Inventory Administrator

Inventory Administrator

Salary: £28,000 per annum

Monday - Friday (Monday - Thursday: 8:30am - 5pm and Friday: 8:30am - 2pm). 37.5 hour working week with a 30 minute lunch.

Holiday entitlement: 25 days plus 8 Bank Holidays (total of 33 days)

Other benefits such as increased company pension contribution, health packages and an amount of personal hours to be used like annual leave for occasions such as Dentist appointments etc.

Kettering. Fully office based

Permanent

Match Recruitment are recruiting on behalf of their client in Kettering. Our client is the UK division (with their Head Office in Europe) of a long established manufacturing market leader, suppling their products on a business to business basis. The UK company has a total headcount of circa 50 employees based from Kettering.

In this role of Inventory Administrator your purpose is to support in managing our client’s stock in their Kettering - UK Head Office. This isn’t a buying/ purchasing role where you’re negotiating contracts and buying the stock. Their products are manufactured by their own company in their factories in Germany and Poland. The purpose of your role is ensuring there is sufficient inventory/ stock in their warehouse at the time the orders need to be shipped to their clients. This is 100% an office based role.

You’ll need to be highly efficient with completing and understanding various reports, using Excel (including using Vlookup, Pivot tables and formulas) and analysing these reports - looking for previous purchasing trends for the purpose of anticipating future demand forecasts. You’ll spend a lot of your time working on SAP, it would be a huge advantage for the person if they have previous experience using this system. You’ll also work on APO and MRP systems.

Information from our client on what your day to day will look like:

• Ensure that all product stock levels and values are analysed & maintained using the Stock management report (SMR).
• Communicate the need for demand supply forecasts for other business departments and individuals.
• Complete monthly APO planning processes ensuring that all other forecasts, SAP are maintained and up to date.

• Ensure continued excellence in service and support both internal and external customers.
• Maintain stocks to agreed levels by planning and forecasting requirements by use of Stock Management Report, APO & SAP planning, Purchase order and MRP systems.
• Build and maintain good relationships with supplier contacts establishing best practice to ensure supply continuity.
• Proactively identify changes in demand, potential shortages before they occur, any supply problems and supplier concerns and ensure that any problems are handled and resolved correctly and in a timely manner. Communicate to relevant staff and escalate where necessary.
• Raise and process Purchase and Inter-Company transfer orders for replenishment of inventory and non-stock items.
• Work in line with customs processes and procedures in addition to the Warehouse & Distribution Manager ensuring that both imports and exports are accurate, and the paperwork reflects the shipments received and despatched.
• Regularly work with the Data Analyst to provide data to evaluate customer demand, forecasts and manage proactively to prevent out of stocks.
• Attend regular Operational meetings with colleagues and be prepared to discuss further detail regarding stock levels, challenges and provide solutions.

Please apply today to learn more and be considered and shortlisted.

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