Warehouse & Inventory Manager
Full-time, Permanent
Who We Are
Prinova is a leading global supplier of ingredients and premix manufacturing solutions for the food, beverage and nutrition industries. Prinova holds strategic stocks in 35+ centres around the world to ensure continuity of supply and has liquid and dry premix manufacturing facilities in the UK, China and the USA. Prinova's premix business is underpinned by over 40 years of experience in ingredient sourcing and distribution, servicing customers with global inventories, market expertise, and leading market positions in Vitamins, Amino Acids, Sweeteners, Preservatives, Proteins, Aroma Chemicals, and more.
What is a Warehouse & Inventory Manager?
You will ensure there are effective and efficient Warehouse Management & Inventory Management processes to limit stock loss, limit production changes and to identify cost saving opportunities through CI Projects.
What’s in it for you?
* Personal growth including training and development opportunities
* Health Cash Plan
* Subsidised gym membership
* Discretionary bonus
* Access to flexible pay with Aslan
What to expect?
* Your role will be to develop and implement stock strategies across the site in Aylesford.
* Designing and implementing an inventory tracking system to accurately monitor stock levels.
* Develop and maintain effective KPIs.
* Ensure warehouse operational costs fall within budget and are checked accordingly approved quotations. Keeping records accurate on quotation control report for any warehouse expenses and service providers.
* Ensure effective stock control, Stock rotation, Stock Shelf Life and ensuring warehouse capacities are fit for the business.
* Carrying out physical stock checks as and when required and ensure that any stock anomalies are investigated thoroughly and in a timely manner.
* Ensuring that all lines of information flow between internal and external parties is maintained in an accurate and timely manner.
* Management of and reduction of expiring stock as per finance approved expired report.
* Work closely and collaboratively with the Procurement, Production and Customer Support teams to ensure the best service.
* Manage contractual agreements and SLAs to ensure all relevant legal terms are agreed between Prinova and Suppliers.
* Ensure Suppliers are working to SLA’s and poor performance, quality or service is addressed accordingly, keep control on KPI records.
* Conduct spend analysis for the site and identify opportunities for cost reduction.
* Ensure KPIs are meaningful and deliver continuous improvement to the function/ Site.
* Preparing reports and advising on strategies to reduce cost and improve procedures.
* Maintaining accurate inventory records in the system as per physical stock in all our warehouses Internal and External.
* Working closely with other relevant departments to organise the efficient flow of inventory.
* Ensure processes, procedures and governance is compiled and followed at all times.
* Provide management and leadership to the Warehouse team.
* Ensuring development plans are in place for each of the team.
* Managing individual performance of team members.
* Engage with a support Site Projects where appropriate.
* Ensuring the H&S processes and standards are maintained at all times in your functional area.
* Management and leadership of the warehousing team, including appraisals, performance reviews, training plans etc. executed as per the company policies and procedures.
Does this sound like you?
* Leadership Skills, keen to develop, educate and drive change from within.
* Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
* Strong interpersonal skills, builds trusted relationships quickly.
* Advance on Microsoft Excel.
* Team Player.
* Leads by example.
* Resilient.
* Flexible to travel to other sites when necessary.
Interested? We would love to hear from you!
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If you have any further questions please email us for an informal chat: isabel.stanley@prinovasolutions.com
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