Inventory Systems Maintenance Specialist

RS Group; Corby; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - GBP 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading supply chain company is seeking an Inventory Systems Maintenance Specialist in Corby. This role offers a hybrid work arrangement and involves improving inventory management systems. Candidates should have strong experience in inventory planning and supply chain. Responsibilities include system specification and compliance, alongside working with various teams to optimize processes. An understanding of JDA functionality is essential.

Benefits

Pension/retirement plans

Medical plans

Discounted gym membership

Qualifications

• Proven understanding of inventory planning and supply chain concepts.
• Experience in international inventory management.
• Advanced knowledge of JDA functionality.

Responsibilities

• Specify, implement, and maintain planning system requirements.
• Ensure system compliance and operational efficiencies.
• Drive increased efficiency of processes and systems capability.

Skills

International Inventory planning management

Inventory Management understanding

JDA functionality knowledge

Interpersonal skills

Supply Chain systems understanding

Job description

Inventory Systems Maintenance Specialist

Location: Corby, ENG, GB, NN17 5JF

Brand: RS

Function: Supply Chain

Work Location: Hybrid 2-3 days a week in our Corby office

Contract Type: Permanent

The Opportunity

As Inventory Systems Maintenance Specialist you will have a proven understanding of inventory planning and supply chain concepts and processes, together with a keen systems interest and an awareness of the interfaces between systems. You will be a subject matter expert and a key point of contact between the inventory function and many other areas of the business, including IT and Supply Chain.

This role requires technical understanding and ability, with a comprehension and appreciation of data maintenance and automatic batch jobs. It is essential you have an inquisitive nature and the ability to influence others and challenge the status quo when necessary. Attention to detail is key, with a drive to understand and improve any and all processes where appropriate.

What You Will Be Doing

• Responsibility for the specification, implementation and maintenance of current and future planning system requirements to enable delivery of improved stocking policies in co-operation with the Inventory Management and IT teams.
• Ensuring system compliance and operational efficiencies
• Drive improved and increased efficiency of process and existing systems capability
• Working closely with the senior management teams globally to understand the business needs and to respond to them on behalf of Supply Chain.
• Management of all policy and parameter changes, working with the Optimisation and Solutions Specialists to co-ordinate analysis and communication of the effect and the application changes therein
• Maintenance of all system tables, policies and parameters
• Analysis and resolution of system related issues.
• Work with Technical Lead on any system or technical process developments involving upgrades, patches, future specification etc
• Attends regular and ad-hoc review meetings with appropriate stakeholders in the business, to understand the business requirements and convert that into systems applications
• Develops recommendations to the overall planning processes, methods, rules and parameters to drive improved system usage and improve Supply Chain KPIs.
• Able to influence all internal customers at all levels and reinforce system understanding and best practice.
• Develops strong working relationships within a team environment and with internal colleagues, for example within Inventory, Supply Chain, Product and Supply Management, counterparts in APAC and Allied.
• Able to influence internal parties to provide information and to implement system and configurable application changes.
• Management of external parties where required, e.g. Wipro, Blue Yonder
• Assistance in the development of other specialist roles within the team.

What You’ll Bring

• Experience in international Inventory planning management – Supply, Demand, and Inventory Optimisation
• Demonstrate a proven understanding of inventory Management and supply chain concepts and end to end supply chain processes
• Advanced and expert knowledge of JDA functionality across all modules
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills at all levels
• Thorough understanding of Supply Chain inventory management systems for online usage, background functionality and overnight batch processes
• Evident systems bias and interest along with detailed awareness of interfaces between systems
• Experience of leading the development of strategic business plans
• Comprehension and appreciation of data maintenance and automatic batch jobs
• Ability to use knowledge and experience of external best practice to drive improvement

We Are RS

We’ve been solving industry problems for over 80 years. We turn the ‘what ifs’ into the ‘why nots’, the impossible into the possible.

Our purpose? Making amazing happen for a better world.

We offer service and product solutions to over 1.2 million customers globally, shipping a parcel every 2 seconds to over 130 countries. With over 800,000 stocked and 3 million unstocked products, we’re a trusted partner to the world’s leading industries.

We’re looking for curious, driven, and empathetic professionals to join our journey. People who think differently, act with purpose, and want to make a real impact.

Rewards

Our Reward Strategy Philosophy is designed to offer market competitive base salaries and provide all of our people the opportunity to participate in a short-term incentive, enabling them to share in the success of the Company.

Our total reward package is more than just the cash; our recognition and benefit offering provide the opportunity for us to recognise, reward and enable the wellbeing of our people at all stages of their journey with RS. Our rewards and benefits vary by country, but include:

• Financial - pension/retirement; life assurance; salary finance (payroll deduction loan scheme)
• Wellbeing - medical plans; health screening; critical illness; disability insurance; holiday / paid time off; employee assistance programme; discounted gym/health club membership
• Lifestyle - transportation assistance schemes (e.g., cycle to work, travel loans, car leasing); onsite catering/lunch vouchers; retail discounts
• Spotlight – our global recognition programme provides a platform to highlight and recognise people role modelling our values

Ready to Make Amazing Happen?

Join c. 9,000 colleagues and help us shape the future of our industry. Whoever you are, wherever you are — it all starts here.

Apply now and make RS a part of your journey.