Stock and Systems Manager

Part of the Culina Group, Great Bear is the flexible, agile ambient 3PL alternative. Great Bear is a key player in ambient 3PL, and through an extensive depot network including unique state of the art facilities at Port Salford and Markham Vale Great Bear serves established FMCG businesses.

As the Stock and Systems manager, you will be responsible for the management and control of our customer’s full SKU inventory. You will play an important role in the stock storage strategies and reporting. You will act as a main point of contact for the Stock and processes team ensuring their system access and training is up to date and in line with the customers’ requirements.

The successful candidate will need to have a background and knowledge in FMCG products. Experience in Autostore WMS would be advantageous.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintaining processes to promote stock integrity.
• Supporting the operations team to achieve product batch integrity
• Investigating all stock related discrepancies, adjusting stock levels where applicable and providing trend analysis for the same.
• Working closely with the operations team at all levels to drive continuous improvement in terms of stock accuracy.
• Ensuring processes and reporting meet both the customers’ daily needs and contractually agreed targets.
• Performing stock checks as per customers’ requirements, and management of any internal or external audit requests.
• Sponsoring training and development for the stock team.
• Maintaining pick and reserve location requirements to match the sales activity throughputs.
• Suggesting updates and changing the system as appropriate for the quality system to remain relevant.
• Creating and maintaining an environment that encourages employee participation and effective team working.
• Ensuring employees are involved in the success of the operation through continual feedback and positive communication
• Promoting high standards of hygiene and housekeeping and ensuring compliance to all legislative Health requirements
• Understanding and working within the standards required within the Quality Management System.

The ideal candidate will have the following:

• Experience of managing or working within a Stock and process team environment is desirable.
• Experience of managing a team, preferably across a shift system.
• Warehouse or supply chain background.
• Experience of working with luxury brands or FMCG products would be helpful. Likewise working with SKU’s that have seasonal peaks.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, Excel at Intermediate or above.
• Drive, determination and a track record in delivering continuous improvement
• Having worked directly with customers would be an advantage,
• Ability to deliver to tight deadlines in an organised and calm manner.
• Experience of working with dynamic SKU profiles, and high peak volumes.
• Autostore WMS experience a distinct advantage.

What you get in return:

• Competitive basic salary
• Competitive holidays
• Bonus
• Private health care
• Life assurance
• Pension Scheme
• Retail discounts

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a personable and growing business with plenty of opportunities and a great team.

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