Stock Controller - Bensons for Beds : Job Details

Stock Controller - Tewkesbury - £26,478 p.a. + benefits. Reporting directly to the Stock Control Supervisor, this role is responsible for ensuring high levels of inventory accuracy through PI, Quality of stock management and investigating stock variances to understand and resolve root cause issues. 40hrs per week.Rotating Shifts - 6-2, 2-10. Flexibility will be required to cover holidays.

We are currently looking for an experienced Stock Controller to join our team in Tewkesbury. The stock controller is responsible for ensuring high levels of inventory accuracy through PI, Quality of stock management and investigating stock variances to understand and resolve root cause issues.

Daily responsibilities include:

• •Ensure a safe and legally compliant warehouse operation•Ensuring the depots PI (Perpetual Inventory) cycle is completed within the agreed SLA, investigating and reporting any discrepancies.•Investigating key systems reports to ensure reallocations, minuses (stock not found), negative stock reports and sin bin items are investigated and resolved.•Organise and administer clearance/unwanted stock; you will be the point of contact for every clearance store, co-ordinating activity across the warehouse and returns teams on site.•Ensuring that any F3’s/Nil Picks/TOR trends are investigated and resolved.•Responsible for maintaining the warehouse location map to ensure it is physically and systematically aligned and that all locations are labelled accordingly.•Maintaining open and honest communications and attending regular weekly meetings.•Deputising in the absence of the Stock Control Supervisor

Skills needed

• Previous Stock Control experience, ideally gained within a warehousing operation
• High levels of numeracy and attention to detail
• PC literate and confident with Microsoft applications
• An organised and methodical approach to problem solving
• Can demonstrate inventory management skills and the implementation of continuous improvement initiatives
• Effective communication style and ability to influence at senior levels
• Able to gain insight from data; identifying patterns and trends that need investigation within the physical operation

Personal Qualities & Behaviours

• Acts in a respectful way, leads the team from the front, taking on the views of the team. Creates respectful environments that support the wider wellbeing of the team.
• Is colleague focussed and uses a structured approach to ensure team and individual development. Creates an environment that is inclusive and engenders trust whilst actively seeking team ideas and involvement
• Embraces change and communicates said change effectively. Actively seeks challenging opportunities for themselves and others whilst creating open cultures that speak up and allow challenge
• Ensures clear process to ensure all colleagues are included in relevant decision making. Directs the department activity and supports other departments in an inclusive fashion

The Benefits

In return for your contribution to the team’s performance, we offer a competitive base salary plusall these extra benefits:

• *Employee discount scheme for Bensons products
• *Medicash - cashback options for Health and wellbeing services (dental, optical, virtual GP, other healthcare services and more)
• *Unum Income Protection - for peace of mind if you’re off work long term due to illness
• *Pension scheme – provided by Legal & General
• *Discounted Gym membership
• *Cycle to Work scheme
• *Annual leave buy & sell scheme – you can top up your holiday entitlement or sell unused days to suit you
• *Enhanced maternity and adoption leave
• Access to Retail Trust services (guidance and support on retail issues, mental health, wellbeing & financial topics)
• Learning and development programmes to gain new knowledge and skills
• Career progression – access to internal opportunities to build your career within Bensons for Beds
• *Long service awards and ‘Love to Shop’ voucher rewards to spend as you like

(*qualifying periods and terms apply)

About Bensons for Beds

We're Bensons for Beds! We put Sleep Wellness™ at the heart of everything we do. With 100 years of experience in sourcing and manufacturing the best quality beds, frames and mattresses, at Bensons we understand how to design the perfect, tailored sleep experience. We have 170+ locations and employ c 1800 colleagues. Under new ownership of Alteri Investors we have an ambitious 3 year plan to grow the business further and achieve our mission of being the market leading bed retailer with a strong omnichannel presence.

If you're looking for a great Warehouse role, we would love to have a chat....