Job details
Date posted
02/09/2025
Application closing date
19/10/2025
Location
Scunthorpe
Salary
Package
Contractual hours
36.5
Basis
Full time
Job description
Salary-Very Competitive
Location - Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN16 1XA
Pattern of Work hours, Monday - Friday
What you need to know about the role
In the role of Stores Operations Manager, you will be responsible for leading and motivating the Stores Teams across our Scunthorpe and Immingham sites. You will ensure the effective implementation of British Steel's personnel management policies, including absence management, timekeeping, and disciplinary procedures.
With Health and Safety as our top priority, you will oversee the execution of the department's Health & Safety Improvement Plan. This includes ensuring safe working practices, conducting risk assessments, and maintaining full compliance with company Health & Safety standards.
You will define competency requirements for all Stores personnel and lead the development and delivery of structured training plans within agreed timescales. The role also involves recruiting and selecting team members, setting individual performance objectives, and supporting professional development in alignment with departmental and business goals.
You will manage engineering stores stock levels to ensure availability meets operational demand, while working collaboratively with MRP Controllers to optimise inventory and minimise working capital investment. You will support the delivery of the stock obsolescence programme within agreed timelines and establish high standards for storage and housekeeping, implementing action plans to achieve these standards.
You will be responsible for setting and delivering key performance indicators (KPIs) in line with departmental and site Quality Assurance standards. This includes providing expertise during internal and external audits and maintaining the department's Quality Assurance manuals in accordance with ISO 9001 accreditation requirements.
You will be responsible for maintaining engineering stores stock levels, ensuring availability to meet demand whilst working in collaboration with the MRP Controllers in minimising working capital investment. Support delivery of stock obsolescence program to agreed timescales, establishing the desired standards for storage and housekeeping whilst developing and implementing action plans to achieve them. You will establish and deliver key KPI's in line with departmental and site Quality Assurance standards, providing expertise during internal and external QA audits. You will be responsible for updating and continually reviewing the Quality Assurance manuals for the department in line with the business ISO 9001 accreditation.
The role also involves working closely with Works Area Management teams to drive Continuous Improvement initiatives, and drive innovation and efficiency across stores operations.
What we need to know about you
Ideally you will have strong management and analytical skills. You will have proven business acumen and a successful track record in developing structured management processes and achieving challenging personal and department goals and objectives.
You will need previous experience in a management role in an operational or warehouse management function of at least 5 years. You will ideally with a good knowledge of SAP EWM / IM system, and desirable be educated to HNC level in supply chain or warehouse management in an engineering discipline.
What we can offer you
We know our employees are our greatest asset and alongside the great benefits packages we offer, we continue to invest in their careers by providing a huge range of training and development opportunities.
Whatever your stage in life, you'll find a range of benefits to complement your work-life balance. The benefits you'll enjoy include:
* Defined contribution company pension scheme
* 27 personal annual leave days + statutory bank holidays
* Life Assurance
* A comprehensive Company sick pay scheme
* Health Cash Plan via our partnership with Simply health
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Standby and call-out payments
* Family friendly benefits including enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
What you need to know about us
British Steel is a leading European steel manufacturer, supplying premium long products around the world.
We take great pride in our history and heritage. Not many companies can claim to have generations of families dedicating their working lives to one company, one industry. Steel gets into your blood, and this drives the passion of our people. And these 2 values deliver our third value of performance – making the products our customers want now and in the future.
British Steel has a bright future and we want you to be part of it.
British Steel is an armed forces friendly company, and we actively encourage applications from ex-Armed Forces Personnel, Reservists, Armed Forces Veterans and military spouses/partners.
For more information about us and our journey please visit –
How to apply
Internal candidates please apply for this role by logging in to your ESS account.
External candidates can apply by clicking on the 'apply online' button.
We may close this vacancy sooner than planned if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. To ensure your application is considered, we encourage you to submit it as soon as possible.