Stores and Inventory Manager

Reed; Accrington; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive hourly rate

Team leadership development

Inventory controls improvements

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Reed in Accrington is seeking an experienced Stores & Inventory Manager to lead the stores operation across engineering, manufacturing and MRO contexts. You will manage inventory accuracy, goods movements and ensure safe, reliable service on site.

Day-to-day responsibilities include risk assessments, on-site leadership, KPI reporting and driving stock optimisations with supplier coordination. A strong background in warehouse, supply chain or similar is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience leading stores, warehouse or MRO teams.
• Proven commercial acumen with managing margins and costs.
• Strong purchasing, order management and stock-control knowledge.
• Experience with ERP or stores-management software.
• Solid understanding of HSEQ and risk assessments.
• Ability to monitor KPIs and drive service recovery.
• Strong numerical and data interpretation skills.
• Ability to balance customer urgency with safety and policy.

Responsibilities

• Lead a safe, compliant operation with risk assessments.
• Owner of day-to-day contract delivery and service levels.
• Be the on-site primary contact across departments.
• Control stores activity: goods-in, put-away, booking-out.
• Manage inventory, stock accuracy and variance control.
• Oversee site commercial performance including margin.
• Deliver KPI, safety and financial reporting with actions.
• Identify stock optimisations and process improvements.

Skills

Operational leadership

Commercial awareness

Purchasing & stock control

ERP / inventory systems

HSEQ knowledge

KPI management

Data analysis

Customer-facing

Job description

Stores & Inventory Manager

• Hourly Rate: GBP14-16 PAYE
• Location: Accrington, BB5
• Job Type: Full-time

We are seeking an experienced Stores & Inventory Manager with a strong background in engineering, manufacturing, MRO, or supply chain to lead our Stores operation. This role involves taking responsibility for the team, inventory accuracy, stock control, goods movements, and ensuring the delivery of a safe and reliable service.

Day-to-day of the role:

• Lead a safe and compliant operation, maintaining effective risk assessments, safe systems of work, inspections and corrective actions.
• Take ownership of day-to-day contract delivery, ensuring service levels, responsibilities, controls and customer obligations are clearly understood and achieved.
• Act as the primary contact on site, building trusted relationships across engineering, procurement, finance, operations and senior leadership.
• Maintain control of stores activity, including goods-in, put-away, booking-out, returns, repairs, transfers, housekeeping and customer enquiries.
• Manage inventory and supply performance, including stock accuracy, perpetual inventory, critical spares, stockouts, supplier continuity and variance control.
• Own site commercial performance across sales, gross profit, margin, cost-to-serve, working capital, forecasting and recovery activity.
• Deliver accurate KPI, safety, financial, inventory and risk reporting, supported by clear actions, owners and timescales.
• Identify and deliver measurable improvements through stock optimisation, supplier consolidation, product alternatives, digital adoption and process improvement.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Strong operational leadership experience gained within an Insite, MRO, engineering stores, warehouse, supply-chain, branch or similar customer-facing environment.
• Commercial awareness, with experience managing sales, gross profit, margin, costs, forecasts or working capital.
• Practical knowledge of purchasing, orderbook management, inventory control, perpetual counting and stock-accuracy processes.
• Experience using ERP, inventory or stores-management systems to maintain accurate, auditable operational controls.
• A strong understanding of HSEQ requirements, including risk assessments, safe systems of work and corrective-action management.
• Experience managing KPIs, service recovery, operational risk and structured customer performance reviews.
• Strong numerical, analytical, written and digital skills, with the confidence to interpret data and present clear recommendations.
• The judgement to balance customer urgency with safety, contractual, commercial, technical and policy requirements.

Benefits:

• Competitive hourly rate.
• Opportunity to lead and develop a team in a major aerospace support operation.
• Scope to strengthen inventory controls and make measurable improvements.
• Engage in continuous professional development and improvement initiatives.