Stock Team Leader

Location: Widnes, Gorsey Point (Expectation to travel to outstore facilities within a 25-mile radius)
Contract type: Full time, Permanent
Salary: £28,481.44 per annum, plus 22 days rising holiday, pension, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits scheme
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About the Job

As Stock team Leader you will work as an integral member of the Stock Management Team to maintain and improve all aspects of the Gorsey point and external Out base (3rd party Storage) stock integrity. Managing and controlling the risks associated with PPE, ICU and BAU stock within the network, you will ensure robust processes are in place in a rapidly expanding network, drive world class service to our customers through the implementation of Unipart Logistics stock excellence.

Here at Unipart we don’t just have a way of working, we have The Unipart Way. It allows everyone in our team to pursue their own personal and professional goals to a world class level, through Unipart’s ‘From Gate to Great’ training and development program.

This is a fantastic opportunity to coordinate effective stock control and stock placement procedures.

As part of your key responsibilities you’ll:

• Be responsible for the implementation of Unipart Logistics Storage and Stock Excellence principles and both in the physical process and through the WMS.
• Ensure that controls are robust, deliver excellent service and are reviewed on a regular basis with operational teams.
• Drive the business to operational excellence by utilising the Unipart Way Principles, tools and techniques, ensuring all agreed SLA & KPI’s are consistently achieved.
• Coordinate and facilitate the planning and delivery of all stock count processes and stock placement projects.
• Manage the stock team operative’s performance, absence and holidays
• Analyse and maintain accurate and robust daily, weekly and monthly reporting.
• Manage customer interfaces and expectations to ensure excellent customer service
• Ensure Health, Safety and Environment standards are maintained, and local improvement initiatives are supported.
• Work with the external Outbase supplier(s) to implement and maintain robust stock control procedures, whilst ensuring these are being followed by all areas of their operation
• Maintain and report on KPIs for the department for daily, weekly and monthly basis
• Support the Outbase Stock Inventory manager with data requests, audit trails and ensure KPI’s are consistently achieved
• Liaise with the Outbase supplier to identify, using Root Cause Analysis, any process failure issues, report and remedy using project plans, investigation trackers and utilise the tools and techniques of the Unipart Way
• Perform audit style checks, verification counts and support twice yearly counts at Outbase supplier sites as required by the business
• Ensure a standard approach for investigations is maintained by utilising the tools and techniques of the Unipart Way
• Work with the external Outbase supplier to implement, control and manage empty location reporting, feedback to the Operation / Outbase supplier as required (where applicable)
• Understand Commercial issues, and be aware of all SLA’s in place, ensuring they are met
• Follow and comply with the respective H&S regulations, environmental and quality management systems

About You

We’d love you to have the following skills and experience, but please apply if you think you’d be able to perform well in this role!

• Good MS Excel Skills (incl. PivotTables & VLOOKUP’s)
• Work well in a team and good leadership skills
• An understanding of Warehouse Management Systems
• Ability to work to targets and timescales
• Previous experience in a Stock based role
• Analytical with an ability to problem solve
• Experience of Google Sheets, Google Hangout and Microsoft Teams
• Experience supervising small teams or ready to take the next step
• Experience within the health sector is an advantage
• Full Driving License
• VNA License preferable
• Ability to communicate at all levels across functions
• An understanding of Profiled PI process and the business importance

Our recruitment and selection process has been developed to ensure that it is consistent, fair and provides equality of opportunity – all selection decisions are based solely on technical and behavioural competencies. We do not discriminate on the grounds of race, colour, or nationality, ethnic or national origins, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, religion or belief, age or any other current or future protected characteristic as defined in the current Equality Act of England and Wales. As an organisation we also promote an environment which encourages diversity of characteristics and thought, where you feel included, safe and confident to be the best version of yourself and do your best work every day.

You may have experience in the following: Inventory Control Supervisor, Warehouse Stock Manager, Stock Control Team Leader, Logistics Stock Coordinator, Inventory Management Supervisor, Warehouse Operations Leader, Stock Integrity Manager, Supply Chain Coordinator, Inventory Planning Team Leader, Warehouse Stock Excellence Supervisor, etc.

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