Lead Warehouse & Inventory Specialist

Job Description Summary
The Lead Warehouse & Inventory Specialist will be based at GE's SMS Manufacturing facility based in Stafford, Staffordshire.

Managing a small team, you will ensure that components and consumables are stored safely and securely and maintain accurate records of all materials and warehouse transactions.

Job Description

• We are looking for someone with a Strong background in the management of materials and personnel.
• The candidate must be highly organized, detail-oriented, and possess excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. Experience of SAP ERP is advantageous.
• The position will require the ability to work under pressure and communicate at all levels to ensure that the business is never subject to stock discrepancy situations.
• The successful candidate will need to be a versatile team player with customer focus, working flexibly with colleagues to ensure that the whole team succeeds.
• Working in a fast-paced environment you must be resourceful, enthusiastic, and dedicated to meeting the business needs, which may at times include covering the duties of colleagues.

• Effectively organize workload to meet the demands of the business.
• To contribute towards meeting business objectives and targets.
• Develop and maintain good working relationships with colleagues in the business.
• To work in accordance with the businesses policies and procedures at all times.
• Comply with health and safety requirements.
• Day-to-day management of the team (covering Warehouse and the Main Storage facility), including attendance and performance management, holiday requests and setting priorities for daily duties.
• Overall responsibility to ensure materials are available for the site to enable continuous production operation.
• Reviewing material shortage risks and/or issues against the production schedule, flagging to site and central stakeholders, and working with procurement to mitigate problems.
• Co-ordinate cycle counting process.
• Overall responsibility for stocktaking and stock take procedures.
• Take the lead on material variances, investigate, and resolve as appropriate using 8D methodologies.
• Work towards business and department KPI's (SQCD), utilizing and maximizing available storage space whilst achieving the businesses target for inventory turns.
• Track inbound deliveries vs expectation.
• The key link between operations and procurement teams
• Coaching, mentoring, and developing talents within the business.

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college with Sourcing / Supply chain education preferred; or equivalent experience.
• Experience using SAP ERP
• Supply Chain Experience
• Excellent coaching background
• Experience using data to influence others
• Exceptional numeration aptitude
• Excellent IT skills
• Experience in managing a team
• Proactive
• High level of Excel knowledge
• Excellent communicator