Stores & Logistics Supervisor

Stores & Logistics Lead

Location: Basildon
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday

About the Role

Syntech Recruitment are working with a long standing client who are seeking an experienced Stores & Logistics Supervisor to oversee and develop the stores and logistics function at their Basildon site. This is a hands-on leadership role, responsible for ensuring accurate stock control, efficient material flow, and high standards across receiving, storage, kitting, and dispatch operations.

You will lead a small team and play a key role in supporting manufacturing and customer requirements through effective inventory and logistics management.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day stores and logistics operations for the Basildon site

• Receive and inspect deliveries, ensuring quantities, revisions, condition, and certification are correct

• Maintain accurate stock rotation in line with FIFO principles

• Issue materials into manufacturing in line with job cards, ensuring correct revisions and transaction accuracy

• Despatch materials to sub-contractors, ensuring all required documentation is included and stock integrity is maintained

• Manage the despatch of finished goods to customers, ensuring correct paperwork and carriage methods

• Ensure all goods leaving site are packaged appropriately to minimise transit damage

• Maintain accurate stock location and storage to reduce risk of damage or loss

• Ensure inventory accuracy within the WMS

• Manage non-BOM items using min/max levels, KANBAN systems, etc.

• Monitor expiry dates, end-of-life items, and excess & obsolete stock risks

• Work closely with the Purchasing team to resolve goods-in discrepancies

• Carry out weekly cycle counts and support year-end inventory counts

• Load and offload goods as required

• Undertake any other duties as required to support operations

Skills & Behaviours

• Strong working knowledge of WMS principles

• Proven ability to lead and motivate a small team

• Clear and effective communicator

• Able to build strong working relationships with suppliers, internal teams, and customers

• Highly organised with excellent time management skills

Skills & Experience

• Experience leading a small operational or stores team

• Proven background in materials handling and stock control

• Experience with goods-in, picking, issuing to work orders, and stock systems

• Counterbalance forklift licence

• Full manual driving licence

Syntech Recruitment Limited: We act as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for temporary placements.