Stores Controller (24-Month FTC)

Northern Powergrid; Billingham; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Job summary

Northern Powergrid is seeking an experienced Stores Controller in Billingham to lead warehouse operations and support a major Oracle Cloud transition. You will manage stock, goods-in, picking, loading, and delivery activities while ensuring safety, accuracy, and continuity of service.

The role requires leading and developing warehouse colleagues, maintaining stock records, and aligning with suppliers and contractors.

Qualifications

• A full UK driving licence.
• Counterbalance forklift licence.
• Reach-truck or narrow-aisle forklift licence.
• Level 3 or above leadership qualification.
• IOSH or health and safety qualification.
• Relevant training in customer service, inventory management or warehouse operations.

Responsibilities

• Leading, supporting and developing warehouse and logistics colleagues.
• Ensuring all warehouse, vehicle and materials-handling activities are carried out safely.
• Maintaining accurate stock records and investigating stock discrepancies.
• Coordinating goods-in, storage, picking, loading and delivery activities.
• Supporting cyclical, annual and year-end stock checks.
• Liaising with operational teams, suppliers and contractors regarding materials and deliveries.
• Overseeing the direct-to-site delivery process.
• Maintaining high standards of site security, housekeeping and operational compliance.
• Managing relevant shift, standby or resource arrangements.
• Supporting employee induction, training and competence development.
• Completing safety inspections and audits covering people, vehicles and warehouse activities.
• Supporting Oracle Cloud testing, data validation and readiness activities.
• Helping colleagues adopt new systems, processes and ways of working.
• Identifying opportunities to improve warehouse controls, stock accuracy and operational efficiency.
• Experience working in a warehouse, stores or distribution environment, preferably in a supervisory or team-leadership role.
• Experience of leading, supporting and developing operational colleagues.
• A strong understanding of warehouse health, safety and environmental requirements.
• Experience using stock-control, inventory-management or enterprise resource planning systems.
• Strong IT skills and confidence working with operational data.
• Experience of stocktaking, inventory reconciliation and discrepancy investigation.
• Good organisational and time-management skills.
• Clear communication and the ability to work effectively with operational teams, suppliers and contractors.
• A customer-focused approach and the ability to remain effective in a busy operational environment.
• Flexibility to support operational requirements, which may occasionally include working outside normal hours.

Skills

Leadership

Stock control

Inventory management

Data analysis

Health and safety awareness

Education

Level 3 Leadership qualification

IOSH or health and safety qualification

Customer service training

Inventory management training

Tools

Counterbalance forklift-truck licence

Reach-truck or narrow-aisle forklift-truck licence

Full UK driving licence

Job description

We’re looking for an experienced Stores Controller to help maintain safe and effective warehouse operations while supporting Northern Powergrid’s transition to Oracle Cloud.

This is a hands-on leadership role combining day-to-day warehouse management with an opportunity to contribute to a significant business transformation. You’ll help ensure operational continuity throughout the project while supporting system testing, data validation, process improvement and the successful adoption of new ways of working.

Based at our Billingham warehouse, you’ll be responsible for the safe and efficient operation of the site, including stock control, goods handling and deliveries to Northern Powergrid teams and our delivery partners.

Along with a competitive salary of between £41,584 - £52,383 (Inclusive of guaranteed overtime) we also offer;

• 25 days holiday

Key Responsibilities:

• Leading, supporting and developing warehouse and logistics colleagues.
• Ensuring all warehouse, vehicle and materials-handling activities are carried out safely.
• Maintaining accurate stock records and investigating stock discrepancies.
• Coordinating goods-in, storage, picking, loading and delivery activities.
• Supporting cyclical, annual and year-end stock checks.
• Liaising with operational teams, suppliers and contractors regarding materials and deliveries.
• Overseeing the direct-to-site delivery process.
• Maintaining high standards of site security, housekeeping and operational compliance.
• Managing relevant shift, standby or resource arrangements.
• Supporting employee induction, training and competence development.
• Completing safety inspections and audits covering people, vehicles and warehouse activities.
• Supporting Oracle Cloud testing, data validation and readiness activities.
• Helping colleagues adopt new systems, processes and ways of working.
• Identifying opportunities to improve warehouse controls, stock accuracy and operational efficiency.
• Experience working in a warehouse, stores or distribution environment, preferably in a supervisory or team-leadership role.
• Experience of leading, supporting and developing operational colleagues.
• A strong understanding of warehouse health, safety and environmental requirements.
• Experience using stock-control, inventory-management or enterprise resource planning systems.
• Strong IT skills and confidence working with operational data.
• Experience of stocktaking, inventory reconciliation and discrepancy investigation.
• Good organisational and time-management skills.
• Clear communication and the ability to work effectively with operational teams, suppliers and contractors.
• A customer-focused approach and the ability to remain effective in a busy operational environment.
• Flexibility to support operational requirements, which may occasionally include working outside normal hours.

Qualifications and Experience

• A full UK driving licence.
• A counterbalance forklift-truck licence.
• A reach-truck or narrow-aisle forklift-truck licence.
• Level 3 or above/equivalent leadership qualification.
• IOSH or another recognised health and safety qualification.
• Relevant training in customer service, inventory management or warehouse operations.

Additional Information

The successful candidate’s appointment is subject to a satisfactory credit check

Closing date for applications: 07/08/26

Applicants are considered on the basis of their suitability for the post irrespective of sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender re-assignment, race, age or disability, in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.

We reserve the right to close this advert early depending on applications.