Material Control Manager

What if you could work with remarkable people on extraordinary things? What if the end result was something a little bit special? What if your role was mission critical?
For nearly 70 years, AWE has been at the forefront of nuclear weapons research and development. We have a critical mission: to provide the warheads for the UK’s ultimate deterrent - Trident. We also use our unique skills to provide wider UK government with counter-terrorism and nuclear threat reduction solutions.
It takes a special sort of person to work at AWE. What if that person was you?
AWE is currently recruiting a Material Control Manager to join our growing team.
Location : Reading/Basingstoke
Package - £43,430-£68,650 dependant on skills and experience
Closing date for this role is 7th May 2024
As part of our People Promise, AWE (one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK) has a range of benefits to suit you. These include:

• Time to recharge your batteries with 270 hours of annual leave (plus every other Friday off work)
• Opportunities for Professional Career Development that include funding for the annual membership of a relevant professional body, access to mentors and training
• Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services
• A generous defined contribution Group Personal Pension (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your own contribution)
• Life Assurance
• Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending
• Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring for your family
• A host of voluntary & core benefits to suit your health and wellbeing - more information available on our careers site

Key Accountabilities:

• Represent AWE for all matters regarding NWRM control.
• Maintain and promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security and quality and be a great team player.
• Operational control of inventory in accordance with authorised MoD publication.
• Operational control of warehouse.
• Monitoring of warehouse expense recommending methods of reducing holdings and reducing the cost of operations.
• Recruiting key warehouse, inventory and specialist Logistics project staff.
• Develop and lead a high performing operations team.
• Representing the company at Logistics meetings nationally and internationally as required.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintenance of high standards relating to the physical condition of warehousing including MHE and stored products.
• Accurate operational inventory transactions are maintained through correct training and allocation of staff.
• Implementation of new processes which increase efficiencies and reduce costs.
• Frequent liaison with the inventory senior for auditing and reporting.
• Material is stored in accordance with the technical data sheets.
• Planning future capacity requirements in order to protect material critical to programme.
• Reporting and presenting at Mid Leader Level.
• Attendance at key meetings supporting Estate Operations.
• Proactively communicates to internal contacts regarding warehousing processes which impact customers and transportation.
• The Company may require you to fulfil any other reasonable duties aligned to your position from time to time in line with business needs.
• Contributing to the long-term strategic requirements for storage of non fissile material.

Candidates must be willing to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role and be willing and able to work in designated areas.
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Please note that you must be a British Citizen to apply for a role with us.
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