Inventory Manager
- Employer
- Indigo Search Limited
- Location
- Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
- Salary
- 35000 - 40000
- Closing date
- 16 Feb 2019
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- Specialist Area
- Inventory Manager
- Sector
- Accountancy, Advertising & Creative, Automotive, Aviation, Banking, Finance and Insurance, Charities & Not For Profit, Construction, Consultancy, Customer Service, Defence, Distribution, Education, Electronics, Energy & Utilities, Engineering, Event Management, FMCG, Food Services, Healthcare, Housing, Human Resources, Information Technology, Internet, Insurance, Legal, Leisure, Management & Executive, Manufacturing, Marketing, Media, Military, Oil & Gas, Pharmaceutical, Private sector, Production & Operations, Professional Services, Public Relations, Public Sector, Recruitment, Retail, Sales, Scientific, Secretarial & Administration, Social Services, Telecommunications, Training, Transport & Distribution, Travel & Hospitality, Utilities
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Reporting into the General Manager, this role would suit an Inventory Manager, Stock Manager or Reverse Logistics Manager with experience of Change and Supply Chain transformation.
THE ROLE:
- Manage Inventory for a high-profile Distribution Centre in the Milton Keynes area - including PI, Stock-Turns and Analysis.
- Lead and manage a stock control function (8 people).
- Management for the Returns Function within the business.
- Strong use of Excel and data-based systems.
- Use of data to drive decisions.
- Liaising with a client who has high standards and strives for excellence.
- KPI metrics including productivity, volumes, space fill, etc.
- Own and drive CI initiatives across the operation.
- Operational Projects.
- Adopt and foster a 'Change Mentality' and inspire other people to take the same approach.
- Make recommendations to the leadership about proposed Logistics changes.
THE PERSON:
- Exposure as an Inventory Manager, Stock Manager or Reverse Logistics Manager.
- Decent experience of warehouse operations - understand what you are talking about when liaising with the operations teams.
- 'Can-Do' mentality - this site prides itself on people who take a 'front-foot' mentality to problems & challenges.
- Experience of leading a small team.
- Possession of advanced Excel skills - has to do VLookUps & Pivot Tables at an absolute minimum.
- Customer-facing to the client (as they are based on-site).
- Experience of project managing Change and CI methodologies within a business.
- Able to grasp the wide breadth of the business and get involved with whatever areas need improving.
- Clear and effective communicator.
- Able to liase with Board-level to shop-floor level colleagues.
- Able to think beyond the obvious.
- Open to new ideas and with a viewpoint that "anything is possible".
If this role is of interest, please apply (ideally with a Word format CV) and we will respond back to you within 48 hours maximum.
ABOUT US:
Based in Sheffield, we recruit for management, director & executive roles across the UK.
We have recently launched our website - www.indigosearch.co.uk. Please view the website and let us know what you think!
One of the most common complaints we hear about recruiters is 'lack of communication' - we want to be different and try to treat people like human beings (with dignity & respect).
As a result we promise to respond to all applicants within 48 hours maximum.
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