Inventory Lead

About The Role : Nisbets celebrates its 40th anniversary this year and we have come a long way from humble beginnings in 1983 to the international company we are today. We constantly look for ways to expand our reach and deepen our impact further into existing markets, so the entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well still!

We fully support a hybrid working model and are happy to discuss a working pattern that suits your need's but we would like you to have contact time in Bristol on a regular basis.

Due to maternity leave, we need to recruit an Inventory Lead on a 12 month fixed term contract to ensure the team continues to be fully supported. Working collaboratively with the product and category teams, you will ensure all existing and new products are forecasted accurately, maintaining optimum stock levels and availability targets. This is a great role for an Inventory Specialist who has good forecasting skills, strong stakeholder management skills and has demonstrated an aptitude for supporting colleagues and sharing knowledge. So we expect this role to suit someone who is keen to take on a lead role, to become more involved in process improvement and to build management skills.

What will I be doing as an Inventory Lead?

• Use of Slim 4 to optimise availability by delivering ongoing improvement to forecast accuracy & appropriate levels of safety stock
• Forecast exceptions - maintain demand planning parameters to action targeted forecast reviews.
• New Line and Promotional Planning Forecasts to be reviewed and maintained.
• Effectively manage Stock Health by devoting specific focus on underperforming lines
• Identify items with unusual demand patterns impacting availability. Use Slim4 to mitigate risk.
• Forecast profiles - Analyse patterns in trading profiles of product areas/groups to improve the existing forecasts.
• Collaborate with Category Management team on Inventory metrics (lead-times, effective MOQs), OTIF and effective end-of-life planning to optimize inventory.
• Calculate commercial supplier orders for delivery into the business.
• Support Senior Inventory Managers with Continuous Improvement initiatives to drive ongoing efficiency.

About You : What are we looking for in an Inventory Lead?

• Demand planning/forecasting experience gained within fast-moving multi-SKU environments and resource planning software knowledge.
• Microsoft Excel Skills - Intermediate to Advanced essential; reporting software experience (e.g. Power BI) desirable.
• Good understanding of ERP systems gained though use and experience. Ability to understand functionality in relation to inventory control
• Understand relationships between supplier performance, lead time, inventory level and availability.
• Understanding of the characteristics of long supply chains and the techniques used to manage them.

What can I expect as an Inventory Lead?

We recognise that people are our biggest asset and we aim to offer a supportive work environment in which all people can thrive. As a family owned business we have very much maintained that sense of family in all our teams, where we all pull together to achieve success. We look after you too, as an employee you will receive a really good range of benefits which includes:

• Competitive base salary with an annual performance related bonus which can be up to 6%
• 25 days holiday plus your birthday off with the option to earn 4 additional days holiday or a cash bonus, based on your attendance.
• Heavily subsidised canteen on site serving a range of hot food and drinks
• Access to discounts and cashback across hundreds of retailers via our platform called The Kitchen Access to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme with Health Assured offering 24/7 advice and guidance
• Huge discounts on our full range of products, with up to 60% off our own brand labels
• Option to purchase private healthcare at a subsidised rate
• On going training and support through our learning management system which houses a broad range of courses and content, with the chance to also take industry recognised qualifications
• Liftshare scheme, share your commute to work with a colleague and save money, and the planet
• Charity giving, do your bit by donating to charity through salary sacrifice

About Us : Nisbets is recognised as the leading supplier of catering equipment in the UK, supplying professional kitchen equipment to restaurants, hotels, bars, education, retail and social care settings, even the general public.

Our customers are at the forefront of everything we do; we stock a vast range of appliances, cookware, utensils, professional kitchen knives and much more, suitable for all. Over the past 40 years, we have established a reputation for industry excellence, providing the largest range of commercial kitchen equipment, competitively priced and delivered the very next day.

Even if you hadn't heard about Nisbets until recently, you are more than likely to have eaten off on