Stores Officer

Company Description John Crane a business of Smiths Group is a global leader in mission-critical flow control solutions for energy and process industries that enable efficient and sustainable operations Our products include mechanical seals and systems couplings bearings filtration systems and predictive digital monitoring technologies We have a global network of more than 200 sites in over 50 countries and employ more than 6 000 people worldwide We partner with our customers to help them keep their operations safe reduce downtime improve efficiency and meet the latest environmental standards John Crane is part of Smiths Group For over 170 years Smiths has been pioneering progress by engineering for a better future We serve millions of people every year helping to create a safer more efficient productive and better-connected world across four global markets energy security defence space aerospace and general industrial Listed on the London Stock Exchange Smiths employs approximately 16 000 colleagues in over 50 countries Experience in the Stores management activities such as receipt and issue posting of the stores materials in the Stock ledger Managing the physical loading unloading storage and Identification and preservation of the stored material Material Planning and Control activity ABC Analysis Non -Moving Items Control Periodic physical stock verification of the stored material from time to time and annual stock verification Liaison with the purchase for the low stock and over stock items and follow up for the same The capability of handling stores with a very large number of items Manage the team to achieve the institute s expected response Work together with the indenter user departments to ensure that required parts are made available to user departments Scrap disposal E Waste Hazardous waste regulations where relevant Work as part of the Central Stores team to share ideas and improve operation recommending supporting and implementing continuous improvement activities and process and procedure improvements to optimize results and improve quality of delivery Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure optimal performance Maintain all the documents up to data Generate reports and submit them to concerted authorities Manage internal and external audit Qualifications The primary focus of this role is to provide day-to-day management of the Central Stores with responsibility for day-to-day stores activity such as Receipt issue storage inventory management maintain store records etc Qualification Graduate in Commerce Diploma in Engineering Preferably A Diploma in Materials Management would be desirable Experience 2-4 years of experience in Stores and Inventory Management - Inventory Control Receipt Issue and storage and maintain Store records Competency Excellent leadership and man management skills Preferably exposure to ERP based working Ability to manage a variety of cross-functional team members Excellent organizational and follow-up skills Competent in problem solving team building planning and decision making and commercially aware Additional Information With colleagues stretching across the globe we are proud of our diversity To foster inclusivity we run employee resource groups ERGs to provide a safe space for employees to connect and support each other Our cross-business ERGs include Veterans Pride Network Black Employee Network Women Work Network and Neurodiversity Across our company we recognize excellence culminating in the Smiths Excellence Awards our annual celebration of the most extraordinary activities people and projects that best showcase our strengths and help drive our business forward We announce these on our annual Smiths Day a global celebration of Smiths around our network Join us for a great career with competitive compensation and benefits while helping engineer a better future We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin economic status disability age or any other legally protected characteristics We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics where we celebrate support and embrace diversity At no time during the hiring process will Smiths Group nor any of our recruitment partners ever request payment to enable participation - including but not limited to interviews or testing Avoid fraudulent requests by applying jobs directly through our career s website