Stock Manager
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Occupation Type
Managers in storage and warehousing
Occupation Code Skill LevelMedium Skilled
Sponsorship EligibilityIneligible for Sponsorship
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Description
This role is based at our Distribution Centre in Portbury on a 12 month Fixed Term Contract
Reporting to the Warehouse Manager, you will be responsible for managing all Inventory Control related activities for the business single stock holding location with a value of Circa £6m.
You will directly manage a team of up to three Stock Control Administrators and up to six Warehouse Operatives. You will have responsibility for the execution and data analysis of inventory control measures to ensure the company maximises stock & system accuracy, facilitates operational efficiency whilst minimising the cost of stock holding.
The role carries responsibility for managing both internal and external customers supplier management and working with purchasing, goods inwards and dispatch to ensure necessary functions are carried out correctly.
Core Hours 08.30 to 1700 Monday to Friday, however, some flexibility may be required such as occasional attendance in the evening.
Due to the location of the Portbury distribution centre, a driving licence and own transport is required. You will be based on-site 5 days per week.
apetito is the UK’s leading food supplier to the health and social care sectors serving more than 1,300 care homes, health care and education settings.
Our meals are expertly crafted by our dieticians and chefs, and then frozen to lock in the goodness.
Wiltshire Farm Foods, our sister company, is the UK’s largest ready meal supplier cooking and delivering over 330 different delicious frozen ready meals across the UK.
Stock Integrity
Reporting to the Warehouse Manager, you will be responsible for managing all Inventory Control related activities for the business single stock holding location with a value of Circa £6m.
You will directly manage a team of up to three Stock Control Administrators and up to six Warehouse Operatives. You will have responsibility for the execution and data analysis of inventory control measures to ensure the company maximises stock & system accuracy, facilitates operational efficiency whilst minimising the cost of stock holding.
The role carries responsibility for managing both internal and external customers supplier management and working with purchasing, goods inwards and dispatch to ensure necessary functions are carried out correctly.
Core Hours 08.30 to 1700 Monday to Friday, however, some flexibility may be required such as occasional attendance in the evening.
Due to the location of the Portbury distribution centre, a driving licence and own transport is required. You will be based on-site 5 days per week.
apetito is the UK’s leading food supplier to the health and social care sectors serving more than 1,300 care homes, health care and education settings.
Our meals are expertly crafted by our dieticians and chefs, and then frozen to lock in the goodness.
Wiltshire Farm Foods, our sister company, is the UK’s largest ready meal supplier cooking and delivering over 330 different delicious frozen ready meals across the UK.
Stock Integrity
- Track and monitor stock write-ons and write-offs.
- Oversee inbound activity across our external storage locations
- Plan and drive correct product placement through inbound planning to ensure adequate coverage in the picking chamber.
- Assist in warehouse layout optimization, improved utilization, and stock movement.
- Manage, plan and execute in a timely and efficient manner all changes to the product range (incoming and delists) the impact this has on the storage, picking and replenishment operation. Work with the business Range Managers to achieve this.
- Drive our picking quality control, working closely with operations and customer services to improve our accuracy to customers.
- A proficient people manager - Lead and manage the stock team to support operations, and customer service effectively.
- Ensure adherence to safe practices in the warehouse.
- Promote and enforce safety protocols within the team.
- Strong understanding of stock control principles and warehouse operations (replenishment and order picking)
- Experience working with SAP WM or other similar WMS
- A team player with good people and communication skills
- Line management skills and experience
- Work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent analytical skills
- Self-motivated and pro-active
- Good attention to detail
- Customer Focused
- Excellent IT skills
- Organised
- Flexible and adaptable
- Hands-on approach
- An enquiring mind and an appetite to learn
- Approachable, trustworthy and fair; can gain the respect of others
- Experience leading projects
We develop a range of products designed to enhance health and well-being for all our customers.
We are driven by a passion for service and dedicated to feeding some of the UK’s most vulnerable people.
We proudly support British food and farming, focusing on using the best ethical and sustainable produce in alignment with our goal to reach Net Zero by 2040.
Our ethical standards are recognised by the ETI and we are an accredited Living Wage employer.
Learn more about apetito’s commitment to a more sustainable future.
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