Purchasing/Stock Controller
| Posting date: | 13 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 June 2025 |
| Location: | Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | VSM Abrasives Limited |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | VSMSC/0525 |
Summary
An exciting position has become available for a full-time Purchasing/Stock Controller based in Milton Keynes, MK8 0JP. The successful candidate will earn Circa £25,000 depending on experience. Hours of work are 8:30am - 5:15pm Monday to Thursday and 8:30am - 1pm Friday.
The main purpose of this role is to provide stock and purchasing function whilst offering sales support to enable the services operate in a smooth and efficient manner. You will be part of a small team in a modern open plan environment, responsible for all purchasing and stock functions, along with sales admin/support. This is a varied and interesting role and key to the company’s success.
An immediate start is available for this role.
Role Requirements
Experience:
• Stock purchasing
• Stock control/warehousing
• Customer service
• Pricing (sales)
• Basic sales account/customer management
• Foreign currencies (desirable)
Personal Qualities:
• Self-assurance
• Initiative
• Trustworthy
• Hardworking
• Flexible
• Attention to detail
Skills:
• Research skills/internet & industry media
• Writing – business level – emails/quotations
• Calculation – pricing/margins
• Administrating
• Computer literate and intermediate experience in the application of Excel spreadsheets & Microsoft Office Suite essential
• Ability to be able to use their own initiative and be able to think on their feet
Role Responsibilities
Stock/Purchasing:
• Being solely responsible for inventory management, ensuring stock is purchased as required, setting minimum and maximum stock levels to avoid overstocking without compromising customer satisfaction
• Ensuring stock values are accurate using the FIFO basis
• Controlling all aspects of consignment stock at customers (invoicing and replacing)
• Booking in and booking out stock and producing invoices daily
• Updating Access Dimensions (ERP) with price increases as and when they occur
• Liaising with Hannover (German HQ and supplier) and dealing with returns as and when, issuing credit notes to customers when applicable
• Liaising with third party warehouse to ensure goods are sent out correctly and in a timely manner. Ensuring stock levels agree on third party and company stock management system
• Dealing with third party Euro stock suppliers, purchase & returns
• Assisting Finance Controller with any stock queries at Month End
• Assisting Finance Controller with a stock take/year end obsolete stock calculations
• Assisting with any Ad-hoc reports produced in Excel via Access Dimensions
• Stock Adjustments on the system as and when required, raising error reports to send to 3rd party warehouse partner and German HQ (stock discrepancies)
• Creating new product parts on system with cost and sales prices
• Provide, as directed, any other information/reports required
• Sending stock orders via EDI to External Warehouse
Sales Support:
• Processing customer orders, providing sample orders for testing/trials for new/existing customers
• Taking phone calls and providing support for the sales admin team and liaising with Area Sales Managers as and when required
• Providing quotations to new and existing customers via Area Sales Managers
• Providing regular reports such as daily intake sales figures to MD/sales office etc
• Maintain customer filing and processing customer complaints, liaising with HQ to resolve and offer solutions
Company
Our client is the UK subsidiary of a German plc selling a wide variety of Abrasive products through distributors and direct to end users
The majority of inventory is manufactured in Germany, stocked, and distributed from a third-party UK warehouse
Why should you apply?
• The chance to join a fantastic company
• To become part of a hardworking, dedicated team
• To showcase your current knowledge and skill set in the field
• To be a proactive member of the company
• Workplace pension and life assurance is provided
• discretionary bonus scheme
• Free EV charging
If you are shortlisted, you will be invited for an interview.
The main purpose of this role is to provide stock and purchasing function whilst offering sales support to enable the services operate in a smooth and efficient manner. You will be part of a small team in a modern open plan environment, responsible for all purchasing and stock functions, along with sales admin/support. This is a varied and interesting role and key to the company’s success.
An immediate start is available for this role.
Role Requirements
Experience:
• Stock purchasing
• Stock control/warehousing
• Customer service
• Pricing (sales)
• Basic sales account/customer management
• Foreign currencies (desirable)
Personal Qualities:
• Self-assurance
• Initiative
• Trustworthy
• Hardworking
• Flexible
• Attention to detail
Skills:
• Research skills/internet & industry media
• Writing – business level – emails/quotations
• Calculation – pricing/margins
• Administrating
• Computer literate and intermediate experience in the application of Excel spreadsheets & Microsoft Office Suite essential
• Ability to be able to use their own initiative and be able to think on their feet
Role Responsibilities
Stock/Purchasing:
• Being solely responsible for inventory management, ensuring stock is purchased as required, setting minimum and maximum stock levels to avoid overstocking without compromising customer satisfaction
• Ensuring stock values are accurate using the FIFO basis
• Controlling all aspects of consignment stock at customers (invoicing and replacing)
• Booking in and booking out stock and producing invoices daily
• Updating Access Dimensions (ERP) with price increases as and when they occur
• Liaising with Hannover (German HQ and supplier) and dealing with returns as and when, issuing credit notes to customers when applicable
• Liaising with third party warehouse to ensure goods are sent out correctly and in a timely manner. Ensuring stock levels agree on third party and company stock management system
• Dealing with third party Euro stock suppliers, purchase & returns
• Assisting Finance Controller with any stock queries at Month End
• Assisting Finance Controller with a stock take/year end obsolete stock calculations
• Assisting with any Ad-hoc reports produced in Excel via Access Dimensions
• Stock Adjustments on the system as and when required, raising error reports to send to 3rd party warehouse partner and German HQ (stock discrepancies)
• Creating new product parts on system with cost and sales prices
• Provide, as directed, any other information/reports required
• Sending stock orders via EDI to External Warehouse
Sales Support:
• Processing customer orders, providing sample orders for testing/trials for new/existing customers
• Taking phone calls and providing support for the sales admin team and liaising with Area Sales Managers as and when required
• Providing quotations to new and existing customers via Area Sales Managers
• Providing regular reports such as daily intake sales figures to MD/sales office etc
• Maintain customer filing and processing customer complaints, liaising with HQ to resolve and offer solutions
Company
Our client is the UK subsidiary of a German plc selling a wide variety of Abrasive products through distributors and direct to end users
The majority of inventory is manufactured in Germany, stocked, and distributed from a third-party UK warehouse
Why should you apply?
• The chance to join a fantastic company
• To become part of a hardworking, dedicated team
• To showcase your current knowledge and skill set in the field
• To be a proactive member of the company
• Workplace pension and life assurance is provided
• discretionary bonus scheme
• Free EV charging
If you are shortlisted, you will be invited for an interview.