Inventory Controller / Purchaser

Job Description

Inventory & Purchasing Coordinator

£25,000

Armagh City

VANRATH are delighted to be representing a hugely successful Irish distribution business, who now have an opening for an Junior Stock Controller, with purchasing responsibilities, on a full-time permanent basis (Monday to Friday 09.00 - 17.00). Our client's aim is to assist all staff in their career development and be apart of the company's growth moving forward.

Benefits include:

  • 29 days holiday (increasing to 34 days with service)
  • Opportunity to purchase additional holidays
  • Health care cash plan
  • Life assurance
  • Company pension
  • Employee assistance programme
  • Employee retail discounts
  • Sharesave plan
  • Long service awards
  • Enhanced maternity / paternity pay

The ideal person:

  • Two year's in a similar role
  • Distribution or manufacturing experience
  • Strong ERP and Excel skills

Duties for this role includes:

  • Monitor stock levels using Excel based forecasting models
  • Highlight slow and obsolete stock, monthly, for relevant suppliers, returning excess stock where appropriate.
  • Provide relevant suppliers with stock forecasts
  • Responsible for complete process: purchase order processing, confirmation, chasing and consolidation of orders for collection
  • Recommend changes to existing systems to improve stock availability
  • Focus on Stock reduction / SKU reduction / First Time in Full.

For further information on this vacancy, or any other Supply Chain/Logistics jobs in Belfast or wider Northern Ireland, please apply via the link below or contact Michael Irwin in the strictest confidence.