of service programme
- Healthcare: Cashplan scheme, access to money back on dental, optical, consultation, therapy and wellbeing treatments, hospital treatment insurance, Employee Assistance Programme
- Discounts: Huge range of shopping and activity discounts
- Pension Scheme
- Stock Discounts
- Learning and Development opportunities
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Life Assurance
- Wellbeing initiatives run throughout the year

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £25,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Wellness programme

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus scheme

COVID-19 considerations:
**Experience**:

- inventory: 1 year (preferred)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: One location