Stores & Services Manager

Southeastern Railway; Erith; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading railway company as a Stores & Services Manager, where you'll oversee the management of stores and materials across multiple engineering locations. This crucial role contributes to our commitment to quality and safety standards, while supporting the Engineering team and ensuring effective stock control. Embrace this opportunity to make a significant impact while working in a supportive and rewarding environment.

Benefits

final salary pension

25 days annual leave allowance plus bank holidays

free rail travel across networks

Qualifications

• Demonstrable logistics and materials management experience.
• Understanding of supply chain process.
• Knowledge in human relations and change management.

Responsibilities

• Manage stores at Ramsgate and Slade Green, ensuring compliance with standards.
• Control of materials and stock management across various Engineering locations.
• Provide supporting services to Engineering and manage on-site materials partners.

Skills

Logistics and materials management experience

Supply chain process knowledge

Human relations understanding

Job description

Job Introduction

Are you looking for a career where you can make a real difference in people’s day.

We are seeking a Stores & Services Manager to join our team based from Slade Green (and other sites as required).

2025 is the 200th anniversary of the first-ever passenger rail journey , so we’re celebrating our proud history and our bright future.

Can you move people? Apply now. What you’ll do

The management and leadership of the stores at Ramsgate and Slade Green, and the provisioning for and control of materials at all other Engineering locations.

To ensure materials, stores and associated records are kept in compliance of Engineering department, quality and safety standards, as well as ISO 9001 Quality Standards in order to supply an effective stock control service to Engineering.

To manage on-site materials partners such as Hitachi, Wabtec, Unipart and Bombardier, including their facilities on Southeastern property.

To provide supporting services to Engineering such as tool control and calibration, warranty support processes, management of waste and waste management contractors, management of couriers and postal services.

Be the Engineering lead for the Corporate Social Responsibility process and annual report.

Deputise for the Materials Manager as required.

The Experience You’ll Need

To be considered for this role we recommend you demonstrate the below in your application;

• Logistics and materials management experience essential
• Understanding of the supply chain process and supply chain management
• Understanding of human relations and change management
  
  

As proud members of the Armed Forces Covenant and Disability Confident Scheme, we will offer you an interview if you apply under these schemes and meet the minimum criteria for the role . Find out more here .

Other Things To Know

• This vacancy may close early if we receive a large number of applications. So, make sure you get yours in early.
• All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references, a right to work verification, a basic criminal record check, and a pre-employment medical assessment. Work visa sponsorship isn’t available for this role.
• If you applied but weren’t successful in getting a similar role at Southeastern, please wait six months before applying again.
  
  

Find out more about our recruitment process and get tips to help you apply .

What You’ll Get In Return

Along with your salary, the rewards you’ll get include:

• a final salary pension
• 25 days annual leave allowance (plus bank holidays)
• free rail travel across our networks.
  
  

Meaning you can feel secure in your career as well as fulfilled by your work. Click here to see our full range of amazing benefits .

A Bit About Southeastern

We’re one of Britain's busiest train operators, serving London, Kent and parts of East Sussex. We run over 1,700 trains a day, carrying more than 500,000 passengers and serving 180 stations.

However, working on our railway is more than getting passengers from A to B. It’s about all the little moments that make a difference to their journey.

It’s also about making our railway a great place to work. With a team that represents the communities we serve. This is a journey we’re fully committed to and we’re proud to have been named a ‘Great Place to Work’ at the 2023 National Rail Awards and endorsed as a WORK180 Employer for Women.

Our ways of working are what we expect of everyone at Southeastern. They are powerful. Tiny moments, every day, from every one of us, add up to massive, positive change. Improving how it feels to work here and how it feels to travel with us.

At the heart of everything we do, our Safeguarding Team works to keep our customers, colleagues, and the public safe by improving safeguarding measures and knowledge making sure everyone gets home safe, every day .

Learn more about our railway .

SE Trains Limited

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• Stores & Services Manager.docx