Stores and Purchasing Assistant at Tarpo Industries

Tarpo is a complex and diverse manufacturing business dealing in soft roof shelter and technical textiles. We are looking to recruit a technically competent and naturally organized person to support the Operations team to deliver on our quality commitment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the Stores team in managing inventory to ensure timely and quality delivery of products, as per standard operating procedures
• Maintain accuracy of stock cards and online system
• Accountable for finished goods and custodian of customer property
• Continuous movement analysis for optimal stocking
• Build and maintain relationships with local and international suppliers
• Maintain cost and quality related data and documents
• Support the production team in resource and project planning
• Submit daily and monthly reports

Key Role Requirements:

• Practical application of re-order level and re-order quantities
• Practical application of strategic purchasing using the Runners, Repeaters, Strangers concept
• Meticulous information system management
• Regular stock taking
• Integrity
• Ability to work long-hours to support the delivery of urgent projects

Minimum Experience and Skills

• 2 years’ experience of stock control in a busy manufacturing environment
• Advanced MS Excel (Pivot tables and ability to do financial ratio analysis)
• Practical experience in use of an ERP
• Excellent verbal and written English with professional etiquette
• Proactive
• Strong people skills
• Natural problem solver for delivering customer satisfaction
• Hands-on Team player

Desired Experience and Skills

• CPA (K) Section 4 completed
• Experience of working within an ISO9001 compliant Quality Management System