Inventory Planner

Are you a self starter? Do you have an eye for detail? Looking to take ownership and develop your career within planning? This is the role for you.

If you’d enjoy being part of a busy and fast paced business with great benefits, and plenty of opportunities for career progression – join us at BSS as an Inventory Planner at our Magna Park based Distribution Centre and share our success and good times with a hard-working, friendly bunch of people.

What you’ll do

You will be managing a circa of 5,000 skus from 50 suppliers, using purchase order management tools and reports to make informed and appropriate purchasing decisions. You will work to stock availability targets ensuring we have the right stock in the right place for our customers, alongside keeping within the stock budget to ensure the cost to serve is kept low through effective collaboration with Branch Inventory Planners, Supply Chain colleagues, Branch colleagues and Commercial. Managing relationships with your supplier portfolio and providing our branches with A class customer service.

Is this you

• Previous experience working within Product Supply, specifically within stock management forecasting. 

• Confident running meetings and collaborating across all levels of the business internal and external.

• Strong problem solving, time management and prioritisation skills.

• Confident to make decisions in a timely way using analytical data driven judgement. 

• The ability to influence, network and build relationships.

• Highly numerate with an eye for detail and accuracy

What’s in it for you?

Not Sure you Qualify? We’re driving to become a truly inclusive employer, where everyone in our Group feels safe, welcome and confident to be their authentic selves - you be you, it makes us, us, as we say. If you’re interested in this opportunity but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be just the right candidate for this or other roles with us.

You’ll be supported by some fantastic training and development and have the opportunity to learn, grow and develop across the Travis Perkins Group. 

We’ll also equip you with a benefits package that grows as you grow with the company:

• Competitive bonus

• Save-as-you-earn scheme

• Buy-as-you-earn scheme

• Contributory pension scheme

• Colleague discount across a variety of Group businesses

About us

As the Uk’s largest, leading distributor of pipeline and heating solutions, BSS Serves a wide range of sectors and trades. We provide bespoke solutions to customers including products, specifications, technical support and aftersales care.

With a rich history that began over 110 years ago, today we are a nationwide business. We partner with the best brands and brains in the game and have worked hard to put the right products, services and solutions in the one place. It’s our job to make our customers, people and partners proud every day

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