Stores Person (Inventory & Goods In)
Location: Crawley
Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Hours: Monday – Friday | 7:30am – 4:30pm
About the Role
We are looking for a highly organised and proactive Stores Person to join our Operations team. This is a key position responsible for ensuring the efficient management of goods received, inventory accuracy, and order fulfilment, helping us achieve our commitment to delivering On Time, In Full – Every Time.
This role is much more than traditional storekeeping. You'll take ownership of inventory management, ensuring stock integrity, maintaining accurate ERP data, supporting demand planning, and working closely with Operations, Procurement and Sales to keep the business running efficiently.
We're looking for someone who takes pride in maintaining a well-organised stores environment, has exceptional attention to detail, and enjoys solving problems to ensure customers receive the right products at the right time.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage all Goods In activities, including checking deliveries for quality, quantity and accuracy.
- Take full ownership of inventory accuracy, stock integrity and warehouse organisation.
- Ensure all stock is correctly identified, stored and maintained within the ERP system.
- Pick and prepare customer orders accurately and efficiently.
- Investigate and resolve stock discrepancies, shortages and supplier delivery issues.
- Maintain optimum inventory levels whilst supporting lean stock management.
- Work closely with Procurement to support material planning, replenishment and forecasting.
- Assist with MRP, Kanban and stock replenishment activities.
- Produce inventory reports and analyse stock movements using ERP systems and Excel.
- Maintain excellent housekeeping standards, ensuring a safe, secure and organised warehouse.
- Liaise daily with Operations, Sales and Project teams to meet customer requirements.
- Support wider operational, purchasing and administrative activities where required.
About You
We're looking for someone who is:
- Experienced in Goods In, Stores and Inventory Management.
- Highly organised with exceptional attention to detail.
- Accountable and takes ownership of stock accuracy and inventory control.
- Confident using ERP/MRP systems and Microsoft Excel.
- A natural problem solver who can work under pressure and find practical solutions.
- A strong communicator who enjoys working collaboratively across multiple departments.
- Committed to maintaining high standards of housekeeping and stock control.
Essential Skills & Experience
- Proven experience within Stores, Warehouse or Inventory Management.
- Strong Goods In experience, including quality and quantity checking.
- Excellent understanding of inventory control and stock management best practices.
- Experience maintaining inventory accuracy within an ERP system.
- Ability to read and interpret Bills of Materials (BOMs), Bills of Quantities (BOQs) and technical drawings.
- Strong planning, organisational and time management skills.
- Experience working with high-volume SKUs and daily stock transactions.
- Good IT skills, including Microsoft Excel.
Desirable
- Experience within manufacturing or the construction products industry.
- Knowledge of hardware or architectural ironmongery products.
- Experience supporting purchasing, procurement or production planning functions.
What We're Looking For
This role would suit someone who enjoys taking ownership and responsibility for a busy stores function. You will be passionate about maintaining accurate inventory, driving continuous improvement and ensuring customers receive the highest levels of service through effective stock management.
If you're an organised, hands-on Stores professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys making a real impact on operational performance, we'd love to hear from you.
You must have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship, and ideally be located close to Crawley or willing to relocate.
Pay: £35,000.00-£45,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person
