Job Title:
Stock Controller
Reports to: Office Manager
Depot: LWC Leyland

Objectives of the job
Responsible for the ordering of all stock for the site ensuring sufficient stock levels to satisfy changing demands, trends and seasonality. Take ownership of the stock control function, making it your own and being responsible for the integrity of all stock on site. Be hands on with the storage of stock, changing bin locations and managing the placement of stock within the warehouse to aid goods in and picking efficiencies.

Main Duties
• Order all stock to satisfy customer demand, whilst keeping stock levels to company standards.
• Ensure accuracy of goods in checking, the checking of delivery notes against po’s, and the accuracy of deliveries being booked onto the system. Raising any queries with suppliers in a timely manner.
• Responsible for accurately matching deliveries against invoices, and querying any overcharges.
• To manage the physical locations of all sku’s.
• To manage and provide data to minimise obsolete stock.
• To ensure monthly stock takes carried out in line with policy.
• Investigate and report on discrepancies losses and damages.
• To ensure adequate stock control procedures are in place to protect company assets.
• To continuously review methods and seek ways to implement best practice.
• To evaluate systems and work with Company Distribution Manager to implement best practice.
• Implement cycle count methods with view to reducing number of annual stock takes.
• Responsible for controlling best before dates of all stock and minimising write offs.
• Act as key holder as required for security and fire.
• Cover for depot staff for holiday absences.
• Manage and clear all outstanding pending issues.

Key Skills
• Good team work skills.
• Good communication skills.
• Use of Microsoft Excel for spreadsheets and records
• Full use of ’Trinity’ system and Cyberquery
• Good specialist knowledge of the drinks industry and warehousing policies and procedures
• Fork Lift license an advantage
• Experience in the drinks industry and in stock control preferable

LWC Drinks Ltd provides licensed establishments with all their bar and sundry supplies. However we are more than just a distributor, becoming the fastest growing privately owned drinks company in Britain, placing 24th in the Sunday Times PWC Profit Track 100. Our aim is to provide the best customer service in the industry, employing over 1,300 people, at 15 depots across the UK, with a Support Centre and Hub Distribution Centre based in Manchester.