Purchasing & Stores Controller

Seymour John Limited; Telford; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Life Insurance

Employee assistance programme

Training & development

Free car parking

EV charge points on-site

Job summary

iconsys, based in the UK, is seeking a Purchasing & Stores Controller to manage stock, store operations and logistics for internal engineering and workshop teams. You will raise and expedite orders, handle supplier communications, and ensure data integrity across stock systems.

The role involves depot and workshop activities, including forklift operation, inbound/outbound transport, and liaising with engineering to maintain service levels.

Qualifications

• GCSE Maths and English at C or above.
• Computer literate – Word, Email
• Intermediate Excel
• Experience in stores/warehouse role
• Experience in purchasing role
• Driving license
• Forklift truck experience

Responsibilities

• Purchasing duties, including raising orders, expediting orders, supplier communications.
• Operational management of Stores, including staffing Stores Counter, receiving, booking-in and locating deliveries.
• Preparing returns and parcels for dispatch.
• Pick components and issue, ensuring workshop shortages and stock requirements are actioned.
• Responsible for non-conforming product and return of incorrectly delivered items.

Skills

Experience in stores/warehouse

Experience in purchasing

Forklift truck

Driving license

Excel

Education

GCSE Maths & English

Tools

Forklift truck

Job description

Purchasing & Stores Controller

Reporting to: Head of Procurement

Job Purpose

Manage stock, store operations, material handling, and logistics to ensure stock availability and data integrity for internal engineering and workshop teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Purchasing duties, to include raising orders, expediting orders, supplier communications, supplier relations.
• Operational management of Stores, to include staffing Stores Counter, receiving, booking-in and locating deliveries.
• Preparing returns and parcels for dispatch.
• Pick components and issue, ensuring workshop shortages and stock requirements are actioned.
• Responsible for non-conforming product and return of incorrectly delivered items.
• Maintain effective consumable stock control and raising orders for replenishment.
• Maintain Surplus Stock records and storage, including Service Surplus Stock.
• Perform stock checks and investigate / resolve discrepancies.
• Liaise with engineering, workshop and other internal teams to ensure efficient service.
• Clear job shelves and handle leftover stock to maximise returns.
• Arrange inbound and outbound transportation of consignments, both in the UK and overseas.
• Replenish workshop consumables storage areas.
• Ensure integrity of stock data and produce stock and department reporting on request.
• Maintain stocktree pricing records for consumables, and other parts as required.
• Manage procurement aspects of test equipment calibration process.
• Material handling including driving Forklift Truck.
• Keep stores and workshop office areas clean & tidy.
• Adhering to the Company’ s Quality and Health and Safety procedures.
• Contributing to business improvement projects to enhance functional procedures.
• Adhering to Procurement and Company policies, processes and procedures.
• Any other duties to support Head of Procurement, as required.
• Any other duties directed by the Head of Procurement.

Physical Demands

The role involves standing and moving around for large parts of the working day, with high level of mobility required. The role involves manual handling of parcels of up to 30kg using good manually handling practices, for which training will be provided.

Working Conditions

The role will be based from a desk within Stores/ Workshop area of building. Day-to-day activities will be carried out within Stores and Workshop areas generally. There is a requirement for making and receiving deliveries and running errands in the Company van on an ad-hoc basis.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

GCSE at C or above (or equivalent) in Maths and English

Computer literate – Word, Email

Intermediate - Excel

Experience in stores/ warehouse role

Experience in purchasing role

Driving license

Forklift truck experience

Personal Qualities

Being a great team player as well as the ability to work off own initiative

Diligent and methodical with focus on detail / accuracy

Excellent communication skills, both oral & written

Confident and pro-active with an organised approach to work

Situational adaptability

Good problem solver

Hands on attitude

Enthusiastic and reliable

Renumeration Package

Competitive salary

Holidays 25 days (plus Bank Holidays)

Pension scheme

Life Insurance

Employee assistance programme

Programme of personal development & training

Free car parking

EV charge points on-site

Social & wellbeing activity programme

Bike 2 work scheme

The Company

Based in Telford, Shropshire, iconsys are a leading UK automation solutions provider and systems integrator. Well-established and highly respected, we combine innovative technologies with extensive industry knowledge and experience to supply complex turnkey solutions to the UK’s main manufacturing industries.

iconsys has proven experience and application knowledge in industries including, but not limited to, metals, marine, automotive, plastics, paper, transportation, materials handling and general manufacturing.

iconsys has forged strong partnerships with many of the major equipment manufacturers, enabling it to offer customers a truly independent choice in the design of systems to suit the application.

Our Vision

Our Vision is to lead customers into the digital era, through close working partnerships built on trust. We are driven to delivering world-class solutions that inspire change across multiple markets.

Our values

People

We believe people are at the core of everything we do. We employ and nurture the best talent in the industry.

Partnership

We believe in a partnership approach and strive to develop strong relationships built on trust.

Quality

We design and build quality systems that maximise uptime in production critical environments.

Innovation

We have an unshakable belief in exploring emerging technology to continually enhance production.

Our behaviours

Safety

We take the utmost care to ensure a safe working environment for everyone.

Excellence

We offer simple solutions to complex problems, encourage constructive comment to learn to our advantage, and always lead rather than follow.

Responsible

We work hard to reduce our environmental impact and hold ourselves accountable for what needs to be done.

Agile

We think ahead and move quickly to deliver meaningful solutions that exceed customer expectations, on time, to specification and within budget.

Transparent

We are open and honest, earning the trust and confidence of others by acting with integrity.

Teamwork

We enjoy working together, supporting and inspiring each other. We give praise for a job well done and reward team effort.