Shrinkage Team Administrator

Package

Salary & Hours

• £24,375per annum
• 37.5 hours per week

Employee Benefits

• Full-time colleagues receive 28 days of annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays), increasing to 33 days after 5 years of service. Annual leave is pro-rated for part-time or alternative working arrangements.
• Discounted onsite gym 
• Contributable company pension scheme
• 10% store discount at all our retail stores
• Life Insurance for all colleagues 
• Long service recognition scheme
• MyHB colleague benefits platform with access to:
  1. Discounts UK wide on retail, leisure, hospitality venues 
  2. Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 confidential counselling and advice line 
  3. Completely confidential services to you and your family
  4. Low cost voluntary insured health cash plans and cancer cover Job Introduction

Job Introduction

We are recruiting for an experienced Administrator to join the Shrinkage Loss Prevention Team. 

In this role you will be responsible for supporting different business areas by facilitating and analysing inventory results and looking into shrinkage queries. 

You will work closely with our retail colleagues across all levels to schedule store stock-takes with our third party inventory supplier and act as the point of contact for any changes. Once the stock-takes are completed, you will finalise and report on results to retail managers and answer any queries that arise. 

We are looking for someone who is organised, a strong communicator and can analyse data to identify trends and contribute positively towards the Loss Prevention function. 

Job Overview

• Facilitate and book dates for store stock-takes with our third party Inventory Count Company and react to any changes required
• Complete stock-take reporting post stock-take and liaise with Accounts team to finalise stock-take result
• Communicate with stores, Area and Regional Management and third parties with regard to inventory results
• Facilitate and answer queries from stores, management and other departments within the business relating to inventory results, stock transfers and claims
• Support with analysis of shrinkage results, focusing on trends and opportunities both at a store level and a business level
• Work through issues that require credits to be issued to store and ensure these credits are raised
• Use AS400 system to agree and process store to store transfers and review accurate completion
• Produce weekly reports for the Accounts Team and Retail Operations team with finalised inventory results
• Keep in contact with the third party Inventory Count Company to ensure all stock-take dates are confirmed and any changes are swiftly acted upon

Minimum Criteria To Apply

• Commercially aware and have a good understanding of business needs in relation to stock in a retail environment
• Experience working in a fast-paced administrative role
• Strong numerical skills and be able to process and make sense of large volumes of data
• Confident and clear communicator and will be comfortable liaising with varying levels of management throughout the business, as well as external companies
• Ability to adapt appropriately to a variety of situations
• Highly organised and can work to tight deadlines, proactively scheduling ahead to ensure we are following company guidelines with regard to stock-take frequency

About The Company

TJ Morris Limited trading as Home Bargains is a privately owned family run discount retailer selling top brands at the lowest possible price on the UK high street.

Having started 45 years ago in Liverpool our customers continue to be at the heart of everything we do and throughout our 600 stores we have over 5 million customers each week.

With plans to increase our store portfolio to 1,000 stores throughout the UK we are a fast-paced retailer opening 50 stores a year (nearly one every weekend) - and we wouldn't have it any other way!