Stores Controller

Job Title: Stores Controller

Location: Burton Factory

Shift: Days

JOB PURPOSE
As stores controller, you will be a key performer for sourcing, purchasing, stock taking and maintaining supplies and ensure access for engineering spare parts, PPE, consumables and cleaning material for the Burton site. This role will involve building strong relationships with our providers/suppliers, working alongside with operations and engineering teams and implementing digital tools to increase efficiency on material supply whilst reduces operational cost.

RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Build strong relations with various suppliers of the material controlled, and the Rubix Insite team.
2. Ensure material availability for immediate use and stock accuracy in SAP and any other digital tool implemented for material control. This includes PPE dispersers, and vending machine.
3. Source and order the required material in line with safety and quality standards for food manufacturing and of cleaning equipment, and keep storage location in good housekeeping order.
4. Receive material from suppliers, check if delivered correctly, update systems and store in the right position. Follow up on order discrepancies with suppliers and internal team.
5. Use SAP, Coupa and other systems to create, input and maintain data regarding the purchases, orders, delivery and allocation of PPE, stationery, and cleaning equipment.
6. Maintain stock of various materials to agreed stock levels and the system updated. Frequent inventory check following Unilever policies.
7. Use data to identify efficiency improvement in the process, cost reduction opportunities and update stock levels.
8. Raise purchase orders when requested by the team and update cost controls accordingly.
9. Support adhoc requests to support factory activities such as site visits.
10. Day to day interface with site team to meet short term request of site standards.
11. Generate KPI and report to the engineering team, and act to adjust variation so targets can be met.

ALL ABOUT YOU

Key Skills and Competencies:

1. Excellent communications skills and ability to form effective working relationships.
2. Good planning and organisation skills.
3. Numerical and competent in IT, digital systems (Microsoft suite), and Microsoft office.
4. Purchasing systems such as COUPA.
5. Data analysis.

Desirable Key Experiences:

1. Knowledge in Food Manufacturing Safety and Quality standards.
2. Supplier Relations.
3. Stock Control.
4. Microsoft PowerApps and Bing co-pilot.

What We Offer
Not only do we offer a competitive salary and pension scheme, we also offer an annual bonus, subsidised gym membership, a discounted staff shop and shares. You'll have the opportunity to work directly with our renowned and exciting brands in a flexible and hybrid working environment.

We strive to achieve a family-friendly and inclusive workplace and to, above all, create possibilities for all. Diversity at Unilever is about inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities and growing together for better business performance.