Inventory Manager

Job Title: Inventory Manager
Location: Devonport, Plymouth
Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF55378
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 site.
The role
As an Inventory Manager you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. As a focal point for inventory management, you will receive customer orders and challenge and satisfy customer demands in execution of the Strategic business objectives.
Day to day, you'll validate demands, challenging when appropriate and wherever possible, drawing from company surplus stock to fulfil demands, as well as

• The responsibility for achieving availability, performance, savings and targets relating to inventory availability and demand satisfaction.
• Ensure inventory is available I.A.W. agreed supply plans, ensuring that inventory levels / budget are maintained within agreed boundaries.
• Review inventory performance against business requirements and make recommendations on any opportunities to make improvements.
• Liaise with the Logistics provider, MoD Agencies, RN Stores or End User Demanders, as appropriate, in the supply of materials or equipment in a timely and effective manner.

This role is a hybrid role as when required team meetings, you may be required to work on site for longer periods if project demands.
Essential experience of the Inventory Manager:

• Inventory Management Competence and background.
• Thorough knowledge of systems and processes relating to inventory management and material control.
• Analytical skills to analyse data and make decisions.
• The ability to establish strong relationships with key stakeholders across the business.

Qualifications for the Inventory Manager:

• Minimum maths & English at GCSE grade 4.

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

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme up to 8% of salary, 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: 23/01/2024
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