IT Stock Controller

Barhale Holdings; Walsall; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading civil engineering company in Walsall is seeking a Stock Controller to manage IT asset inventories. The role involves tracking over 3000 assets, ensuring proper handling, and maintaining stock levels to meet user requests. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong attention to detail and negotiation skills, with experience in inventory management. This position offers competitive salary and benefits including 25 annual leave days, pension, and medical coverage.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company Pension

Life Assurance

Private Medical

25 days of annual leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Company car/green car scheme

Qualifications

• Proven work experience as a stock controller or inventory manager.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to identify and correct discrepancies with inventory.

Responsibilities

• Track inbound and outbound IT assets accurately.
• Oversee stock levels to prevent shortages.
• Conduct regular physical inventory counts.
• Ensure proper storage of IT assets.

Skills

Attention to detail

Negotiation skills

Strong communication skills

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Job Summary

As Gold Investors in People in an inclusive environment aligning with our business strategy, we are looking for a Stock Controller to work within the IT team to keep track of over 3000 IT assets and ensure stock is always available to meet end‑user requests. This is a hands‑on role where you will not only manage stock levels but also be responsible for ensuring assets are tested, repaired if required, set up and ready for dispatch to end users.

Key Responsibilities

• Track inbound and outbound IT assets, ensuring all movements and transactions are accurately recorded in the asset database.
• Oversee stock levels to prevent overstocking and stock shortages.
• Conduct regular physical inventory counts.
• Ensure proper storage and organisation of IT assets to prevent damage, loss, or spoilage, adhering to health and safety regulations.
• Develop, implement and improve stock control procedures and policies to enhance efficiency and minimise loss or waste.
• Arrange stock disposals where required.
• Prepare purchase orders and order new hardware, software licences or related supplies as needed.
• Coordinate deliveries, verifying all incoming goods against orders and inspecting for quality or damage.
• Liaise and negotiate with vendors and suppliers to ensure timely delivery and cost‑effective purchases.
• Prepare and label items for dispatch ensuring adequate packaging.
• Move items to/from dispatch and collection areas.
• Track packages and address any delays to ensure successful delivery to the final destination.
• Contact end users for feedback on service.
• Track returns and inspect returned kit for damages.
• Check assets are in full working order before dispatch.
• Test all equipment before returning assets to stock.
• Raise faults with manufacturers and arrange repair/replacement of equipment.

Qualifications and Skills

• Proven work experience as a stock controller, inventory manager or similar role.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Knowledge of data analysis tools such as Microsoft Excel.
• Negotiation skills to interact with vendors.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to identify, investigate and correct discrepancies with inventory, dispatch and procurement.

About Barhale

Barhale is a business founded on family values, having been established by our Chairman, Dennis Curran, in 1980. We are one of the largest privately owned civil engineering and infrastructure specialists in the UK, with over 40 years of experience in providing design, civil engineering and maintenance services working across multiple sectors, including:

• Water
• Transport
• Built environment
• Energy

We operate as a tier one partner for blue chip, regulated and private clients, working as part of large frameworks, joint ventures and alliances, as well as on individual standalone projects, developing long‑term relationships based on delivering to the Barhale values which have been integral to our business since their inception in 1985.

Our direct delivery model is at the core of everything we do, as we believe that people are our greatest asset. Therefore, we robustly source, train and retain all our own frontline delivery teams as well as management and support services. We employ over 1,200 employees nationwide.

We possess a range of specialist skills to support our civil engineering and infrastructure activities, including:

• Our values have been embedded at Barhale for over 40 years, and they are our guiding principles regarding how we care and invest in people. Our values are our commitment to being a people‑centric company.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Company Pension
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical
• 25 days of annual leave in addition to 8 public bank holidays and loyalty days
• 8 hours volunteering
• Employee Assistance Programme to support your mental, physiological and financial wellbeing
• Flexible benefits via salary sacrifice
• Company car/green car scheme/car allowance/Van (dependent on position)
• Leadership & management training and coaching
• Regular line management engagement and appraisal to support your career progression
• Development supported by internal and externally delivered training
• Continuous service awards