Stock Controller

Dunelm; Hempstalls; Remote; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Dunelm is seeking a Stock Controller to join our established warehouse team. You will work alongside fellow Stock Controllers and the PI team to ensure smooth inbound, storage, and outbound flow, with a focus on accuracy and efficiency.

Key duties include offsite storage receipt, PI cycle counts, daily/weekly reporting, warehouse layout reviews, and collaboration with colleagues to improve processes. A proactive, team-oriented approach will help us keep stock in good condition and meet KPI

Qualifications

• Experience in stock control and warehouse operations.
• Familiarity with cycle counts and PI counts.
• Ability to produce daily and weekly reports and work with a KPI-focused team.

Responsibilities

• Offsite storage receipt & re-checks, pick queries.
• Sin bin clearance and cyclical PI counts.
• Produce daily and weekly reports and support system maintenance.
• Take ownership of warehouse projects such as layout reviews and seasonal stock placement.
• Proactively implement process improvements and buddy new employees.

Skills

Stock control

PI counts

Reporting

Teamwork

Tools

WMS

Job description

Overview

Here at Dunelm, as a Stock Controller, you will be working alongside an established team of Stock Controllers and PI team to ensure the smooth and efficient running of the warehouse operation.

Dunelm is committed to becoming a fully inclusive business that is representative of our customers and locations. We recognise the value in diversity and welcome applications from all candidates regardless of sex, age, race, religion, ability, gender or sexual identity, socio-economic background or education. We are committed to making Dunelm a place where everyone can enjoy a successful career and have systems in place to support all our colleagues. We are seeking applications from candidates who share our values and celebrate diversity in all its forms.

What you'll be doing

• Offsite storage receipt & re-checks, pick queries.
• Sin bin clearance and completion and recording of cyclical PI counts.
• Various daily functions such as pick slot rotation, system maintenance and the production of daily and weekly reports.
• Take ownership of various projects within the operation such as warehouse layout reviews and seasonal stock placement.
• Proactively looking for and implementing changes and improvements to current processes.
• To assist new employees in their settling in period within the organisation by being a 'Buddy' at time when required.
• Produce daily and weekly reports, assist with pick slot rotation, and system maintenance.
• To ensure that you process required stock checks, pick queries, Zone Manager tasks & queries, and PI Counts following company procedures.
• Working with the operation to ensure smooth and efficient flow of stock from Inbound to Outbound.
• To strive to assist your fellow colleagues in their daily duties, creating a culture of teamwork.
• To be diligent in ensuring that each article and its packaging is treated with the respect and arrives to store in a good condition.
• To effectively communicate with your peers and managers any ideas that will assist with the 'Keeping it simple' principle of the process within the organisation.
• To Ensure that you achieve the KPI's in which you are given so that the business can grow, which will in turn offer you security and potential for my own personal growth within the organisation.
• To actively follow the companies process with regards to reporting damaged goods before getting to store.
• To ensure that you liaise with the colleague council representatives (or to become a representative) to establish business information and ideas that will be put forward during the colleague council meetings.
• To actively listen during the shift briefings to the important business information that is communicated to you and to then take into consideration how this will affect me.
• To report areas of concern that will affect the KPI's within the business.

What we'll look for in you

• To actively join in and offer assistance in activities that take place within the organisation e.g. charity days, social events, Christmas Party, Family Fun Day.
• To assist in creating the right 'Culture' for the organisation by being helpful and knowledgeable.
• Actively request information in relation to KPI's and general performance from line manager.
• To aspire to be colleague of the month or year.
• To grow within your role and to actively challenge your skills and develop new skills - with the potential to progress within the organisation.
• Take ownership of various projects within the operation such as warehouse layout reviews and seasonal stock placement, at the same time as being pro-active in looking for and implementing changes and improvements to current processes.
• A responsibility that requires you to manage yourself, be able to advise the operation and ultimately make justifiable decisions.
• To positively embrace change within the organisation and actively champion new processes.
• To offer recommendations on current processes that could be made 'Simpler' which will assist in achieving KPI's.