Inventory Manager

Inventory Manager - Southampton - 45,000 + bonus - Full time hours - On site

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Inventory Manager to join a leading global luxury brand in Southampton.
You will need to enjoy working in a hands-on role where you are also responsible for managing a team to achieve their full potential and continuously striving to deliver excellence.
This role requires someone with outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, and experience within inventory/stock control or warehouse management.

Inventory Manager duties include:

• Act as the primary point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, serving as a subject matter expert for the department and wider business.
• Keep the Management Team informed of Department developments including ,department successes, risks, issues, and project updates.
• Manage the flow of picking and distributing parts to internal and external workshops.
• Proactively review and report on internal and external usage of sales accessories and spare parts.
• Establish stock management protocol based on Spare Parts usage analysis, consistent with internal and external service volumes.
• Collaborate with head office to manage spare parts availability and stock.
• Manage routine "Return to Brand" stock cycles and ensure completion.
• Ensure pricing updates for relevant materials are carried out in line with required timescales.
• Ensure all relevant Health & Safety standards are adhered to, championing safety at work.
• Take responsibility for reporting on and meeting departmental KPI's.
• Champion continuous development of the department by leading and facilitating ongoing continuous improvement initiatives.
• Optimise productivity through effective planning and people management.
• Coach and mentor employees to ensure their professional growth and success.
• Ensure efficient and timely completion of all people-related activities, such as performance reviews, recruitment, and disciplinaries.

Experience and skills required.

• Excellent communication abilities, both written and verbal, with the ability to effectively communicate at all levels within the organisation.
• Experience in people management, including coaching and development.
• Previous experience in Spare Parts/Warehouse Manager role.
• Good knowledge and understanding of customs import/export regulations.
• Good data analysis skills, with proficiency in Excel for data manipulation and reporting purposes.
• Previous experience implementing and utilising 5s methodology.
• Experience working in the Manufacturing / Electronics or industry.
• Proficiency in SAP software.

Please be aware this advert will remain open until the vacancy has been filled. Interviews will take place throughout this period, therefore we encourage you to apply early to avoid disappointment.

Tate is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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