Senior Stock Controller - Stock Planning & Purchasing Lead

Westray Recruitment Group; Shildon; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Westray Recruitment Group are delighted to be working with a highly successful, family-run business to recruit a Senior Stock Controller on a permanent basis. The role will take ownership of supplier ordering schedules, stock forecasting and replenishment planning to ensure optimal stock levels across a growing multi-site operation.

You will manage a portfolio of suppliers, review demand, place purchase orders and coordinate deliveries to meet customer needs.

Qualifications

• Proven experience within stock control, purchasing, procurement, supply planning or stock replenishment.
• Strong numerical and analytical ability with excellent attention to detail.
• Confident using Excel and stock control, purchasing or ERP systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain ordering schedules for allocated suppliers, ensuring orders are placed in line with demand.
• Review sales trends, available stock, stock already on order and outstanding customer orders to forecast replenishment requirements.
• Plan purchasing around supplier lead times, seasonal demand and changes in sales volumes.
• Raise and maintain purchase orders, checking quantities, prices and delivery requirements.
• Communicate regularly with suppliers to confirm availability, agree loading and delivery schedules and chase outstanding orders.
• Check supplier orderbooks against internal records and resolve discrepancies relating to quantities or delivery dates.
• Monitor shortages and delayed orders, working with suppliers and internal teams to prioritise stock required for customers.
• Review stock across multiple depots and coordinate internal stock transfers where required.
• Identify excess, slow-moving and obsolete stock and recommend appropriate action to reduce unnecessary stockholding.
• Maintain accurate ordering schedules, stock reports and expected delivery dates using Excel and internal systems.
• Investigate stock discrepancies with warehouse teams and support improvements in stock accuracy and ordering processes.
• Contribute ideas and recommendations to improve stock control, purchasing and supply chain processes.

Skills

Stock control

Forecasting

Purchasing

ERP systems

Excel

Supplier management

Data analysis

Multi-site coordination

Problem solving

Communication with suppliers

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Westray Recruitment Group are delighted to be working with a highly successful, family-run business to recruit a Senior Stock Controller on a permanent basis. The role will take ownership of supplier ordering schedules, stock forecasting and replenishment planning to ensure optimal stock levels across a growing multi-site operation.

You will manage a portfolio of suppliers, review demand, place purchase orders and coordinate deliveries to meet customer needs.