Stock Manager

NWF Group; Crewe; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fuel distributor in Crewe seeks a Stock Manager to lead stock control across depots. This role involves ensuring compliance, driving process improvements, and managing a team of Stock Administrators. Ideal candidates have stock control experience and strong analytical skills. Join a company committed to fostering professional growth and offering extensive benefits, including holidays and progression opportunities.

Benefits

33 days holidays plus option to buy more

Discounts across various services

Extensive training opportunities

Company pension and life assurance

Free on-site parking

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Stock Control or Inventory Management.
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail.
• Previous experience leading and managing teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily reconciliation of stock movements.
• Oversee timely processing of depot paperwork.
• Investigate stock gains & losses and identify trends.
• Drive process improvement and automation initiatives.
• Manage stock-related controls for audit compliance.

Skills

Stock Control

Analytical skills

Team leadership

Process improvement

Communication skills

Job description

Job Advert

Are you an experienced Stock Control professional looking to take the next step in your career? Do you thrive in fast‑paced environments, enjoy leading teams, driving process improvements, and implementing automation?

We’re looking to appoint a Stock Manager to within our Transactional Services Leadership Team based out of our Crewe Head Office at NWF Fuels. A pivotal role where you’ll lead the stock control function across our depots, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and continuous improvement. You’ll work closely with commercial and domestic sales teams, AP, IT, and Finance systems to deliver operational excellence and shape the future of stock management in our division.

If you’re passionate about data integrity, process innovation, and team development, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Why NWF Fuels?

• Monday to Friday
• Crewe office
• 33 days holidays including bank holidays with the option to buy more
• Discounts across shopping, groceries, travel, entertainment, dining, days out, health & beauty and much more!
• Extensive progression opportunities across the wider group that has 2 other businesses
• Incentive and company days out
• Extensive training opportunities with funded accredited courses
• Medicash
• Long service awards
• The usual: company pension, life assurance, cycle to work scheme, employee assistance programme, free refreshments, free on‑site parking

Day to Day

• Lead daily reconciliation of stock movements across multiple Fuels depots
• Oversee timely processing of depot paperwork and ensure prelists are sent to sales teams
• Investigate stock gains & losses, analysing and identifying trends and root causes
• Maintain and enforce stock policy across the division
• Drive process improvement and automation initiatives
• Collaborate with IT and Finance systems teams to implement digital solutions
• Manage stock‑related controls, supporting audit & compliance activities
• Lead, develop and coach a team of Stock Administrators
• Represent Stock Control in the Transactional Services Leadership Team

What will you bring?

• Proven experience in Stock Control or Inventory Management
• Strong analytical skills, attentive to detail with the ability to work to tight daily deadline
• Previous experience leading and managing teams
• Ability to lead process improvement and automation projects
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills at all levels
• Previous experience in Fuels or Logistics sectors, working with ERP systems, and financial governance would be advantageous but not essential

Who are NWF Fuels?

NWF Group comprises of 3 key businesses: NWF Fuels, NWF Agriculture & Boughey Distribution. Employing over 1,400 colleagues across the group, we encourage and empower our people to progress and move fluidly through the group, meaning the sky really is the limit when you join us!

What makes NWF Fuels different? Our commitment to the customer and our focus on service is what sets us apart in the market, and our people are the driving force! We supply a range of fuel related products throughout the UK to domestic, agricultural, commercial and retail customers through our modern fleet of over 155 tankers and a strategically located depot network allowing us to service more than 113k customers. The business has grown organically and through acquisition currently standing as the third largest fuel distributor in the UK – we plan to climb higher and want you to be a part of it!

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.