Stores/Stock Controller

Stagecoach Group; Northampton; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading transport organization is hiring a Storekeeper/Stock controller for their Northampton Depot. The role involves maintaining stock levels for vehicle repairs and managing supplies. With excellent benefits, job security, and opportunities for career advancement, this position is essential for supporting local communities.

Benefits

Generous company pension scheme

28 days holiday

Free travel for you and a companion

Financial education and affordable loans

Discounts on holidays, retail, and attractions

Job security

Career development opportunities

Supportive training

Employee assistance programme for health and wellbeing

Inclusive work environment

Qualifications

• Experience in inventory management.
• Forklift licence and driver's licence required.
• Computer literacy is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Ordering parts for the company's fleet of 100+ vehicles.
• Managing stock levels including fuel, oil, and consumables.
• Sending daily, weekly, and monthly reports.

Skills

Inventory management

Computer literate (Windows Office/Outlook)

Health and Safety (COSSH, PPE control)

Education

Forklift licence (training given)

Driver's licence

Job description

Salary

£14.53

Storekeeper/Stock controller

We are looking for experienced Storekeeper to join our Northampton team.

• Typical annualised earnings of £29,466 per annum which is £14.53 p/h, Overtime rate of £15.53 p/h.

• Guaranteed 39 minimum hours with overtime potentially available

You’ll be the one who maintains our stock levels to allow our team of Engineers to repair a modern and varied fleet of vehicles so our fantastic customers can travel safely and comfortably every day to healthcare and employment, to shopping and leisure, and to see friends and family.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ordering parts for company’s fleet of 100+ vehicles
• Managing stock levels (Including Fuel, Oil and consumables)
• Sending daily, weekly and Monthly Reports
• Health and Safety (COSSH, PPE control)
• Liaise with Suppliers and Contractors

Training and Qualifications

• Windows Office/Outlook (computer Literate)
• Forklift licence (Training will be given)
• Drivers licence
• Experience in inventory management

Aside from the satisfaction of being a key worker in your community, there’s loads of reasons for you to join the Stagecoach Midlands team…

• Great benefits including a generous company pension scheme, 28 days holiday, free travel for you and a companion, free financial education and affordable loans, and finally a range of money-saving opportunities including discounts on holidays and retail, cinema outings, dental insurance, vehicle breakdown cover and hotels and attractions

• Free travel for you and a companion on our buses – so on your days off you can be off shopping without worrying about parking the car, or heading off for a day in the city or by the seaside without worrying about the cost of fuel

• Plenty of job security from being a key worker at the heart of our communities, where we always need great people behind the wheel

• UK-wide opportunities whereby if you’re moving out of choice or circumstance, as we run bus companies across the UK, you can transfer to a new location

• Supportive and high-quality training from some of the best (and nicest!) managers in the industry – we’ll teach you everything you need to know, and more

• Career development including our Trade Up scheme for those who want to move into engineering, promotion opportunities to become a Mechanic/Electrician, and routes into management and leadership for those who want that

• Secondment opportunities to work elsewhere in the business – we’re involved in big events like the Commonwealth Games, Silverstone events and the Cheltenham Festival, or into our head office support functions

• An employee assistance programme to support health and wellbeing through a confidential service available 24 hours a day which provides specialist guidance and assistance on a range of personal and work-related issues, from dealing with stress and anxiety to managing financial, marital or legal issues. Face-to-face counselling sessions are also offered, alongside telephone and online support.

• A great working environment with loads of opportunity to make new friends from a bunch of great workmates, managers who work hard to create great places to work, and employee networks building inclusive environments for women, veterans, carers, multicultural and LGBTQ+ colleagues

The recruitment process is simple – you apply with your CV and cover letter, we’ll have a good read then get you in for an interview and give you a tour of the depot, and that’s it!

There are a few of things we need from you

• You need to have a Storekeepers background with a vehicular focus – bus, HGV / LGV, truck, haulage, automotive, plant, rail, farm – if it moves, it’s good experience!
• You need to want to deliver high standards

So if that’s you, and you like what we’re offering, then apply below!

Stagecoach workplace culture is one where everyone can be themselves and where all the differences our people bring to the business are celebrated. We welcome applications from all, irrespective of background, gender, ethnicity, race, religion, beliefs, disability, neurodiversity, sexual orientation or age.

Location:

Stagecoach Northampton Depot, Main Road, Far Cotton, NN4 8ES

Stagecoach is proudly an inclusive employer, striving for a culture where everyone can be themselves and where all the differences people bring are truly appreciated. We welcome applications from all, irrespective of gender, ethnicity, race, religion, beliefs, disability, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, or age.

Location:

Northampton Depot North Gate Bus Station, Bradshaw St Northampton NN1 2HL