Warehouse Controller

Huber+Suhner; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Cambridge is seeking a Warehouse Lead to manage operations at their facility. This role focuses on ensuring quality and efficiency in receipt, storage, and shipping processes. The successful candidate will coordinate deliveries, maintain stock levels, and ensure customs compliance. Strong organizational and communication skills are essential, as well as experience in warehouse management. The position offers competitive compensation and benefits in a collaborative work environment.

Benefits

Quarterly and annual bonus scheme

Co-financed Sports Packages (Medicover Sport)

Qualifications

• Strong organizational and multitasking abilities.
• Experience in a stores/warehouse role.
• Positive and proactive attitude.

Responsibilities

• Lead the warehouse function at the Cambridge site.
• Track stock levels and manage storage effectively.
• Coordinate incoming deliveries and outgoing shipments.
• Maintain accurate records and prepare reports.
• Ensure customs compliance and manage historic claims.

Skills

Organizational abilities

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Leadership capabilities

Knowledge of logistics

Experience in a warehouse role

Tools

Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)

SAP

Excel

Job description

Leading the warehouse function for the Cambridge site, including receipt, storage and shipping, to ensure the highest standards of quality and customer service. Specific focus on import and export master data and process improvement to ensure efficiency at all stages of the process.

• Acting as a lead for the UK warehouse and working as part of the stores team.
• Track stock levels, perform cycle counts, reconcile discrepancies, manage storage, and handle obsolete items.
• Coordinate incoming deliveries (verifying against orders) and outgoing shipments (picking, packing, labelling).
• Maintain accurate records, prepare reports (stock, productivity), and handle shipping documents like B/Ls and packing lists.
• Liaise with suppliers, carriers, customer service, and internal teams (purchasing, sales).
• Utilize Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and other software for tracking and reporting.
• Import/Export master data responsibility; ensuring new parts are classified correctly and cleansing current SAP classifications.
• Customs compliance; working in partnership with teams in Poland to manage historic customs claims and making recommendations for how to improve the process and ensure ongoing compliance.
• Completing daily stores duties including:
• Incoming receipt and inspection
• Storage of parts in a safe manner
• Kitting of works orders
• Issuing of shortages to work orders
• Dispatching items from MRP from sales order
• Creating manual excel shipment paperwork when required
• Sending relevant emails on shipments
• Receiving RMA and Demo machines
• Stores kept in a tidy, safe and organised manner
• MRP system updated with correct BIN locations
• Ensure the stock accuracy within SAP is as high as possible
• Organise courier collections when required
• Mentoring the Stores Operative/Apprentice; providing support, advice and guidance.
• Ensuring all tasks within the warehouse are completed in line with quality procedures.
• Communicating with other plants/areas in an effective manner.
• Be involved in stock checks of the stores area as required by finance.
• Any other tasks reasonably requested by the Purchasing & Materials Manager.

Your profile

• Strong organizational & multitasking abilities.
• Excellent communication & problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with inventory software.
• Leadership & training capabilities.
• Knowledge of logistics & safety protocols.
• Experience in a stores/warehouse role.
• Positive and proactive attitude, ability to problem solve.

Why HUBER+SUHNER Polatis?

Our aim is to be the employer of choice and as such you can be assured of a market leading remuneration package that matches your skills and experience. Your employment and development is at the heart of our "Fundamentals". We have an entrepreneurial and collaborative culture within the business.

By joining HUBER+SUHNER Polatis, you will not only become part of a rapidly growing work environment, but you will also receive a competitive compensation package and enjoy a host of additional benefits that will help you and your family be healthy and live well:

• quarterly and annual bonus scheme
• co-financed Sports Packages (Medicover Sport)

You will hear back from us as soon as possible. For further information please contact:
Karen Griffiths
[e-mail]