Stock Office Supervisor

Overview

Location - Portbury, Bristol. Shift Available:
Monday - Friday 08:00-16:30. Salary:
Competitive salary, paid monthly. Are you an experienced inventory professional with a passion for accuracy, leadership, and process improvement? At Lineage, we’re looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Stock Office Team Leader to lead and support our busy stock control team. Lineage is a global leader in temperature-controlled logistics, we ensure that food products reach shelves, kitchens, and customers across the UK and beyond.

Join a team that plays a vital role in keeping the supply chain running efficiently. As Stock Office Team Leader, you will take ownership of stock integrity across the site while leading a small team in delivering accurate, timely, and efficient stock control processes.

• Leading the day-to-day operations of the stock office, including Goods In, order processing, and managing the booking diary.
• Ensuring all relevant systems (including AS400, Workday and Dayforce) are kept up to date with accurate stock and staffing information.
• Organising and coordinating physical inventory checks, ensuring discrepancies are investigated and resolved promptly.
• Managing the inventory queries inbox – responding to questions around stock issues, product recalls, and investigations.
• Developing and maintaining robust inventory control procedures to improve stock accuracy and operational efficiency.
• Recommending actions for handling excess, obsolete, or damaged stock, and supporting waste reduction.
• Managing team rotas, authorising holidays, and arranging cover where necessary to maintain continuous support.
• Providing clear and consistent leadership and motivation to your team, fostering a culture of accountability and performance.
• Identifying and implementing improvements to systems and processes within the stock office environment.

• At least 2 years’ experience in an inventory control or stock office environment, ideally within warehousing or distribution.
• Hands-on experience with Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) – familiarity with AS400 or Connect is a bonus.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, for reporting and data management.
• Previous experience supervising a small team, with the ability to support, train, and develop team members.
• A flexible approach to working hours, including occasional weekend or shift coverage as needed.

• A permanent opportunity with a direct employer; we will not employ you through an agency.
• Opportunity to develop a career within an industry leading global company.
• Opportunity to earn an additional day of annual leave each year, up to the maximum of one extra week.
• Free onsite car park.
• Support your emotional well-being with access to a 24/7 employee assistance phone line offering confidential free counselling and advice.
• Preferential rates for loans and savings offered through exclusive access to a credit union.

We are a global company with more than 22,000 employees spanning 20 countries and more than 400 locations across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and South America. At Lineage Logistics, we have a shared purpose; we are transforming the food supply chain to eliminate waste and help feed the world. This means working at Lineage is not just a job – it’s an opportunity to innovate and put your mark on how food moves from the farm to dinner tables around the world.

As a member of our team, you will be a critical link in the food supply chain. Our shared purpose drives everything we do in all parts of our organisation, from the warehouse floor to the office. Our team members are passionate about the impact they make every single day.

We are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourage applications from persons regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. At Lineage we also recognise that Ex-Military, veterans, and military families have great experience with…