Inventory Control Specialist

Inventory Control Specialist Location: Corby (Hybrid)

The role and responsibilities: • Accountability for the performance of regional inventory for a specific Category (between 30 and 40k SKU’s), (40-80 key suppliers) and (£20-£50m of purchases)• Duties include working with the Senior IC to create and implement a regional inventory strategy and budget to support the category & regional growth targets. • Ensuring key Inventory management metrics are met such as target service levels, stock turn and cash flow • Accountable for managing Inventory performance through effective order book management, quality conformance issues and stock management activities.• Maximising inventory health, driving down slow moving and obsolete products through stock rotations and supplier contractual returns etc.• Be a key interface in the region with regards to stock and service by networking across colleagues in EMEA and APAC• Engage across regions to promote the category & global inventory strategy to peers, colleagues and suppliers• Effective product lifecycle management • Focus on improving order availability and delivery to promise• Proactive management and communication of customer back orders, root cause and performance • Delivering key reporting to the Inventory Control Manager on regional performance to KPI’s and targets• Leading and Coordinating the resources and workload of a team of Inventory planners to execute against the stock and service strategies c 4-5 Inventory planners Experience we are looking for to be successful in this role: • Experience in international Inventory planning management, techniques and methodologies• Ability to implement plans to support the Product and Supply strategy through delegation and performance of a team• Experience of collaborative working with cross functional and international teams • Ability to lead a team to deliver against a plan to deliver results• Ability to anticipate possible next steps; being pro-active and focussed• Ability to demonstrate customer-oriented thinking• Strong collaborative and influencing skills• Ability to create and deliver presentations, particularly to stakeholder groups under ‘Key Relationships’• Expert level in SAP and planning tools, i.e. JDA• Ability to operate within a global organisation and to demonstrate cultural awareness• Diversity and inclusiveness awareness Knowledge

• Understanding of the market and industry within which we operate (Electronics, Automation & Control, Tools Consumables)• Strong commercial skills; able to interpret and communicate financial impact• Good understanding of inventory management principles and practices including Demand planning Skills

• Detail the skills that are required in the role e.g. interpersonal skills, level of problem solving/analytical skills required. • Strong verbal and written communication skills• MS Excel proficient• Ability to interpret data and reports and provide clear analytics / recommendations • Ability to challenge status quo and drive for high performance• Solution focussed

RS – who we are

At RS we’ve been solving engineering problems for over 80 years: big ones, small ones, easy and difficult ones. We turn the ‘what ifs’ into the ‘why nots’, the impossible into the possible.

Our purpose? Making amazing happen for a better world.

We offer service and product solutions. We send out a parcel every 2 seconds, to over 130 countries. We provide over 700,000 in-stock and over 3 million unstocked products to more than 1.2 million customers. We want people like you, as you are curious about things, you like doing things differently and in a human way with empathy. Because that’s exactly how we partner with people – our customers, suppliers, colleagues, and communities – to solve problems.

We’ll also invest in your development and wellbeing – because building a more diverse and inclusive culture, being ethical, responsible, and committed to our Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) action plan is at the heart of everything we do.

Come and join us and over 9000 colleagues and we’ll help you to think big, do more and unleash your brilliance, so you do amazing things too.

#LI-Hybrid#LI-EC1