JLA has been providing critical assets and services to a range of businesses and sectors including Care Homes, Hospitals, Schools, and Hotels for over 50 years. These assets and services are crucial in supporting customers with their Laundry, Catering, Heating, Fire Safety, Infection Control, and Air Conditioning.
The company offers a unique, all-inclusive package called Total Care; this rental model allows customers to make a single monthly payment to receive brand new equipment and have maintenance costs taken care of.
When you join the JLA family, you'll also gain access to an extensive benefits package.
We care about our people and take your well-being seriously, which is why we offer a range of supportive tools for health and wellbeing, financial guidance, and legal advice. Our Employee Assistance Programme, 24/7 Wellness and Lifestyle App, plus a dedicated team of Mental Health First Aiders are there to support you through life's challenges. We also offer up to 8 counseling sessions, which can be in-person or remote, providing you with the support and flexibility to suit your own personal needs.
You can reach any fitness goals with our free onsite gym at head office along with a range of other gym membership discounts available.
To offer financial support, we not only provide life assurance coverage, company sick pay, and a company pension scheme, but we also offer a range of added benefits such as free office parking, eye care vouchers, a cycle-to-work scheme, and exclusive discounts through our staff benefits hub.
We pride ourselves on offering a healthy work-life balance and believe it is important to have time away to recharge, which is why we provide 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, flexible working options, and enhanced family leave policies.
We are a company that appreciates you and invests in your success and even have a Colleague Recognition Scheme to celebrate your achievements. We're dedicated to your growth, offering support in career development and training. We value your referrals, and through our Refer a Friend scheme, you can earn up to £1,000 in bonus rewards!
Role overview
The Van Stock Manager is responsible for ensuring all engineers have the correct van stock & tooling required to complete their day-to-day role. By taking charge of engineer’s van stock rules in SMART/IFS and upkeeping with regional reprofiling to support this. Inventory management of the tool store to aid all engineer skill sets to handle replenishments in a timely manner.
Key tasks
* To provide and maintain a master list of tools and nominated van stock holdings for all engineering disciplines and skillsets.
* Source and complete tool requests for all Laundry, Catering, Connect and Solutions Field Engineering. Ensure material requisition charges get aligned to the correct cost centre.
* Prepare vehicles for issue to New Starters in Laundry and Catering. Ensure vehicle is stocked with correct skillset van stock and tooling prior to collection. Liaise with Fleet to source vehicle.
* Source, control and maintain the tools store to effectively support the needs of the operation.
* Raise Tool and PPE purchase orders to replenish tooling Inventory in a timely manner. Resolve tool pricing and invoice queries.
* Maintain and circulate the master van stock parts list as and when requested.
* Manage the audit function for in the field Van Stock audits for Laundry, Catering, HVAC & Fire and report figures across to finance.
* Maintain Engineer VS Rules within SMART and IFS. Liaising with IT Support to arrange timely bulk uploads of data.
* Take charge of biannual regional re-profiling in SMART/IFS.
* Resolve van stock and job stock issues with engineers. Make necessary adjustments to engineer’s stock levels to facilitate replenishment.
* Carry out ad-hoc duties around Field service support functions to meet the needs of the operation.
Criteria
Essential (attributes required for candidate to be considered)
Desirable (attributes can be trained or developed)
Knowledge and Skills (what you know and what you can do)
* Someone who is confident on the phone, personable and good at relationship building.
* Excellent time and organisational management in dynamic situations.
* Able to prioritise own and others workload.
* Good working knowledge of SMART and IFS.
* Comfortable working with MS Office suite.
Experience (what you have done)
* Good admin and back office skills with Excel.
* Raise and issue purchase orders to suppliers.
* Auditing stock to a master parts list.
(the way you think and act)
* Ability to build and manage relationships with stakeholders.
* Able to analyse requirements and make decisions.
* Self-motivated to achieve objectives.
Qualifications
* Full UK driving licence as the role could include UK travel.
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