Senior Stores Assistant

Intertek; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Real Living Wage

Job summary

Intertek is seeking a Senior Stores Assistant in Aberdeen to own day-to-day Stores operations, including logistics, stock, waste management and process improvement. You will support the Media & Stores Manager by streamlining procedures and boosting efficiency to enable client relationships and sales growth.

The role requires hands-on involvement, a proactive approach and the ability to work with diverse stakeholders. A full UK driving licence is essential, with forklift experience advantageous.

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence.
• Forklift experience advantageous.
• Previous stores/warehouse experience.
• Good working knowledge of MS Office packages.
• Exceptional organisational skills.
• Proven ability to interact with clients and colleagues at all levels in a professional manner at all times.
• Willing to be “hands-on” working at all levels.
• A positive attitude, the ability to develop and initiate new procedures, a high tolerance for job pressure and the ability to work and communicate with diverse personalities.
• Flexible approach to working hours.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and schedule logistics to ensure customer orders and internal requests are met on time.
• Oversee yard and waste disposal to maintain safety and order.
• Review waste disposal practices and ensure containers are used and collected.
• Update live stock spreadsheet daily for client orders and maintain batch records.
• Transfer stock from media lab to Stores and update stock sheet.
• Compare physical stock with live stock sheet monthly.
• Packaging of Dangerous Goods as per DG Regulations.
• Receive deliveries, unpack and distribute goods as needed.
• Assist with loading and unloading deliveries.

Skills

Driving licence (Full UK)

Forklift experience

MS Office

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Hands-on

Warehouse experience

Flexible hours

Job description

We are currently seeking a Senior Stores Assistant to take ownership of logistics, purchasing, stock and waste management, and drive efficient day-to-day operations while ensuring everything is delivered safely, accurately and on time.

ABOUT YOU

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Stores Assistant to join our successful team in Aberdeen. We’re looking for an organised, proactive and reliable individual to take ownership of the day-to-day Stores activities, supporting the smooth and efficient running of the Aberdeen site.

Key Requirements:

• Full UK driving licence
• Forklift experience advantageous
• Previous stores/warehouse experience
• A good working knowledge of MS Office packages
• Exceptional organisational skills
• Proven ability to interact with clients and colleagues at all levels in a professional manner at all times
• Willing to be “hands-on” working at all levels
• A positive attitude, the ability to develop and initiate new procedures, a high tolerance for job pressure and the ability to work and communicate with diverse personalities
• Flexible approach to working hours

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

As the Senior Stores Assistant, you will take the lead in the day-to-day operations of the Stores team, ensuring the smooth, efficient and effective running of the function. You will also play a key role in reviewing and streamlining processes, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and create additional capacity. By taking ownership of the operational side of the Stores function, you will enable the Media & Stores Manager to focus greater time and energy on developing client relationships, growing sales opportunities, and expanding the business’s manufactured test kits and purchase-for-resale product offering.

Key activities:

• Coordinate and schedule logistics to ensure all customer orders and internal requests for sample or other deliveries are achieved accurately and on time in accordance with company procedures
• Overseeing the back-yard area to ensure it is tidy and in reasonable order, to ensure safe operating practices and a smooth running within the yard area to ensure that the disposal of waste as required
• Review our waste disposal practices and areas within the yard to ensure that the waste disposal containers are used effectively and collected as required by the assigned vendor
• Support the booking out stock for goods packed updating the “live” stock spreadsheet daily for any client orders. Maintaining and updating batch record information for each individual client order
• Support the transfer of stock from the media lab to Stores and updating the “live” stock sheet
• Compare physical stock count with “live” stock spreadsheet monthly
• Packaging of Dangerous Goods (DG) as per DG Regulations
• Provide receipt of deliveries, unpacking and distributing thereafter as necessary
• Assist with loading/unloading of deliveries

WHAT WE OFFER

Join Intertek and become part of our global network of inspiring and entrepreneurial colleagues. We are a global family that values diversity and we thrive working together with precision, pace, and passion.

We are working to make the world Ever Better, ensuring the quality, safety and sustainability of products and services used by millions of people around the world.

• Development and career opportunities around the Globe
• Working in a highly motivated team and dynamic working environment

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace. We do not discriminate against applicants, and all qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

We are committed to fair and equitable pay and are proud to be a Real Living Wage employer, ensuring our colleagues are compensated in line with independently assessed living standards. We are also committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and employment to support candidates and employees with disabilities or special needs.

Intertek operates a preferred supplier arrangement, and we do not accept unsolicited approaches from agencies.