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Inventory Manager

DP World

Stanford-le-Hope

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GBP 35,000 - 50,000

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Job summary

DP World is seeking an experienced Inventory Manager for its Contract Logistics site in Stanford-le-Hope. The role involves leading the inventory team, ensuring inventory accuracy, and managing control processes. Candidates should have strong communication skills and proven experience in inventory management, with a focus on operational efficiency and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
Proven experience in inventory management or a similar role.
Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

Lead and manage the inventory team to maintain efficiency.
Oversee all aspects of the Cycle Counting Program.
Act as the first point of escalation for inventory issues.

Skills

Communication

Problem-solving

Customer-focused mindset

Flexibility

Tools

Microsoft Office

Warehouse management systems

Inventory Manager

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Talent Acquisition Specialist - North Europe COE

An exciting opportunity has arisen at our DP World Contract Logistics site for an experienced Inventory Manager to join our team in Stanford-le-Hope, Essex. This role is essential to ensuring high levels of inventory accuracy, operational efficiency, and customer satisfaction. You will lead the inventory team, manage control processes, and serve as the key escalation point for inventory-related issues. This is an on-site position, working Monday through Friday.

Location: DP World Contract Logistics, Stanford-le-Hope, Essex

Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, this will be a rotating shift pattern between the core hours of 6am and 10pm

Contract: Permanent

How You Will Contribute

Lead and manage the inventory team to maintain and improve efficiency and quality of work.
Oversee all aspects of the Cycle Counting Program.
Act as the first point of escalation for inventory accuracy and availability issues.
Ensure all inventory-related customer complaints and queries are resolved within SLA.
Provide internal and external inventory reports and metrics.
Design, implement, and maintain work instructions and SOPs for the department.
Identify and act on potential inventory control issues across departments.
Collaborate with internal departments (e.g., Ports and Terminals) to meet inbound container plans.
Support other DP World sites locally and internationally as required.
Promote and demonstrate positive behaviours in line with DP World’s values and safety standards.

What You Will Bring

Qualifications

Excellent communication and relationship-building skills in English (verbal and written).
Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Excel, and warehouse management systems.
High level of numeracy, literacy, and process thinking.
Ability to define problems, collect data, and draw valid conclusions.

Experience

Proven experience in inventory management or a similar role.

Skills

Ability to work under pressure with changing priorities and deadlines.
Flexibility to meet operational requirements.
Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
Customer-focused mindset with a drive for continuous improvement.
Ability to simplify complex processes and deliver practical solutions.

Compensation

DP World offers exciting and challenging roles within a growing international organization. We strive to hire and develop the right people, locally and globally, stimulating personal growth and self-development within an informal atmosphere. We offer a market-competitive compensation package.

About DP World

Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for people around the world. DP World exists to make the world’s trade flow better, changing what’s possible for the customers and communities we serve globally.

With a dedicated, diverse, and professional team of more than 111,000 employees from 159 nationalities, spanning 77 countries on six continents, DP World is pushing trade further and faster toward a seamless supply chain that’s fit for the future.

We’re rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses—Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics, and Technology—and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades.

We're also reshaping the future by investing in innovation. From intelligent delivery systems to automated warehouse stacking, we’re at the cutting edge of disruptive technology, pushing the sector toward better ways to trade, minimizing disruptions from the factory floor to the customer’s door.

DP World is on a mission to transcend boundaries and bridge the gap between all nations and cultures—not just in what we do but also in how we behave.

We are dedicated to creating a culture where everyone feels respected, supported, and empowered to reach their full potential. We believe that embracing inclusion and diversity drives innovation and growth and helps us connect people, businesses, and societies. Free minds and different perspectives are changing our world, and together we can change what’s possible.

The DP World family comprises syncreon, Imperial, and P&O.

WE MAKE TRADE FLOW

TO CHANGE WHAT'S POSSIBLE FOR EVERYONE.

Seniority level

Seniority level
Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Employment type
Full-time

Job function

Job function
Management and Supply Chain
Industries
Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage and Warehousing and Storage

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