Inventory Integrity & Asset Recovery Lead

Experis IT; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 77,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

Experis IT is seeking an Inventory & Asset Control Manager in Solihull for a 3–6 month contract. You will own inventory governance across locations, systems and partners, establishing a trusted baseline and improving stock integrity.

You will lead asset recovery, obsolescence and redeployment decisions to protect cash, reduce write-offs, and strengthen audit compliance, while coordinating finance, digital, and operations teams.

Qualifications

• Significant inventory control, asset management or supply chain operations experience.
• Knowledge of stock reconciliation, controls, audit evidence and root-cause analysis.
• Experience of returns, recovery, refurbishment or obsolescence.
• Financial understanding of inventory valuation, provisioning and working capital.
• Ability to work with complex data and coordinate Finance, Digital, operations and partners.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain an agreed inventory baseline across systems, warehouses and other holding points.
• Define controls for stock movements, adjustments, reconciliations and cycle counting.
• Lead discrepancy investigations and ensure root causes and corrective actions are addressed.
• Create and manage a recovery pipeline for stranded, returned and reusable assets.
• Prioritise reuse and redeployment before new purchase.
• Segment aged inventory and coordinate reuse, resale, refurbishment or write-off.
• Improve return and RMA controls with teams, suppliers and logistics partners.
• Maintain evidence supporting audit, financial control, security and environmental requirements.

Skills

Inventory control

Asset management

Stock reconciliation

Audit evidence

Returns & obsolescence

Inventory valuation

Cross-functional coordination

Job description

Experis IT is seeking an Inventory & Asset Control Manager in Solihull for a 3–6 month contract. You will own inventory governance across locations, systems and partners, establishing a trusted baseline and improving stock integrity.

You will lead asset recovery, obsolescence and redeployment decisions to protect cash, reduce write-offs, and strengthen audit compliance, while coordinating finance, digital, and operations teams.