Senior Inventory Manager – Wolseley Group – Supply Chain
We are the Wolseley Group – a leading specialist trade merchant across the UK and Ireland. We pride ourselves in putting our people and customers at the heart of everything we do and offer opportunities to develop skills and build careers through our award‑winning Wolseley Talent Guild.
Salary: Competitive Salary + Bonus + Excellent Benefits
Benefits: Annual leave (increasing with length of service), a generous pension scheme (matched up to 9%), potential to earn bonuses, enhanced maternity/adoption leave, access to a great range of online and high street discounts. We also promote positive health and wellbeing by offering free access to healthcare, our popular YuLife app, our Cycle to Work scheme, and more!
About the Role (based in Warwick):
* Oversee around 15,000 SKUs, £400m annual spend, and £70m inventory across 200+ suppliers.
* Lead, manage and develop the Inventory Managers – team of 5–6 direct reports, ensuring all processes are operated consistently and to a high level of quality.
* Effectively utilise Oracle SCM for forecasting and planning to identify exceptions and take appropriate actions to ensure consistency of inventory planning KPIs.
* Monitor and analyse actual performance versus forecast and provide financial analysis, including KPIs, for management decision making.
* Monitor and analyse weekly/monthly/quarterly performance against Demand/Supply plans.
Full‑time, permanent role. Monday‑Friday, 40 hours a week, with flexibility to work remotely 2 days a week.
What we’d like you to have
* Extensive experience in inventory management, with strong ERP expertise and advanced Microsoft Office skills.
* Strong analytical skills with a track record of using data and insights to drive inventory decisions and process improvements.
* Proven ability to lead and embed change across supply functions, ensuring smooth transitions and sustained adoption.
* Track record of leading high‑performing teams in dynamic, high‑SKU environments.
* Deep understanding of end‑to‑end supply chain planning in fast‑paced, evolving settings.
* Adept at building trusted, cross‑functional partnerships across Commercial, Sales, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, and senior leadership.
We look forward to receiving your application!
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