Stores Manager

Amaro is hiring a Stores Manager for our Maidstone HQ.

Amaro is a leading provider of signalling, power and telecoms services. We help some of the biggest names in rail by providing engineering and design support for their most complex and challenging projects. Established in 2011, over the years we’ve forged a reputation for service, flexibility and railway engineering excellence, offering a level of engineering and value rarely seen amongst our competitors.

Role-specific requirements

Stores-related management, including:

• Drive and maintain a high level of stores performance and stores satisfaction across the business internally and externally with clients
• Drive improvements and implement robust stores-specific processes, procedures and practices, including steps to enhance sustainability targets
• Ensure the stores is kept clean and tidy and inventory is accessible at all times
• Manage and develop your stores team inc. on-the-job training, performance reviews and development planning, liaising with management and HR where necessary
• Manage and raise purchase orders, purchase materials/tools/equipment/PPE as business requires
• Maintain an accurate and up-to-date database/inventory of all tools, equipment, PPE and consumables
• Ensure tools/equipment are calibrated for use on NR managed infrastructure
• Ensure PUWER/LOLER/PAT/COP-18 testing is completed, per schedules and on time
• Maintenance of all service contracts to Maidstone HQ inc. external/internal contracts
• Maintain safe working environment at Maidstone HQ, compliant with internal risk policies and procedures and all relevant legislative requirements eg H&S Act, Fire Risk Assessments etc.
• Maintenance of all record keeping across all streams and disciplines
• Reporting KPIs to senior management team
• Establish S.M.A.R.T. goals/objectives for oneself and one’s team
• Accuracy of registers, database records and safety records. Maintain records of servicing/inspection documents/certificates
• Delegate responsibilities to your stores team, with your managerial oversight, where appropriate
• Pro-active attitude to your personal, your team’s and stores operational development
• Work days and/or nights as required

Key performance indicators

• Exceptional audit performance
• Positive feedback from colleagues and clients

Skills, experience and competencies

Required

• Full, UK driving licence
• At least 2 years’ experience managing a stores, warehouse or similar, including people management
• Facilities management
• Able to develop staff
• Excellent communication, time-management, organisational and problem-solving

Desired

• PTS (Personal Track Safety) card
• 5 years’ experience
• Proficient in Microsoft 365 (particularly Excel, word, outlook and teams)

What does Amaro offer in return?

• Competitive salary
• Up to 33 days paid holiday each year
• Buy and sell up to 5 days holiday each year
• Carry-over up to 5 days holiday into the next holiday year
• Contributory workplace pension scheme, subject to scheme rules
• Private medical cover (per company and scheme rules)
• Annual pay review
• Annual discretionary bonus (subject to personal and company performance)
• Get paid up to 5 days per year for volunteering
• Company sick pay (based on length of service)
• A lump sum of up to 4x your annual salary paid to your loved ones in the event of death in service
• Flexible working from day 1 (subject to request and approval)
• Plenty of training and development opportunities, fully paid by the Company (subject to approval)
• Company events