Senior Event Logistics & Stock Control Manager

Global Sports Jobs Limited; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medicash healthcare

Aviva Digicare

Wellbeing site (Perks at Work)

Cinema discounts

Nuffield Health discount

Pure Gym discount

Travel discounts

Shopping discounts

Meals on duty

Vodafone discounts

Pension and life assurance

Employee assistance

Job summary

Global Sports Jobs Limited is seeking a Logistics Manager to coordinate end-to-end operations across Utilita Arena Birmingham and BP Pulse Live, ensuring stock, orders and deliveries are correctly planned and executed. You will own replenishment and storage, coordinating with Retail, Premium and Culinary teams to meet event needs.

The role requires leadership of the logistics teams across both venues, robust stock controls, and a focus on minimizing waste while maximizing guest satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Experience in logistics, stock control, warehousing or similar operations.
• Strong stock accuracy, rotation, reconciliation and waste control.
• Experience leading and developing teams to deliver through others.
• Commercial awareness of stock, availability and working capital.
• Highly organised with ability to plan across events and venues.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills for data-driven decisions.

Responsibilities

• Own stock management across both arenas and set par levels.
• Lead stock counts, reconciliation and variance investigation.
• Manage stock rotation, expiry, waste and inter-venue transfers.
• Own ordering using event data to optimise spend and inventory.
• Coordinate supplier deliveries and substitutions, escalate risks.
• Work with Retail, Premium and Culinary teams to match event plans.
• Develop event-by-event logistics and replenishment plans.
• Plan live-event replenishment and stock transfers between areas.
• Lead post-event stock returns and reconciliation.
• Use stock data to improve gross profit and reduce waste.
• Improve product availability and reduce stock-outs.
• Lead logistics teams with clear responsibilities and standards.
• Build resilience through cross-training and consistent processes.
• Ensure secure, compliant storage and audit-ready records.
• Maintain documentation and support audits.

Skills

Stock control

Logistics leadership

Inventory management

Forecasting

Data analysis

Communication

Job description

Global Sports Jobs Limited is seeking a Logistics Manager to coordinate end-to-end operations across Utilita Arena Birmingham and BP Pulse Live, ensuring stock, orders and deliveries are correctly planned and executed. You will own replenishment and storage, coordinating with Retail, Premium and Culinary teams to meet event needs.

The role requires leadership of the logistics teams across both venues, robust stock controls, and a focus on minimizing waste while maximizing guest satisfaction.