Location: Manchester
Type: Permanent
Industry: Homeware
Job Ref: TGN5258
The Company:
An exciting opportunity for a Stock Controller to join a fast-moving stock/merchandising team for a leading manufacturing company.
We are looking for someone with experience in trend and forecast analysis within a retail or wholesale environment. Ability to interpret information & make decisions to maximise sales and stock efficiency.
* Hybrid working 2 – 3 days in the office a week.
* 23 days holiday – rising to 25 over 2 years
* Free car parking
* Monday – Friday 9.00am – 5.00pm
Responsibilities
* Forward Planning Stocks for all customers
* Analysis weekly/monthly/yearly sales to identify trends.
* Working with Key Account Execs/Managers to ensure their customer forecast/requirements are met.
* Distributing stocks efficiently between forecast channels to ensure all customers’ requirements are met.
* Keeping forecast channels on internal system accurate and up to date.
* Checking and reviewing lines which have flagged as exceeding forecast quantities analysing and decision making to release stock to fulfil or not.
* Work with internal departments to co-ordinate stock orders for promotions.
* Monitor and report on under performance and or clearance.
* Raising Factory orders and collaborating with them to manage minimums/dyed fabric/Greige.
* Consulting with overseas factories to ensure purchase orders are manufactured within agreed lead-time.
* Maintaining accurate lead times and minimums from factories.
* Working closely with the shipping department & warehouse to optimise container fills and deliveries into the warehouse
* Working closely with the warehouse to optimise correct stock in the correct location.
* New Lines – Using current/historical sales data/ratios to plan buys for new product ranges.
* Keeping track of forward sales orders, planning rebuys based on forward sales orders.
* Working closely with Product team to review the weekly Critical Path to ensure new season launch dates are met.
* Reports- Month End Sales reports.
* Issue Weekly Delivery schedule to the team, fully updated with most recent status.
* Issue Out of stock lines to the team, fully updated with most recent status
* Highlight slow moving or aged stock.
* On demand reports – as and when Managers/Directors require.
* Month End Commercial Meeting- Meeting with senior management to review sku/design performance, reviewing/analysing stock turn, identifying Over stock/Under stock, Good sellers/ Bad seller
Essential Skills:
* Advance Excel skills (e.g., VLOOKUP/Pivot Tables/If Functions/SUMIF)
* High level of accuracy and attention to detail
* Strong analytical capability
* Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage changing priorities.
* Work under own initiative
* Ability to communicate to different levels in the organisation
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