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Stock Controller

Tagged Resources
Posted 6 days ago, valid for a month
Location

Manchester, Greater Manchester M17 1DJ, England

Contract type

Full Time

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  • An exciting opportunity for a Stock Controller is available at a leading manufacturing company, requiring 3-5 years of experience in trend and forecast analysis within a retail or wholesale environment.
  • The role involves forward planning of stocks, analyzing sales trends, and ensuring customer requirements are met through effective stock distribution.
  • Candidates should possess advanced Excel skills, strong analytical capabilities, and the ability to communicate effectively at various organizational levels.
  • The position offers a hybrid working model with 2-3 days in the office, a salary of £30,000 to £35,000, and 23 days of holiday, increasing to 25 days over two years.
  • Additional benefits include free car parking, a Monday to Friday schedule from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, and opportunities for collaboration with internal departments and overseas factories.

The Company:

An excitingopportunity 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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Please be aware the duties listed above are an interpretation of the role and do not form any part of your employment contract. Please ask the interviewer any questions about the role that you wish to clarify.

Tagged Resources Limited acts as an employment agency. We have 25 years of Recruitment and Industry experience, working with Retail and Supply Chain markets and have various positions available. If this vacancy does not suit your experience and you are looking for a suitable role, please look at our website or follow us on social networking sites. All are updated daily.

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