Job Advert: Stock Controller
Location: Kilmarnock (with occasional travel to external warehouses if required)
Department: Warehouse & Distribution
Salary: £30,000 per annum
Reports to: Warehouse Manager
Type: Full-time, Permanent
About the Role
As Spearhead continues to grow and strengthen its operations, we are excited to introduce a newly created opportunity for a Stock Controller within our Warehouse & Distribution team.
The warehouse at Spearhead is critical to the smooth running of our business — ensuring that stock is accurately received, stored, controlled, and dispatched to support our internal teams and customers across the UK. The Stock Controller will take full responsibility and accountability for the stock control area, overseeing stock accuracy, reporting, and warehouse processes while leading and developing a small team of stock control operatives.
You’ll bring together operational leadership, team management, and analytical insight to maintain high stock standards, drive continuous improvement, and ensure the warehouse operates efficiently and safely.
Key Responsibilities
Team Leadership & Development
- Manage and support a team of stock control operatives.
- Allocate tasks, provide day-to-day guidance, and manage team performance.
- Lead team meetings, training, and reviews to promote accountability and engagement.
- Support staff development through coaching and clear pathways for growth.
Operations & Inventory Management
- Take full responsibility for stock control, including accurate recording, reconciliation, and reporting of all stock movements.
- Analyse stock data, monitor trends, and make recommendations to optimise efficiency.
- Oversee stock rotation (FIFO), slow-moving items, and stock locations to maximise space and workflow.
- Manage incoming goods, returns, damaged stock, and special items, ensuring correct allocation, labelling, and booking into the system.
- Ensure stock is safely stored, tidy, and maintained to a consistently high standard.
- Oversee stock at third-party warehouses where applicable.
Specials, Tidiness & H&S
- Process and manage specials stock, ensuring items are booked in, allocated, and labelled for accurate picking, and prevent unnecessary build-up.
- Maintain a tidy and safe warehouse environment with consistent housekeeping standards.
- Carry out routine daily, monthly, and annual Health & Safety checks as required by the Warehouse Manager.
Collaboration & Support
- Work closely with purchasing, sales, and operational teams to ensure smooth stock flow.
- Provide regular stock reports and updates to the Warehouse Manager to support operational planning and decision-making.
- Assist with Goods In/Out processes or order picking during busy periods as needed.
About You
You’ll be an experienced warehouse or stock control professional with strong leadership skills, excellent organisational ability, and a proven track record of managing people and stock processes. This role suits someone who enjoys taking ownership, improving processes, and leading a small team to deliver high operational standards.
Essential Skills & Experience:
- Proven experience in stock control, inventory management, or warehouse operations.
- Previous experience managing staff in a warehouse or operational setting.
- Experience working in a large warehouse or distribution environment preferred.
- Strong analytical skills with experience generating reports and managing stock data.
- Excellent organisational, communication, and decision-making skills.
- Hands-on, adaptable, and able to thrive in a fast-paced operational environment.
- Competent IT user with experience of WMS, ERP, or similar inventory systems.
- Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to external warehouse locations if required.
- Physically fit and able to assist with stock handling when necessary.
Performance Objectives
- Accurate and timely management of stock, returns, damages, and specials.
- Maintain stock accuracy of 95% or above and resolve discrepancies promptly.
- Ensure stock rotation and storage processes are consistently applied.
- Deliver weekly and monthly stock reports to management.
- Maintain a clean, organised, and safe warehouse environment at all times.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary of £30,000pa
- Opportunity to take full ownership of a key operational function within a growing business.
- Supportive, hands-on leadership and a collaborative team culture.
- Career progression within an expanding warehouse and distribution operation.
Ready to Make an Impact?
If you are a proactive, organised, and people-focused warehouse professional who thrives on operational responsibility and leading a team, we’d love to hear from you.
How to Apply: Send your CV to [email protected]. We look forward to welcoming you to our team!
Please Note: Applicants must have the legal right to live and work in the UK at the time of application. We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £30,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Experience:
- Delivery driver: 2 years (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
