Warehouse Stock Controller

Warehouse Stock Controller
Location: Heywood Distribution Park
Package: Basic salary up to £33,000 (dependent on experience) + bonus and flexible benefits package including up to 27 days holiday (plus bank holidays and additional annual leave purchasing scheme)
Hours: 45 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
Sector: Packaging distribution


Protecting what matters, together
At Macfarlane Packaging, we`re committed to protecting what matters most - our people, our customers, our communities and the environment. We create a collaborative, supportive, and friendly workplace where you can unpack a career that grows.

With a proud history spanning over 75 years, we offer the stability of an established business with the mindset of a continually evolving one. Our fast-paced, results-driven approach will challenge and stretch you while offering excellent personal and professional development opportunities. Every colleague plays a vital role in shaping our success, resulting in genuine job satisfaction at every stage of your career.

We offer competitive pay, personalised incentives, and a flexible benefits package that supports work-life balance and helps you make your rewards go further. Our values-commitment, diligence, adaptability, teamwork, and a thirst for learning-are reflected in everything we do. If that sounds like you, we`d love to hear from you.

The Warehouse Stock Controller Role
Based at our Heywood site, we are recruiting an experienced Warehouse Stock Controller to manage stock across three business departments. You`ll play a key role in the stock accuracy of the warehouse. Working closely with our warehouse team, you`ll implement efficient inventory practices, you will also be involved with staff training, including implementing procedures and processes, and working with a real-time warehouse management system. While this is primarily a stock control role, you will occasionally support in the warehouse to provide cover when needed.

Warehouse Stock Controller - Key Responsibilities* Oversee inventory control, including cycle counts and stock takes
* Stock location allocation, movements, tracking and adjustments
* Investigate and resolve inventory discrepancies promptly
* Maintain effective stock control processes and handle customer and supplier returns
* Support receiving and dispatch functions
* Take ownership of stock for assigned departments, focusing on stock availability and use of space
* Understand product characteristics including volume and pallet configurations
* Build strong interdepartmental relationships with procurement, logistics, and sales
Use controls and KPIs to monitor performance and drive improvements
* Staff training, including implementing procedures and processes, working closely with the warehouse team, providing guidance and support to help them with inventory related issues
* Using a warehouse management system, optimising efficiency and maintaining accuracy
* Provide hands-on warehouse support, including picking, loading, and unloading when required


What We`re Looking For
We`re seeking an experienced, proactive, and adaptable stock control professional who thrives in a fast-paced logistics environment. You`ll need to be numerically strong, detail-oriented, and confident managing complex inventory across varied product groups and departments.

Essential:
* Proven experience in a stock/inventory role within a warehouse or logistics environment
* Comfortable managing a large number of SKUs across multiple departments/sites
* Confident communicator, able to collaborate effectively with colleagues, suppliers and customers
* Skilled in using data to an