Inventory Manager

Job Title: Inventory Manager
Location: Plymouth or Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF55928

At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an Inventory Manager at our Devonport or Bristol site.

The role
As an Inventory Manager, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. Working as part of the MOD's Satellite Communications (SATCOM) system called Skynet, the successful candidate will play a pivotal role in the United Kingdom's Defence strategy at home and overseas in theatre. This is an exciting and rewarding programme, the importance of which cannot be understated.

Day to day, you'll:

• Manage and maintain the data integrity of the Inventory Systems used on the contract
• Monitor and report on performance against internal and external key performance indicators and service level agreements
• Oversee the full end-to-end spares/repairs supply chain process, co-ordinating stakeholders as required
• Support and input into the development and continuous improvement of Inventory processes and procedures

This role is full time, 36 hours per week and will be based at our Devonport Royal Dockyard or North Bristol sites with hybrid working from home arrangements. Some on-call overnight or weekend work will be required in support of the 24/7, 365-service.

Essential experience of the Inventory Manager:

• Knowledge and experience of MOD inventory systems and processes
• IT systems including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SAP and/or IFS
• A strong Manager with a can do attitude with the ability to listen and mentor
• Ability to effectively build and manage relationships with stakeholders.
• Inventory Management background.
• Effective time and workload management skills

Qualifications for the Inventory Manager:

• Minimum Grade 4 in Maths and English

The successful candidate must be able to achieve SC security clearance for this role.

Our Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance
• Contributory Pension scheme, with life assurance
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows most employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity

Babcock International
For over a century Babcock International have helped to defend nations, protect communities, and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please let us know. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 12/03/2024