Stores Manager

Stores Manager - On site - Ashford, Kent - £40,000 per annum + Bonus

Windsor Food Machinery - a leading machinery, service and parts supplier in the food processing industry - is looking for a highly organised and proactive Stores Manager to join our team in Ashford, Kent.

Are you an experienced and highly organized Stores Manager with a knack for efficiency and a passion for precision? We're looking for a motivated individual to lead our stores operations, ensuring seamless inventory management and exceptional service to our engineering team and customers.

Key responsibilities of the Stores Manager:

• System Implementation: Sourcing and implementing a barcode-based software system to streamline goods receipt and despatch, ensuring compatibility with our existing systems.
• Inventory Management: Overseeing stock rotation, managing slow-moving/nil-moving stock, and conducting regular stock checks/cycle counts in the stores and on engineer vans.
• Stock Replenishment: Efficiently re-stocking shelves with flight kits, critical spares, and fast-moving consumables.
• Order Fulfilment: Completing daily sales orders, including timely picking, packing, and booking of collections.
• Goods In Management: Managing all aspects of goods inwards, from booking in and inspecting items to bagging and labelling stock, often with the assistance of other staff.
• Engineer Support: Providing exceptional service by fulfilling engineers' parts requirements.
• Kitting: Accurately kitting parts via a Bill of Materials (BOM).
• Housekeeping: Maintaining impeccable stores housekeeping standards.

Skills and Experience required:

• A minimum of 8 years of experience managing a busy parts department.
• A clean driving license and the ability to commute reliably to work.
• A valid forklift license.
• Excellent computer skills.

Hours & Benefits:

• A salary of £40,000 per annum
• Legal and General company pension scheme with a standard 3% company contribution with employees contributing 8%
• X 2 discretionary bonus schemes per year, one profit related once employee has complete a full financial year, one at Christmas.
• 20 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• On site parking
• Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM.

If you're a proactive problem-solver with a proven track record in stores management and a desire to make a real impact, we want to hear from you!

Ready to take on this exciting challenge? Apply today!