Stock Control Team Leader
Location: Belfast
Salary: £35,000
Hours: Full-Time, Permanent
Benefits: Flexible Start Times
Sigmar are delighted to be assisting a highly reputable and well-respected organisation with the recruitment of a Stock Control Team Leader.
This is an award-winning business that places real value on employee development, progression and creating opportunities for people to grow within the organisation.
The Opportunity
We are recruiting for an experienced Stock Control Team Leader to take responsibility for stock accuracy and inventory control across a busy logistics and distribution operation.
You will lead and support the stock control team, monitor inventory performance, investigate discrepancies and work closely with warehouse, logistics and internal teams to ensure stock records remain accurate.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong stock control or inventory experience who is ready to take ownership of a key operational function and help drive improvements across the business.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, coach and develop the Stock Control team, ensuring high standards of performance and accountability.
- Monitor and reconcile stock records against warehouse inventory, investigating and resolving discrepancies.
- Manage stock adjustments, ensuring transactions are correctly authorised, supported and processed.
- Coordinate and oversee regular stock takes, including year-end counts, reconciliations and variance reporting.
- Produce and analyse stock, inventory, capacity and performance reports.
- Investigate stock variances and identify root causes to prevent recurring issues.
- Manage inventory-related returns, refusals and associated stock movements.
- Work closely with internal teams and logistics partners to resolve stock and delivery issues.
- Maintain accurate stock records within SAP and support stock conversion activities where required.
- Identify opportunities to improve stock controls, reporting processes and operational efficiency.
- Build strong relationships with warehouse, logistics, supply chain and other internal stakeholders.
- Ensure all stock control activities are completed accurately and in line with company procedures.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will ideally have:
- Previous experience within stock control, inventory, warehousing, logistics or supply chain operations.
- Team leadership, supervisory or senior-level experience within a stock, warehouse or logistics environment.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to investigate stock variances and identify root causes.
- Good Excel skills, ideally including formulas, pivot tables, reporting and data analysis.
- Experience using SAP or another ERP/Warehouse Management System.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively with internal departments and external logistics partners.
Desirable Experience
- Experience within a fast-paced FMCG, distribution, logistics or multi-site warehouse environment.
- Experience managing stock transactions, adjustments or conversions within SAP.
- A qualification in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business or a related discipline would be beneficial but is not essential.
What's on Offer?
- £35,000 salary
- Flexible start times
- Permanent, full-time position
- Opportunity to lead and develop an established stock control function
- Career development and progression opportunities
- Supportive working environment within an award-winning organisation
This position would suit an experienced Stock Controller, Senior Stock Controller, Inventory Controller, Inventory Team Leader or Stock Control Supervisor looking to take the next step in their career.
