Inventory Manager -

Working Hours – 8:00- 16:00 (Monday- Friday)

Who are MJ Quinn:

MJ Quinn are an established national organisation, with contracts covering the length and breadth of the UK and Ireland. We have over 1500 workers delivering our services. At MJ Quinn we believe in creating great connections with our customers, our people, and our world. Even though our company is growing our values continue to be at the heart of everything we do.

Job Purpose / Primary Objective

To be responsible for leading, training, coaching, and appraising the store’s inventory and administration team, with the aim of delivering world-class services and creating a dynamic and forward-thinking team. To be responsible for overseeing the inventory control and process implementation across multiple warehouse locations; including having a regular onsite presence or as the role requires

Key Responsibilities

The key responsibilities of this role include but are not limited to the following tasks:

• Line management responsibilities for Inventory Controllers and the Stores Administration team.
• Management of key Inventory Control processes, including, but not limited to:

Materials Requirement Planning

Perpetual inventory stock counting/inventory accuracy checks

Investigation of stock discrepancies and errors

Control of stock adjustments

• Production of internal and external management reports including, but not limited to, stock holdings, stock utilisation and stock movements.
• Minimising overstocks and promotion of removal of obsolete/redundant materials to maximise availability of working capital.
• Liaison with clients to manage demand-driven customer-owned buffer stocks, ensuring compliance with client policies and procedures.
• Liaison with internal and external parties to advise and plan for impending stock issues.
• Management of Stores Administration activities, to facilitate accurate and timely inventory data.

To be effective in this role the Inventory Manager will:

• Maintain and build up a good working relationship with internal and external stakeholders including colleagues, customers, suppliers, and senior management teams.
• Understands and Demonstrates Good Leadership
• Be able to work efficiently and effectively as part of a team.
• Communicate effectively with all other departments.
• Prioritises on a continual basis ensuring that key tasks receive the greatest attention.
• Ability to respond, quickly and effectively to changes in a proactive manner.

Person Specification

• Proven experience as INVENTORY MANAGER or similar position.
• Working knowledge of inventory management software.
• Experience of SAP S4HANA is preferred, but not essential.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft applications.
• Excellent organizational and planning skills.
• Ability to accurately track inventory and create reports.
• Team worker as well as the ability to work on own initiative.
• Ability to meet deadlines without compromising on quality.