Stock Controller

Stock Controller

We drive our own success 
  

• Monday-Friday, 08.30-17.00
• £25,500 - £27,500 per annum
• Highly competitive rewards package including Group Pension  
• Excellent career progression prospects across the Bakkavor group  

Why join us?   
  

We’re constantly evolving, progressing and diversifying. And we want our people to do so too. For everyone to feel empowered, engaged and enabled. To create opportunities to move forward, climb higher and push for more. We believe in fuelling ambition and guiding success. In supporting everyone with talent and drive to own what they do, realise their potential and build a brilliant future for themselves at Bakkavor. 

About the role. 
 
A fantastic opportunity for an Stock Controller has arisen to join the team at our Bo’ness site, which employs over 1,000 people and produces food-to-go salads and salad accompaniments to a number of customers.  It is located 3.5 miles from Linlithgow and 8 miles to Falkirk. 

Accountabilities:  

• Order Processing – placing order against Forecast in a timely efficient manner to ensure supply to production and customer
• Waste management – ensure disposals are kept to a minimum through effective stock control and best practises
• Workplace transport – Publish booking in schedule daily and gather transport bookings via Email / telephone.
• NPD - Participate in NPD processes and production trials where required to ensure that they run successfully
• Returnable trays / containers – assist with administration and effective controlled collections of Returnable trays / containers
• Communication – Communicate effectively with Production around materials supply and highlight issues to Stock control Seniors / manager
• Health & Safety – ensure stores capacities are upheld and managed, assist with and show H&S best practises
• Administration – assist management with administration tasks and data capture, this will include – transport costs / KPI data capture / offsite storage costs
• Assist and resolve Invoice queries through effective control of receipts and work hand in hand with site accounts team

 About you. 

To be considered for the role, you must:

• Have previously worked in similar role within a fast-paced warehouse / logistics environment
• Have a good understanding of food safety best practice.
• Know how to work as part of a team
• Have an excellent attention to detail

What you’ll receive.   
   

As an equal opportunity employer, we’re committed to providing a safe and rewarding environment for you to thrive in. This is why we work hard to deliver benefits, rewards and wellbeing offerings that are important to you.    

 
You’ll enjoy:   

• A stakeholder pension scheme   
• Personal accident Insurance   
• Free independent mortgage advice   
• Employee assistance programme   
• A range of voluntary benefits    
• Holiday purchase scheme   

• Additional life assurance   
• Dental & hospital cash plans   
• Discounted tutoring for children   
• Access to financial learning tools   
• Affordable loans via your salary   
• Proud to be and loyal service awards   
• Plus, a commitment to your wellbeing that includes emotional, physical and financial support services delivered by our fantastic team of wellbeing champions   

   
Proud to be Bakkavor.   
   

We’re proud to be the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry. We’re proud to supply meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose. We’re driven by the hard work and passion of our people and are delighted to offer a wide range of careers across our business – come and join our dedicated Bakkavor team!   

Find out more and apply.