Location: Kent/Nottingham/Shrewsbury - Hybrid
Salary/package: £25,000 per annum
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 37 hours per week

WHO WE ARE

Global Education Supplies sits in the Children & Education portfolio for CSG and is comprised of seven unique but complementary brands that serve the education sector. Growing through an ongoing buy and build strategy, GES is entering an exciting transformational phase requiring on international growth, new product development, sales and marketing investment, and operational excellence. GES is comprised of seven brands that sell into schools world-wide:

WHY THIS ROLE MATTERS

As Inventory Controller, you’ll be the heartbeat of our stock operation, ensuring the right products are in the right place at the right time. With thousands of SKUs and a global supplier base, your work will directly impact customer satisfaction, product availability, and the overall efficiency of our £50M business. This is a high-visibility role at the core of our commercial success, ideal for someone who thrives on precision, process, and making things work smarter.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

• Coordinate all inbound deliveries and communicate daily with the goods-in team.
• Oversee purchase order (PO) placement based on forecasts and supplier lead times.
• Manage operational supplier relationships and resolve delivery or quality issues.
• Monitor KPIs such as order fulfilment, invoice resolution, and stock availability.
• Maintain and update inventory systems, ensuring accuracy across all records.
• Identify and investigate stock discrepancies, requesting physical checks where needed.
• Analyse supplier performance and support improvement initiatives.
• Work with the Demand Planning team to manage shortages and optimise purchasing.