Warehouse Controller

TribePost Ltd; Milton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics firm in Cambridge is looking for a Warehouse Controller to lead warehouse operations. The ideal candidate will manage stock levels, coordinate deliveries, and ensure quality in warehouse processes. Candidates should possess strong organizational skills, experience in warehouse functions, and proficiency with inventory software. This full-time role offers competitive salary and excellent benefits including bonus schemes and private healthcare.

Benefits

Quarterly bonus scheme

Private healthcare (Medicover)

Co-financed Sports Packages

Life insurance

Extra day off (“Company day”)

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a stores / warehouse role, ideally leading the function.
• Proficiency with inventory software.
• Customs compliance experience is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Acting as a lead for the UK warehouse and working as part of the stores team.
• Tracking stock levels, perform cycle counts, reconcile discrepancies.
• Coordinating incoming deliveries and outgoing shipments.

Skills

Strong organisational & multitasking abilities

Excellent communication & problem-solving skills

Leadership & training capabilities

Knowledge of logistics & safety protocols

Positive and proactive attitude

Tools

Inventory software

Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)

SAP

Job description

Huber+Suhner Polatis are now recruiting for a Warehouse Controller!

Warehouse Controller

Location: Cambridge, CB4 0WN
Salary: Competitive Salary, DOE + Excellent Benefits
Contract: Full time, Permanent
Benefits: Quarterly and annual bonus scheme, Private healthcare (Medicover), Co-financed Sports Packages (Medicover Sport), Life insurance, Employee capital plans (PPK) and an extra day off (“Company day”)!

Huber+Suhner produce market-leading optical circuit switches for advanced fibre optic communications networks.

We are now recruiting for a Warehouse Controller to lead the Warehouse function for our Cambridge site! This will include receipt, storage and shipping, ensuring the highest standards of quality and customer service!

Your role will have a specific focus on import and export master data and process improvement to ensure efficiency at all stages of the process.

In addition to this, as our Warehouse Controller you will be responsible for:

• Acting as a lead for the UK warehouse and working as part of the stores team.
• Tracking stock levels, perform cycle counts, reconcile discrepancies, manage storage, and handle obsolete items.
• Coordinating incoming deliveries (verifying against orders) and outgoing shipments (picking, packing, labelling).
• Maintaining accurate records, prepare reports (stock, productivity), and handle shipping documents like B/Ls and packing lists.
• Liaising with suppliers, carriers, customer service, and internal teams (purchasing, sales).
• Utilising Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and other software for tracking and reporting .
• Importing / Exporting master data responsibility; ensuring new parts are classified correctly and cleansing current SAP classifications.
• Customs compliance; working in partnership with teams in Poland to manage historic customs claims and making recommendations for how to improve the process and ensure ongoing compliance.

You will also be responsible for completing daily stores duties including:

• Incoming receipt and inspection
• Storage of parts in a safe manner
• Kitting of works orders
• Issuing of shortages to work orders
• Dispatching items from MRP from sales order
• Creating manual excel shipment paperwork when required
• relevant emails on shipments
• Receiving RMA and Demo machines
• Stores kept in a tidy, safe and organised manner
• MRP system updated with correct BIN locations
• Ensure the stock accuracy within SAP is as high as possible
• Organise courier collections when required

In order to be successful in this role you should have:

• Previous experience in a stores / warehouse role, ideally leading the function.
• Strong organisational & multitasking abilities.
• Excellent communication & problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with inventory software.
• Leadership & training capabilities.
• Knowledge of logistics & safety protocols.
• Positive and proactive attitude, ability to problem solve.

Why HUBER+SUHNER Polatis?

Our aim is to be the employer of choice and as such you can be assured of a market leading remuneration package that matches your skills and experience. Your employment and development is at the heart of our “Fundamentals”. We have an entrepreneurial and collaborative culture within the business.

By joining HUBER+SUHNER Polatis, you will not only become part of a rapidly growing work environment, but you will also receive a competitive compensation package and enjoy a host of additional benefits that will help you and your family be healthy and live well!

If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience to be successful in this role click on ‘APPLY‘ today!

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