Inventory Controller

Description

Job Title: Inventory Controller

Reporting to: Supply Chain Manager

Location: Field Based – North of England

Full time (Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours a week)

Up to £25,000 (dependant on experience)

Car Allowance:  £4000

About us: 

Substantial Group is a parent company, offering shares services to Netomnia and You, both founded in 2019.

At Netomnia, we are dedicated to bringing forgotten parts of the UK into the digital revolution and building your fibre future!

We do this through investing in and building new full-fibre networks across the UK; future-proofing homes and businesses with reliable, high-quality, high-speed internet connections.

YouFibre is a team of experts on a mission to provide Faster, Fairer, Kinder Internet across the UK. Founded in 2019, we’re on a mission to bring ultrafast Internet to our customers.

Guided by the principles of flawless customer support, fair contracts, and affordable pricing, YouFibre brings the full fibre experience direct to your home or office to create the best Internet experience possible.

The Role: 

With live networks across towns and cities in the UK and many more planned, we are looking for a field-based Inventory Controller to join our team and take ownership of our materials inventory.

Roll your sleeves up; you will be a huge success.

Reporting to the Purchasing and Inventory Controls Manager, the Inventory Controller is responsible for maintaining accurate inventory records at our warehouses throughout the UK and ensuring that our systems are up to date.

You will help resolve discrepancies, maintain records, enjoy frequent travel and have a keen eye for detail.  The Inventory Controller will be responsible for co-ordinating and carrying out inventory stock checks with our supply chain.  You must hold a clean driving licence and be a competent in both excel and system data entry.

The Inventory Controller will ensure that our centralised inventory management system reflects the real time stock in our warehouses.

We want you to bring your personality to the fore, show your commitment to our cause, your passion for bringing new ideas to life, and your desire to solve problems.

Key Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

• Travelling across the UK to multiple warehouse locations
• Co-ordinating weekly stock take / cycle count activities
• Updating our centralised warehousing system with accurate inventory data
• Investigating and correcting inventory discrepancies
• Ensuring our supply chain issue accurate regular inventory reports
• Resolving goods receipting issues
• Assisting with purchase requisitions
• Tracking inbound and outbound orders to prevent overstocking and out-of-stock
• Highlighting supply and demand requirements to ensure stock availability

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

Skills:

• Time management
• Coordination and organizational skills
• Driving / travel
• Data entry
• High emotional intelligence and people focused
• Analytical

Knowledge:

• Inventory management best practices
• Mathematics
• Excel

You don’t necessarily need:

• Experience working in warehousing, logistics and telecoms – you don’t need these to be a success in this role, it would be a bonus

You will need:

• A UK full clean driving license and access to your own car
• Flexibility to travel often
• Energy
• Intellect
• Wit
• Enthusiasm
• Desire
• Hunger
• Passion
• Above all you need to be cool under pressure

Why our people love working with us:

• Equity – yes, a real part of the company!
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Pension scheme that matches your contribution up to 8%
• Phone allowance
• Health care cash plan
• Cycle to work
• Employee assistance programme
• PPE and Uniform provided
• IT equipment provided
• Remote working (where applicable)
• Discounted Gym memberships
• Retail offers – discounts from recognisable brands
• Company Events
• Travel expenses paid
• Annual Bonus up to 30% of salary (discretionary of the business)
• Free YouFibre broadband if you are within our area, plus friends & family discount.
• Life assurance giving you cover of 4 times your basic salary
• Colleague referral scheme of £500
• Continuous development and long-term career prospects