Stock Controller, Bicester Village

Working at Stella McCartney is a truly rewarding experience. As a luxury fashion company with a strong ethical standpoint we are leaders and innovators in our industry.

Overview:

Reporting to the Store Manager, you will be primarily responsible for the management of stock; ensuring that all deliveries, transfers and general organization of the stockroom is carried out with great attention to detail and efficiency. This role is also key in supporting the sales consultants to ensure that client needs are met. You will communicate closely with our Operations, Inventory, Logistics and Buying departments.

This is a full time role of 40 hours / 5 days per week.

Your Mission

• Be responsible for physical organisation of the stockroom, ensuring that it is tidy and that stock is stored in a clear and efficient way.

• Be security conscious in order to highlight any stock that is missing from the stockroom.

• Be responsible for organization and replenishment of all packaging.

• Receive all weekly deliveries into the store and checking that the stock matches the invoice. Inform inventory control of any discrepancies. Also inform the SM of any new stock arrivals.

• Process relevant paperwork and other administrative tasks

• Ensure that replenishment is carried out where necessary and that stock levels are maintained according to client demand.

• Ensure staff uniform is allocated aside for staff use

• Liaise with Inventory control regarding deliveries, stock transfers, stock takes & return to vendors (RTVs)

• Open, track and close consignments in accordance with the Company’s consignment policy.

• Manage Return to Vendor at the end of every season. Ensure that all previous stock is returned to the warehouse as instructed by inventory control.

• Prepare markdowns before each sale period, including; separating carry over items from markdown merchandise.

• Action stock transfers CICI’s (intercompany transfers), including e-commerce stock requests. Raise all necessary paperwork and inform inventory control.

• Carry out a full stock takes of all merchandise received in store periodically in addition to the ‘mini’ stock takes of each department.

• Ensure that any discrepancies are found as a result of any of these stock takes, an investigation to how this occurred should be conducted. Findings from the stock take and any investigation carried out must be presented to the store manager.

• Identify any faulty stock immediately and ensure that it is not placed on the shop floor where possible.

• Liaise with Italy and other relevant suppliers as well as completing and keeping a paper trail of the appropriate forms regarding faulty stock and repairs. All repairs must be processed in accordance with the Company’s policy.

• Work with the sales teams in your own boutique and worldwide to ensure that client demands are met and optimum stock levels are maintained.

• To read and understand weekly store report as produced by the merchandising team.

• Maintain constant communication with the Retail team at head office regarding stock management.

• Support the visual merchandiser by making available and preparing stock for the boutique’s displays.

• Liaise with the press department regarding stock they require.

Your Talent:

• Computer literate, including excellent knowledge of Microsoft packages (Word and Excel)

• Previous knowledge of JDA and RetailPro would be advantageous

• Excellent numeracy and IT skills

• Fluent Italian and English are a requirement. Other language skills would be advantageous.

• Previous experience of a similar role where required to prioritize and multi-task various and competing demands

• A good communicator with the ability to interface regularly with internal and external personnel at all levels.

• Fluent English is essential, any other languages beneficial.

Reward

Our philosophy is to go beyond monetary return and consider ourselves responsible for your wellbeing, your family, your health, your time and the community.

Commission Scheme: Entitlement to participate in Stella McCartney's retail commission scheme.

Discount: Eligible for the Stella McCartney Discount Programme.

Uniform: You will receive a uniform to wear at work in the capacity of your role.

Lunch Allowance: You will receive a monthly lunch allowance based on your contracted hours.

Life Assurance: Entitlement to participate in Stella McCartney's life assurance plan.

Pension: Automatic enrolment into Stella McCartney's pension scheme.

Medical: Entitlement to participate in Stella McCartney's medical insurance plan.

We welcome people with disabilities and endeavour to make reasonable adjustments, if you do require such adjustments please let us know within 48 hours of your interview.

At Stella McCartney, we like to be bold. For us this means challenging ourselves and the wider industry in which we operate. As part of our commitments to inclusive fashion, we have an ambitious strategy to put diversity, equity and inclusion at the centre of everything we do. Our starting point is to create a workplace where different voices are respected, heard and empowered in equal measure regardless of factors such as culture and backgrounds, and to influence and disrupt fashion and other industries by providing opportunities for global diverse talent to shine.