Accounts Payable Team Leader

NWF Group; Crewe; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fuels distribution company in Crewe is looking for a Transactional Services Manager to lead the stock control function. Responsibilities include managing daily stock movements across depots, overseeing depot paperwork processing, and investigating stock discrepancies. Candidates should have a strong background in stock control, excellent analytical skills, and experience in leading teams. This role offers an opportunity to drive process improvements and develop further within the organization.

Benefits

33 days holidays including bank holidays

Discounts across shopping and travel

Extensive training opportunities

Company pension and life assurance

Free on-site parking

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Stock Control or Inventory Management.
• Ability to lead process improvement and automation projects.
• Experience managing teams and working to tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily reconciliation of stock movements across multiple depots.
• Oversee timely processing of depot paperwork.
• Investigate stock gains & losses, analysing trends and root causes.
• Drive process improvement and automation initiatives.
• Collaborate with IT and Finance systems teams for digital solutions.

Skills

Analytical skills

Team management

Communication skills

Process improvement

Attention to detail

Job description

Job Advert

​NWF Fuels are seeking a Transactional Services Manager within our Transactional Services Leadership Team based out of our Crewe Head Office. A pivotal role where you’ll lead the stock control function across our depots, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and continuous improvement. You’ll work closely with commercial and domestic sales teams, Accounts Payable, IT, and Finance systems to deliver operational excellence and shape the future of stock management in our division.

​If you’re passionate about data integrity, process innovation, and team development, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Why NWF Fuels?

• Monday to Friday
• Crewe office
• 33 days holidays including bank holidays with the option to buy more
• Discounts across shopping, groceries, travel, entertainment, dining, days out, health & beauty and much more!
• Extensive progression opportunities across the wider group that has 2 other businesses
• Incentive and company days out
• Extensive training opportunities with funded accredited courses
• Medicash
• Long service awards
• The usual: company pension, life assurance, cycle to work scheme, employee assistance programme, free refreshments, free on-site parking

Day to Day

• Lead daily reconciliation of stock movements across multiple fuels depots
• Oversee timely processing of depot paperwork and ensure prelists are sent to sales teams
• Investigate stock gains & losses, analysing and identifying trends and root causes
• Maintain and enforce stock policy across the division
• Drive process improvement and automation initiatives
• Collaborate with IT and Finance systems teams to implement digital solutions
• Manage stock-related controls, supporting audit & compliance activities
• Lead, develop and coach a team of Stock Administrators
• Represent Stock Control in the Transactional Services Leadership Team

What will you bring?

• Proven experience in Stock Control or Inventory Management
• Strong analytical skills, attentive to detail with the ability to work to tight daily deadline
• Previous experience leading and managing teams
• Ability to lead process improvement and automation projects
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills at all levels
• Previous experience in Fuels or Logistics sectors, working with ERP systems, and financial governance would be advantageous but not essential

Who are NWF Fuels?

NWF Group comprises of 3 key businesses: NWF Fuels, NWF Agriculture & Boughey Distribution. Employing over 1,400 colleagues across the group, we encourage and empower our people to progress and move fluidly through the group, meaning the sky really is the limit when you join us!

What makes NWF Fuels different? Our commitment to the customer and our focus on service is what sets us apart in the market, and our people are the driving force! We supply a range of fuel related products throughout the UK to domestic, agricultural, commercial and retail customers through our modern fleet of over 155 tankers and a strategically located depot network allowing us to service more than 113k customers. The business has grown organically and through acquisition currently standing as the third largest fuel distributor in the UK – we plan to climb higher and want you to be a part of it!

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.