Stock Controller

Company: Pilgrims Europe
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Location: Ballymena
Job Description:

We are looking for a Stock Controller to join our Production team in Pilgrim’s Europe – at Ballymena. To carry out perpetual inventory checks on stocks. To investigate root causes for cycle count discrepancies and stock adjustments

Working hours; 5/2 working pattern

Duties & Responsibilities;

  • Conduct daily perpetual inventory audits to verify physical and Protean/Emydex/ SAP book stock holding.
  • Reporting available stock on daily basis
  • Review daily cycle count reports and stock adjustment reports on Protean/Emydex/ SAP and review with Shift Manager and Supervisor.
  • Maintaining accurate stocks, highlighting any aged material.
  • Maintaining clear communication with management, both verbally and written (production, planning & despatch)
  • Ensure accurate stock rotation – monitoring, maintaining and reviewing
  • Investigate reasons for stock adjustments and cycle count amendments, categorise, establish monetary value and determine corrective action.
  • Investigate daily claims from customers for shortages or over deliveries to determine root causes.
  • Ensure all surplus stock is highlighted and moved to shop aisle, palletised for offer to trade.
  • Any other duties deemed reasonable by management.

KPIs

Aged Stock Rotation

Maintain stocks

Stock Rotation

GMP – Green

Continuous Improvement

Take responsibility for, and always promote workplace organisation

People

  • People management not part of role

Environment

  • Optimise energy usage, looking at opportunities for energy reduction and carbon footprint reduction.
  • To work in a manner that actively seeks to reduce any negative environmental impact in relation to the processes and procedures operating within their area and across the wider business e.g. reduction of waste, recycling etc.

Health & Safety responsibilities:

You have a general duty of care for all employees, visitors, the environment and contractors working in your departments.

  • Understand the Moy Park Health and Safety Policy, Company Safety Rules and Statutory requirements applying to all operations within your control.
  • Ensure that the arrangements made by the Company to secure the Health and Safety of employees are implemented.
  • Set an example in safe behaviour
  • Where applicable, ensure that all plant, machinery and equipment is safe to use and, that all dangerous parts of machinery are guarded and that the guards provided are correctly fitted, adjusted and maintained, whilst the machinery is in motion or use
  • Ensure that overalls, protective clothing and equipment provided is adequate for the purpose intended and is used by all persons as appropriate
  • Ensure that good housekeeping and hygiene standards are maintained throughout your areas of responsibility
  • Ensure full honest co-operation with the appointed Safety Representatives where appointed, in matters relating to Health and Safety.

Ensure full co-operation with HR Manager and appointed claims investigator in matters relating to employer’s liability claims

Essential:

  • Good level of education.
  • Ability to communicate, read and write English.
  • Very computer literate, particularly in Microsoft packages.
  • Ability to work unsupervised.
  • Ability to work as part of a larger team.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Desirable:

  • Knowledge & experience of Protean/Emydex ERP system
  • Knowledge & experience of stock rotation and management

If you are ready to take the next step in your career, apply today and join our friendly team!

The company

Pilgrim’s Europe produces some of the best-known and most iconic brands in the UK and Ireland, including Fridge Raiders, Rollover, Denny, Richmond, Oakhouse and Moy Park, alongside a diverse range of industry leading own-label products in categories including fresh pork, lamb and chicken, working with all the major retailers and food service outlets.

Our portfolio extends to authentic chilled and frozen ready meals, snacking ranges, added value and food service products.

Across Pilgrim’s Europe we combine 20,000 of the best people in the industry, united by a shared set of core values and a passion for producing the highest quality, most delicious and innovative food, which is enjoyed by millions of people in the UK, Ireland and Europe every day. Our Pilgrim’s Europe team are based in our Pilgrim’s UK, Moy Park, Pilgrim’s Food Masters and Pilgrim’s Shared Services businesses.

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Posted: June 27th, 2026