Inventory Control Manager

Job Summary

Inventory Control Manager SFM Engineering are a Steel Fabrication and Manufacturing company supplying services such as cutting, fabrication, finishing and assembly of metal components, including but not limited to the Screening, Quarrying and Recycling Industries.

• A competitive salary.
• Length of service rewards.
• Attendance rewards.
• Refer a friend bonus incentive.
• 28 days paid holidays.
• Weekly paid.
• Early finish on a Friday.
• Company pension scheme.
• Free car parking.
• Health cash plan scheme.
• Career progression opportunities.

• A degree or HND in Supply Chain, Logistics, Operations or a related field OR a minimum of 3 years in inventory control or warehouse management.
• Experience using ERP systems (preferably Sage 200 or similar).
• Experience in goods‑in processes, stock control systems and storage layout.
• Previous line management experience.
• Must be legally entitled to work in Northern Ireland/UK and travel throughout the island of Ireland if required; if you do require a visa/work permit allowing you to work in Northern Ireland/UK you must upload a copy of it with your application. Failure to provide a relevant Visa/Work permit may result in your application not being considered.

• Previous work experience in engineering/manufacturing environments.
• Barcode or digital inventory systems.
• Lean manufacturing experience.

• Receive all incoming deliveries promptly and thoroughly inspect each item for correct quantity, correct part, and physical condition. Nothing is signed off without being checked.
• Book all received inventory accurately onto Sage 200 on the day of receipt, including correct item codes, descriptions, quantities, storage locations, and supplier references.
• Immediately flag to the supply chain team any delivery that is short, damaged, incorrect, or otherwise not as ordered — giving enough lead time for the supplier to be contacted and a resolution put in place before the assembly line is affected.
• Manage the document control system for all supplier delivery notes.
• Manage a structured quarantine area for goods that are under query, damaged, or awaiting inspection. No suspect goods should enter the main stores until they have been cleared.

• Oversee the accuracy of the inventory master data in Sage 200 — including storage locations, item codes, part descriptions, and quantities on hand.
• Assign stock to the correct Sage 200 stock categories once parts have been picked for an assembly build, ensuring stock accuracy is maintained as material moves through the facility.
• Conduct rolling daily stock checks as part of normal workflow, rather than relying on periodic full stocktakes. Flag and investigate any discrepancy immediately. Wrong quantities, parts in wrong locations, or parts that cannot be found must be escalated to supply chain so the root cause can be identified and resolved.
• Monitor parts that are running low and report this to the supply chain team proactively, so that re‑ordering or plan adjustments can be made before a shortage affects a build.
• Analyse inventory data on an ongoing basis to identify patterns — overstocked items tying up space and cash, slow‑moving items in prime locations, or parts with a history of discrepancies — and use those insights to drive improvement.
• Support the supply chain team in tracking and reporting key inventory metrics: stock turns, inventory accuracy, carrying costs, and any other measures requested by the senior team.

• Conduct a full audit of the existing stores layout, both inside and outside. Restructure and relocate parts which are not in the correct location.
• Reorganise the layout based on how frequently parts are picked. Fast‑moving, regularly picked parts must be at low, easily accessible heights. Heavier or slower‑moving parts can go in higher or less accessible locations.
• Group parts logically by type and use: galvanised parts in the galvanised area, rollers in the roller area, drums together, belts together, hydraulic fittings together, fasteners together.
• Take full ownership of the racking system. You decide what goes…