Inventory Controller

Date: 2 Dec 2023

Location: Bristol, GB

Company: Accolade Wines

About us

At Accolade Wines, our purpose is to enrich everyday moments. As one of the world’s leading wine companies, our award-winning portfolio includes beloved brands such as Hardys, Grant Burge, St Hallett, House of Arras, Mud House, Jam Shed and many more. We are one of the largest wine producers in the world – we’ve been around since 1836, and our portfolio has won nearly 9,000 international wine show awards in the last decade.

About the role

The driving force behind our business is our people – we have over 1,500 staff across Australia, the UK, Europe, Asia, South Africa, New Zealand and the Americas, and every one of us is passionate about making the ordinary extraordinary through our amazing wines. 


We have a full time, 12-month fixed term contract opportunity for an Inventory Controller to join our Customer Service Team in Bristol.  Reporting to the Head of Customer Service, you will be required to monitor, reduce and correct inventory errors and costs to the business by ensuring a high degree of accuracy in stock control.


 

Key responsibilities:

 

  •  To lead and own the PI schedule that covers the entire warehouse.
  • To investigate and clear any discrepancies on the reconciliation report between JDA Red Prairie and JDE.
  • Agree and action suspense file entries.
  • Liaise with Manufacturing regarding issues with stock received from the Production Lines.
  • Identify and action accordingly short dated stock.
  • Reduce and monitor obsolescence stock.
  • Investigate and clear despatch errors.
  • Ensure that stock control procedures are adhered to.

What you'll bring:

 

  • 2+ years’ experience in stock control.
  • An understanding of Lean principles. 
  • Strong understanding of stock control systems within warehousing.
  • Able to understand and comply with our HMR&C obligations.
  • Strong understanding of health and safety understanding and compliance.

 

What you can expect:

A competitive annual salary, as well as an annual wine allowance, on top of your salary!
You heard right – you’ll get money to spend on our amazing wines, as well as a fantastic range of benefits, plus a whole host of career opportunities across the world. And wine. Oh, also – wine