Stock Control Assistant

Valeo Snackfoods is the combination of Kettle Foods, Tangerine, Big Bear and Its All Good and is one of the UK’s top 100 grocery brands. It is headquartered in Norwich and Pontefract and employs around 2,000 people. Over the past few years, we have strengthened our portfolio to include the Metcalfe’s popcorn brand, Cornpoppers Popcorn factory in Wednesbury and Yellow Chips in Emmeloord, Netherlands. The business in the UK and Europe generates revenues of over £280 million.

Our brands include KETTLE® Chips, Metcalfe’s® popcorn, Foxes, Poppets, Barratt (Wham, Fruit Salads, Black Jacks, Refreshers, Sherbet fountain, Dip Dab)

Valeo Snackfoods prides itself on its passion for real, natural food and has a strong ethical approach to all its business activities. Having recently been acquired by Valeo Foods (Ireland), our promising future is also reinforced by a strong people and values led culture. Our vision right now is to grow the business by 50% in the next three to five years; both organically and through targeted acquisitions.

**Main Purpose of Position**: To provide full support to the stock management team for analysing and reviewing the control of finished goods stocks across the Valeo Snackfoods group. Ensuring the integrity of the measurements and identify best practice and areas for focus & resolution. Performing manual transactions of finished goods in areas which are not fully automated. Working cross functionally with both internal & external key stakeholders.

**Key Accountabilities**:

- To thoroughly understand and interpret all data transactions relating to finished goods and implement proactive and innovative solutions to ensure the accuracy of stocks are maintained.
- Ensure all stock discrepancies are analysed and resolved in a timely manner to minimise the impact to operational planning & reporting potential financial losses/gains.
- Ensure all potential risks are identified and communicated to the Logistics team.
- Maintain all aspects of stock integrity and ensure ownership of activities and resolutions.
- Create a consistent reporting suite and output measuring critical stock integrity between the business and outside storage locations including 3PL & Co-Packing warehouses.
- Ensure all day-to-day stock integrity issues are being managed effectively and all escalations/issues dealt with appropriately.
- Performing stock checks as required to verify stock accuracy and facilitate in any internal or external audit requests.
- Develop business relationships with suppliers and customers.
- Present performance data to Logistics’ Management Team.
- Work alongside the Logistics team on new developments assisting in CI opportunities

**Key Accountabilities**:

- Stay current on advances in technology (Stock Management Systems) and incorporate new technologies into procedures.
- Responsible for actual inventory counts; must be knowledgeable about inventory items to be counted, the counting procedures used, and location of all inventories.
- Reconciliation and reporting of inventory across multiple operating systems.
- In-depth ability to analyse stock integrity issues, identify plan for resolution and engage with appropriate stakeholders to rectify any identified issues.
- Timeliness of stock movements from manufacturing and warehouse sites to 3PL
- Period performance reviews to discuss attainment against the service agreement & improvement to service levels

**Key Skills/Knowledge/Experience**:

- Previous stock control experience in a high-volume warehouse environment.
- Able to build and develop relationships across all levels and functions and have experience working at a strategic level.
- Experience of delivering complex management information with Excel at advanced stage and database management skills, along with a knowledge of standard stock management packages.
- Ability to work under pressure & confident communicator at all levels.
- Agile and flexible to travel to support all 3PL’s and other VSF sites

**Job Types**: Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months
Part-time hours: 20-25 per week

**Salary**: £21,333.33 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Flexitime
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
- Wellness programme

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Pontefract, WF8 2PD: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: One location