Stock Controller

Trouw Nutrition; Belfast; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in animal nutrition is seeking a Stock Controller to manage inventory across locations in Belfast. You will oversee stock levels, conduct cycle counts, and ensure compliance with audit requirements. The ideal candidate will have logistics experience, strong communication skills, and attention to detail. This role offers an opportunity to contribute significantly to the company's operational efficiency.

Benefits

Equal Opportunity Employer

Support for applicants with disabilities

Qualifications

• Previous logistics experience is preferable.
• Strong attention to detail is required.
• Proactive approach to stock management is needed.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily stock levels across multiple locations.
• Conduct cycle counts and ensure audit compliance.
• Coordinate the movement of stock based on production schedules.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Attention to detail

Logistics experience

Tools

M3 system

Job description

The Stock Controller is responsible for managing and maintaining the company's inventory across multiple locations. This includes conducting daily floor checks, managing stock levels, ensuring the timely and accurate movement of materials, and coordinating with various departments to prevent stock shortages or excesses. The Stock Controller also plays a vital role in cycle counting, managing short shelf-life products, and ensuring compliance with audit requirements.
The role requires a proactive approach to stock management, strong communication skills to build relationships with warehouse and factory staff, and meticulous attention to detail to ensure the accuracy of stock records.

Job Description:

Key Responsibilities:

Daily Operations:

• Perform daily floor walks at designated locations (e.g., Corry and Ship St) to oversee stock levels and resolve immediate SOS RM issues.
• Engage with warehouse and factory staff to ensure smooth stock operations and provide on-the-spot support.
• Support with the booking in of goods in when required.

Cycle Counts:

• Conduct and coordinate daily cycle counts to maintain accurate inventory records and address discrepancies.
• Review feedback from cycle counts and conciliate stocks in M3 accordingly.
• Put in place any preventative measures for stock management and accuracy.

Shelf-Life Management:

• Manage and monitor short shelf-life finished products on monthly basis with a regular meeting with key stakeholders to minimise the quantity of items that can be used to go status 3.
• Provide reports to customer service to help move products before they become out-of-date (OOD).

OOD Product Handling:

• Prepare Monthly lists of out-of-date materials and finished goods that can be utilize for monthly review and follow-up actions.
• Coordinate reworking or disposal with relevant departments to ensure a list is followed and maintained up to date.
• Ensure that any red tag material is actioned in a time frame that allows to serve on time to customers.

Packaging Supplies Management:

• Conduct weekly checks on packaging supplies (e.g., labels, bags, big bags, wrapping materials, hoods, pallets sheet) across sites.
• Update M3 accordingly to ensure continuous availability of packaging materials.

Stock Anomalies:

• Identify stock anomalies and provide feedback to the respective teams to rectify issues and follow up corrective actions.

System and Records Management:

• Update and maintain M3 with accurate and timely data.
• Ensure records are prepared and available for audits, including Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) and other regulatory bodies.

Production Support:

• Ensure that the correct materials are available at the correct locations as per production planning requirements.
• Coordinate the timely movement of stock based on production schedules, ensuring minimal disruption to operations.

Stock Counts and Reconciliations:

• Organize and manage semesterly and yearly stock counts.
• Perform reconciliations to ensure the accuracy of physical stock versus system records.

Audit Compliance:

• Maintain documentation and records required for audit compliance.
• Support audit processes by providing necessary inventory reports and records.

Procedure Adherence:

• Follow and enforce company procedures related to stock control utilizing Factory Track.
• Continuously improve stock management practices in line with company policies.

3rd Party Warehouses

• Coordinate cycle counts in 3rd party warehouses to ensure stocks are accurate in M3.
• Organize semesterly and yearly stock counts for 3rd party warehouses.

Training Operation Procedures for stock management

• Review current and create new Standard operator procedures for stock control and management.
• Support the business with training and implementation of any systems for inventory management.

To succeed in this role you will ideally have previous logistics experience, have strong communication skills and good attention to detail.

Our organisation:

Trouw Nutrition is the global leader in innovative feed specialties, premixes and nutritional services for the animal nutrition industry. Trouw Nutrition provides species-specific nutritional solutions consisting of feed concepts, products and nutritional know-how. The unique combination of products, models and services Trouw Nutrition offers, boosts productivity and supports animal health through all life stages, contributing to our customers' peace of mind. Trouw Nutrition's nutrition solutions have met the need of farmers and home-mixers, feed producers, integrators and distributors. Trouw Nutrition has locations in 25 countries and around 5000 employees. Our mission is Feeding the Future.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Trouw Nutrition is an equal opportunity employer; applicants are considered for all roles without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, marital, parental, military status or any other status protected by applicable local law. Please advise us at any point during the recruitment and selection process if you require accommodation. Trouw Nutrition is committed to compliance with all applicable legislation, including providing accommodation for applicants with disabilities.