Help drive warehouse performance by ensuring stock accuracy, maintaining inventory integrity, and providing the information teams need to deliver outstanding service to customers.
Role Overview
As a Stock Controller, you'll play a critical role in maintaining accurate inventory across our warehouse operation. Working closely with Warehouse, Planning, and Finance teams, you'll ensure stock records remain accurate, discrepancies are resolved efficiently, and warehouse systems reflect real-time inventory positions. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys analytical problem-solving and making a direct impact on operational performance.
Key Duties
- Conduct regular cycle counts and support stock take activities to maintain high levels of inventory accuracy.
- Investigate stock discrepancies and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
- Reconcile physical stock with Warehouse Management System (WMS) and SAP records.
- Maintain accurate batch, lot, and date control to support traceability and compliance.
- Monitor inbound and outbound stock transactions, ensuring goods are booked in and allocated correctly.
- Manage stock transfers, adjustments, quarantine stock, damaged stock, and returns processes.
- Maintain accurate inventory data and ensure all stock adjustments are authorised and documented appropriately.
- Produce stock accuracy, variance, and inventory performance reports.
- Analyse stock variances, identify root causes, and support continuous improvement initiatives.
- Monitor stock losses, damages, and process compliance, escalating recurring issues where required.
- Support operational and planning teams with accurate stock availability information.
- Assist warehouse operations during peak periods and contribute to the smooth running of the site.
- Support internal audits and compliance activities across the warehouse operation.
Ideal Candidate
- Previous experience within a stock control, inventory management, warehouse administration, or logistics environment.
- Experience working with Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), SAP, or comparable inventory management systems.
- Strong Excel, spreadsheet, and data analysis skills.
- Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining stock accuracy.
- Strong numerical and analytical skills with the ability to identify trends and investigate discrepancies.
- Knowledge of warehouse operations, stock control processes, and inventory management principles.
- Ability to prioritise workload effectively and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong organisational and problem-solving skills.
- Confident communicating and building relationships with colleagues across multiple departments.
- A proactive, reliable, and accountable approach with a right-first-time mindset.
- Knowledge of warehouse KPIs and performance measurement would be advantageous.
Why Join Us?
At Sofina Foods, we recognise the value our people bring to the business and offer a range of benefits to support your wellbeing, work-life balance, and financial security. Alongside competitive pay, you'll benefit from access to our Online Benefits Hub, company pension scheme, health and wellbeing support, referral programme, canteen facilities, and on-site parking. You'll also have opportunities to develop your skills, broaden your experience, and build a rewarding career within a successful and growing food manufacturing business.
About Sofina
Sofina Foods is more than just a food company. It’s a place where you can grow your career, learn new skills, and make a positive impact.
With a wide range of meat and seafood products that delight consumers worldwide, Sofina Foods is always looking for talented and passionate people to join its team of over 13,000 employees across 40 sites in Canada and Europe.
At Sofina Foods, you will be part of a culture that values innovation, quality, sustainability, and customer satisfaction. You will work with diverse and delicious products that are sourced responsibly and sustainably from over 50 different protein sources from 5 continents.
Our vision is to be the most successful food company in the world. If you are looking for a rewarding and exciting career in the food sector, Sofina Foods is the place for you.
Equal Opportunities
Sofina Foods is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences – regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation
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