Inventory Planning Manager

Bauer Media Group; Woking; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary DOE

Participation in Core Bonus Plan

Car Allowance or Company Car

Flexible working

25 days annual leave

2 paid volunteering days

Company Pension Scheme

Healthcare Cash Plan

Life Insurance

Cycle to work scheme

Travel/Season ticket loans

Job summary

Bauer Media Group is seeking an Inventory Planning Manager to support major projects in Essex. The role requires overseeing materials planning and stock control, ensuring timely availability while enhancing efficiency.

Key qualifications include a solid background in inventory management, strong analytical skills, and experience with ERP systems. The ideal candidate will contribute to improving processes across multiple teams.

Benefits include a competitive salary, bonus participation, flexible working, and more.

Qualifications

• Experience in inventory planning or stock control within construction or similar.
• Strong understanding of inventory management principles.
• Experience with ERP or inventory management systems.

Responsibilities

• Review and improve inventory management processes.
• Implement standardized planning and stock control processes.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure materials availability.

Skills

Inventory management principles

Replenishment planning

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Tools

ERP

SAP

MRP

Job description

Bauer Media Outdoor is one of the UK’s leading Out of Home media owners and infrastructure companies, with more than 33,000 advertising sites in our portfolio. Our talented team of over 600+ people work in 14 locations across the country, creating and delivering some of the most memorable advertising campaigns in the UK.

We are committed to providing a Platform for Brands and a Platform for Good. We’re transforming our estate and practices. We’re building a sustainable business that benefits our many public, partners, and advertiser stakeholders through the provision of ad-funded social infrastructure, digital innovation, and proactive efforts that benefit society.

The Bauer Media Outdoor Way helps us deliver more impact for advertisers, with more value for communities, and less impact on our planet.

About the Role

We’re looking for an Inventory Planning Manager to play a key role in supporting one of Bauer Media Outdoor’s largest and most strategic construction programmes in Essex.

Reporting to the National Inventory Manager, you’ll be responsible for ensuring materials are planned, ordered, stored, and distributed effectively across the project, helping to keep construction activities running smoothly and efficiently.

This role will focus on developing and implementing best-in-class inventory planning and stock control processes, working closely with Construction, Operations, Procurement, and Supply Chain teams. You’ll act as the subject matter expert for inventory management across the project, ensuring the right materials are available at the right place and at the right time, whilst driving improvements in stock accuracy, visibility, and cost efficiency.

Success in this role will be measured through inventory performance, stock availability, process improvements, and the successful delivery of project milestones.

What you’ll be doing..

• Review and assess current inventory planning and stock management processes, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, accuracy, and operational performance.
• Implement standardised inventory planning, replenishment, and stock control processes aligned to construction project requirements and timelines.
• Work closely with Construction, Procurement, Logistics, and Supply Chain teams to ensure materials are available to support project delivery.
• Review site surveys and project requirements to understand material demand, storage capabilities, and inventory needs.
• Develop proactive replenishment strategies that minimise stock shortages, project delays, and excess inventory.
• Act as the primary point of contact for inventory-related matters across the Essex construction programme.
• Collaborate with project managers and stakeholders to ensure inventory considerations are integrated into project planning and delivery activities.
• Oversee the movement of materials between suppliers, warehouses, construction sites, and subcontractors.
• Manage stock visibility and accuracy across all inventory locations, ensuring robust controls and reporting processes are in place.
• Monitor inventory KPIs and performance metrics, providing regular reporting and recommendations to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives through data analysis, insight, and process optimisation.

Who are you?

• Experience in inventory planning, stock control, supply chain, or materials management, ideally within construction, infrastructure, engineering, utilities, or a similar environment.
• Strong understanding of inventory management principles, replenishment planning, and stock control processes.
• Experience working with ERP, SAP, MRP, or other inventory management systems.
• Highly analytical, with the ability to interpret complex data and use insights to support decision‑making.
• Strong problem‑solving skills with a proactive approach to identifying and implementing improvements.
• Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining accurate inventory records and reporting.
• Confident communicator who can build strong relationships across multiple teams and stakeholder groups.
• Comfortable working in a fast‑paced project environment with changing priorities and competing demands.
• Organised and self‑motivated, with the ability to manage multiple activities simultaneously.
• Experience supporting large‑scale construction or infrastructure projects would be advantageous.

What’s in it for you?

We’re part of the Bauer Media Group, a multi‑business, family‑owned company that entertains, serves, and inspires over 200 million people. At Bauer Media Outdoor, we’re a mix of different people from different backgrounds, who come together every day to drive our business forward and create a culture that we’re so proud of. We’re a great place to do great work, for all.

• Salary DOE
• Participation in our Core Bonus Plan
• Car Allowance or Company Car
• Flexible working (generally looks like 3 days in our offices and 2 days at home)
• 25 days’ annual leave inc. bank holidays
• 2 paid volunteering days each year to support a charity or because that matters to you
• Company Pension Scheme matched at 5% or 8%
• Healthcare Cash Plan
• Life Insurance and group income protection scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Travel/Season ticket loans and a whole host of discounts across 100s of retailers

At Bauer Media Outdoor, we are committed to treating everyone with fairness and respect, regardless of their race, gender, age, ethnicity, background, sexual orientation, disability, or any other differences. We work hard to foster an inclusive environment, a place you can be yourself. We support reasonable adjustment requests from candidates and employees. If you’re interested in joining us to shape the future of out‑of‑home media, we’d love to hear from you.