Scotmas Group are seeking a Stores / Inventory Lead.

To play a crucial hands-on role in reaching the operational target of ‘on time in full every time’, ensuring that all inventory is processed accurately, stored securely in the correct locations, monitor stock levels so critical levels are maintained at all times and subsequently picked accurately and timeously.

The Stores /Inventory Lead will ensure that quality assurance processes are applied throughout the stores. Whether physical quality, quantity or time related issues arise the Stores / Inventory Lead is responsible to actively resolve any discrepancies within the stores area.

Benefits

• Head Office Kelso, Scottish Borders 5 days per week
• Competitive salary
• Group Personal Pension
• Private Health Insurance after 3 years of service
• Bike to work scheme
• Electric car salary sacrifice scheme after specific period of employment

Responsibilities

• Implement and coordinate best practice inventory management systems and processes to achieve customer service and cost-effectiveness goals.
• Manage spare parts inventory, including refurbishment management, COSHH compliance, and stock optimisation through criticality analysis.
• Conduct regular cycle counts and full stock counts to ensure stock accuracy and turnover reporting through the CMMS system (Mainsaver/Spidex).
• Establish and maintain engineering materials and spares within the company CMMS, ensuring accurate descriptions and setting minimum/maximum order points.
• Actively seek and deliver cost-effective and efficient inventory solutions.
• Lead 5S initiatives within the engineering stores, maintaining visual management processes and standards.
• Develop and monitor supplier performance to ensure timely and accurate deliveries.
• Collaborate with engineering projects to anticipate and fulfil incoming parts requirements.
• Schedule daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance plans, ensuring alignment with materials availability and lead times.
• Identify opportunities to improve maintenance cost-effectiveness and manage obsolete stock.
• Maintain health and safety standards for self and others within the stores environment.

What about you?

• Sound understanding of inventory control, processes, integrity, good practice, storekeeping disciplines and governance
• Read and extract materials from drawings, BOQ’s/BOM’s
• Technical knowledge of plumbing / electrical parts
• Stock control (essential to ensure availability but lean inventory)
• Setting MSL’s and sorting for E&O
• Experience with demand planning through Sales Orders in high volume and transactional environments
• Experience working with ERP and WMS systems with Barcode Scanning and MS office
• Fork lift truck licence and experience
• Responsibility for high volume SKU’s and related daily transactions
• Experience of Implementation of a new CMMS system, Lead 5S rollout in the stores area
• Educated to Highers level or relevant work experience
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in an engineering or manufacturing stores environment
• Chemical stock control with COSHH understanding and Health & Safety standards in the stores
• Excellent attention to detail, verbal and written communication skills
• Be able to analyse and solve problems within the  stores stock level
• Engineering manufacturing stores experience
• Self-motivated with strong ethical and working principles

Scotmas Group

Scotmas Group is headquartered in Kelso in the Scottish Borders. We are a world leader in hygiene protection and water treatment, we develop and manufacture products that protect against insect and water-borne diseases that can be encountered around the world.

We are currently going through an expansion growth within the business and this is an exciting time to join a forward thinking local company, that has also just attained the certified B Corporation standard,

Working with the Local Community

This achievement is a boost for Scotmas and the wider Scottish Borders community. As a business rooted in the region, Scotmas is deeply committed to creating high-quality jobs, apprenticeships, and meaningful career opportunities that contribute to the local economy.

The B Corp certification reinforces Scotmas’ dedication to supporting the community by fostering local talent, partnering with nearby businesses, and backing charitable initiatives that make a real difference. By aligning growth with the needs of the Scottish Borders, the company aims to create a positive ripple effect that benefits everyone in the region.

Our Mission in Action: Tackling critical issues like water scarcity, marine pollution, and disease control with practical, impactful solutions.
Commitment to People and Planet: Staying true to our promise to prioritise sustainability and community impact alongside financial success.
Leadership and Trust: Showing our customers, partners, and team that Scotmas is serious about doing business the right way.

Scotmas Group is committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Apply

If you are interested in the position and would like to know more or apply to be part of this forward thinking organisation, please send us a copy of your updated CV along with a cover letter highlighting your skills and experience that make you the ideal candidate for the role. You can send your application to careers@scotmas.com.