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The Company: An award-winning luxury brand with an exceptional reputation for quality, dependability, and service excellence. With a close-knit and passionate team, the company is entering an exciting period of growth and is looking for someone to lead on stock management and help introduce a new system to support the continued expansion of this premium business. The Role: This is a newly created role that's been introduced to strengthen the operational side of the business during an exciting period of growth. Getting stock levels right and streamlining purchasing are key to what the business does, and this role offers the chance to really bring order, structure and long-term improvements to day-to-day operations. This role would suit an individual who takes pride in refining processes and establishing robust operational systems. You will assume full ownership of inventory management and procurement, ensuring stock levels are strategically balanced - meeting customer demand while safeguarding working capital. In addition, you will support production planning and play a key role in shaping and advancing the company's operational infrastructure. Initially, the focus will be on enhancing stock control, with a longer-term objective of guiding the transition from manual practices to more sophisticated, integrated digital systems.
Job Responsibility:
Monitor stock levels of components and finished products
Proactively reorder materials in line with supplier lead times & sales forecasting
Track those orders through to completion including dealing with shipping firms & customs on import as needed
Conduct quality control checks on incoming goods
Manage backorders and communicate clearly with the sales team regarding delays or revised availability
Lead and manage periodic stock takes
Maintain accurate inventory records and reporting
Prepare materials and production kits for customer orders
Schedule assembly tasks based on order priority and stock availability, working with Production Manager to schedule production of finished goods in line with sales
Ensure product data and stock information remain accurate and up to date
Proactively notify the sales team of shortages and provide clear timelines for restocking
Support the sales team with product information and availability updates as required
Transition the business from manual or spreadsheet-based workflows into structured digital systems - initially you will lead the introduction of the inventory management system across the business
Develop reporting that supports better purchasing decisions and stock investment management
Support future integration of operational systems with customer-facing tools such as an online ordering portal
Requirements:
Proven experience in a purchasing, stock control or inventory management role
IT literate, with strong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel
Comfortable compiling, analysing and interpreting stock and purchasing data
Strong organisational and administrative skills
Brings a positive, efficient, can-do attitude to their work
Is a 'people person', comfortable communicating with the team, suppliers and customers as needed
Enjoys a challenge and considers themselves a problem solver!