Inventory Operative

Inventory Operative
📍 Glasgow City
💷 £13.75 per hour


About the Role
Pertemps, in conjunction with our client, is looking for a detail-oriented Inventory Operative to join our busy service centre in Glasgow City Centre. While this role shares the same competitive pay rate as our Warehouse Operatives, your focus will shift toward the accuracy, tracking, and management of our stock levels.


You will be the bridge between our physical stock and our digital records, ensuring the warehouse stays organised and operational.


Working Hours

• Flexibility required for a 5 days over 7 rota, provided at least 1 week in advance.
  
  
• Shift patterns may include:
  
  
  
  • 06:00 – 14:00
    
    
  • 08:30 – 15:30
    
    
  • 15:30 – 23:00
    
    

Key Responsibilities

• Stock Integrity: Conduct regular cycle counts and full inventory audits to ensure physical stock matches system records.
  
  
• Procurement: Monitor stock levels and place orders with suppliers to prevent shortages.
  
  
• Inbound Management: Receive deliveries, verify contents against manifests, and ensure items are put away in the correct locations.
  
  
• Communication: Manage professional phone calls with suppliers and internal stakeholders regarding stock discrepancies or delivery timelines.
  
  
• Reporting: Investigate and answer inventory reports, resolving errors and updating the management team on stock health.
  
  
• Operational Support: Support the wider warehouse team with manual handling and general distribution duties when required.
  
  
• Compliance: Maintain high standards of health & safety and security regulations within the inventory department.
  
  

Skills & Experience

• Previous Experience: Background in warehouse or inventory roles is preferred.
  
  
• Tech-Savvy: Comfortable using computer systems for reporting and data entry.
  
  
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written skills for handling professional calls and emails.
  
  
• Organisation: A methodical approach to "putting away" deliveries and maintaining a tidy workspace.
  
  
• Detail-Oriented: A sharp eye for numbers and codes to ensure 100% accuracy in stock counts.
  
  
• Proactive: Ability to work to tight deadlines and take initiative on ordering.
  
  

Additional Information

• Immediate starts available.
  
  
• Opportunities for progression, including specialized inventory management and supervisory roles.
  
  

Apply Now
If you have a knack for numbers and a proactive attitude, please apply with your up-to-date CV.