Accounts Payable Team Leader Crewe

Nwf Fuels Ltd; Crewe; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fuel distribution company based in Crewe is seeking a Transactional Services Manager to take charge of stock control across multiple depots. This role requires proven experience in stock management, analytical skills, and the ability to lead teams. You will oversee daily stock reconciliations, drive process improvements, and collaborate with various departments to enhance stock management. The position offers extensive training, a range of employee perks, and opportunities for career progression within the organization.

Benefits

33 days holidays

Discounts across shopping and travel

Extensive training opportunities

Company pension

Employee assistance programme

Free refreshments and on-site parking

Qualifications

• Proven experience in stock control or inventory management.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Experience leading and managing teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily reconciliation of stock movements across depots.
• Oversee processing of depot paperwork.
• Investigate stock gains & losses, analyzing trends.
• Drive process improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with IT and Finance to implement digital solutions.

Skills

Stock Control

Inventory Management

Analytical Skills

Process Improvement

Communication Skills

Tools

ERP Systems

Job description

NWF Fuels are seeking a Transactional Services Manager within our Transactional Services Leadership Team based out of our Crewe Head Office. A pivotal role where you’ll lead the stock control function across our depots, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and continuous improvement. You’ll work closely with commercial and domestic sales teams, Accounts Payable, IT, and Finance systems to deliver operational excellence and shape the future of stock management in our division.

If you’re passionate about data integrity, process innovation, and team development, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Why NWF Fuels?

• Monday to Friday
• Crewe office
• 33 days holidays including bank holidays with the option to buy more
• Discounts across shopping, groceries, travel, entertainment, dining, days out, health & beauty and much more!
• Extensive progression opportunities across the wider group that has 2 other businesses
• Incentive and company days out
• Extensive training opportunities with funded accredited courses
• Long service awards
• The usual: company pension, life assurance, cycle to work scheme, employee assistance programme, free refreshments, free on-site parking

Day to Day

• Lead daily reconciliation of stock movements across multiple fuels depots
• Oversee timely processing of depot paperwork and ensure prelists are sent to sales teams
• Investigate stock gains & losses, analysing and identifying trends and root causes
• Maintain and enforce stock policy across the division
• Drive process improvement and automation initiatives
• Collaborate with IT and Finance systems teams to implement digital solutions
• Manage stock-related controls, supporting audit & compliance activities
• Lead, develop and coach a team of Stock Administrators
• Represent Stock Control in the Transactional Services Leadership Team

What will you bring?

• Proven experience in Stock Control or Inventory Management
• Strong analytical skills, attentive to detail with the ability to work to tight daily deadline
• Previous experience leading and managing teams
• Ability to lead process improvement and automation projects
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills at all levels
• Previous experience in Fuels or Logistics sectors, working with ERP systems, and financial governance would be advantageous but not essential

Who are NWF Fuels?

NWF Group comprises of 3 key businesses: NWF Fuels, NWF Agriculture & Boughey Distribution. Employing over 1,400 colleagues across the group, we encourage and empower our people to progress and move fluidly through the group, meaning the sky really is the limit when you join us!

What makes NWF Fuels different? Our commitment to the customer and our focus on service is what sets us apart in the market, and our people are the driving force! We supply a range of fuel related products throughout the UK to domestic, agricultural, commercial and retail customers through our modern fleet of over 155 tankers and a strategically located depot network allowing us to service more than 113k customers. The business has grown organically and through acquisition currently standing as the third largest fuel distributor in the UK – we plan to climb higher and want you to be a part of it!

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.