Job Title: Inventory Manager
Location: Forest Moor, Harrogate + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF
At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as an Inventory Manager at Forest Moor, near Harrogate, North Yorkshire.
The Role
As an Inventory Manager, you’ll be at the heart of our mission to deliver world-class support to defence operations. This is a role that makes a real difference, not just to our business, but to national security. You’ll be responsible for managing critical inventory processes, ensuring the smooth flow of equipment and materials that keep our operations running. It’s a dynamic opportunity to grow your career in defence, aerospace and engineering, while contributing to something bigger.
Day-to-day, you’ll be required to:
1. Support your wider team by providing Inventory knowledge and intelligence to improve the demand and supply plans.
2. Understand customer need and support Procurement with prioritising orders in the supply chain accordingly.
3. Manage and maintain the data integrity of the Inventory systems used on the contract.
4. Monitor and report on performance against internal and external KPIs and SLAs.
5. Offer support to the full end-to-end spares/repairs supply chain process, co-ordinating stakeholders as required.
This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 3 days onsite and 2 days working from home.
Essential Experience of the Inventory Manager
6. Background in inventory control or management.
7. Proficiency in IT systems including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SAP and/or IFS.
8. Strong customer service skills and stakeholder relationship management.
9. Effective time management and organisational skills.
10. Familiarity with Ministry of Defence inventory systems and processes.
Qualifications for the Inventory Manager
11. We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance for this role. The successful candidate will be eligible to start on Standard (BPSS) security clearance but will need to achieve Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance once in post.
Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at
What We Offer
12. Generous holiday allowance
13. Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
14. Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
15. Employee share scheme
16. Employee shopping savings portal
17. Payment of Professional Fees
18. Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
19. Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually
20. ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
21. Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing