Stock Controller

Stock Controller -EP Group

Location: Birmingham / Onsite

EP Group

EP Group is a global packaging manufacturer with production facilities across Europe and South East Asia. We specialise in a range of paper and plastic based packaging products, selling to many of the world’s largest retailers including Marks & Spencer, Amazon and McDonalds.

We have an opportunity for a Stock Controller to join the team, based on site at our global HQ in Birmingham.

The role will be responsible for managing the stock forecasting process for a major retail account to ensure that sustainable demand planning accuracy is achieved.

If you are a motivated, driven and highly organised individual who has a good eye for detail and accuracy, we would like to hear from you!

Key Accountabilities - Stock Controller:

• Manage the stock forecasting process, to ensure that sustainable demand planning accuracy is achieved
• Build collaborative relationships with suppliers to raise the profile of the demand plan
• Monitor outstanding order levels & take appropriate action to resolve stock delay issues
• Analyse & recommend actions to address slow moving / obsolete stock.
• To identify, develop & implement new process improvements
• Developing and maintaining effective relationships with key interfaces within the business internal and externally
• Inventory management
• Forecasting and maintaining forecast accuracy
• Placing purchase orders
• Chasing order confirmations / confirming delivery dates
• Booking in deliveries

Essential Experience / Special requirements:

• SAP experience essential
• Far East ordering experience essential
• Knowledge/experience of working with shipping industry would be an advantage
• Excellent understanding of demand planning, its role, function & mission
• Analytical skills
• Advance knowledge of excel, access or other tools
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong customer and commercial focus
• Excellent knowledge of supply chain procedures and processes
• Ability to work under pressure and to balance priorities to deliver the plan
• Experience within a stock control, inventory management or demand planning role within a fast paced supply chain
• Experience in UK retail / FMCG essential
• Be able to articulate the factors involved in ensuring orders are placed at the right time and at the right quantity
• Be passionate about ensuring availability of product
• Be Service focused
• Be able to form strong relationships with internal stakeholders and suppliers