Job Description

Are you an organised and proactive leader with a passion for logistics, stock control, and process improvement? We're looking for a Stores Team Leader to take ownership of our warehouse and support services operations -- ensuring our materials, people, and processes run like clockwork.
As the Stores Team Leader, you'll manage the day-to-day running of our stores and external support technicians. You'll be responsible for ensuring the efficient and safe use of equipment, materials, and personnel, supporting the smooth delivery of services across the site.
Working closely with Procurement, Finance, Facilities, and Health & Safety teams, you'll drive operational excellence, lead process improvements, and foster a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop your team to achieve high performance and maintain a positive, productive work environment.
• Oversee all stores operations -- from order management and goods-in/out to stock accountability and reporting.
• Ensure all deliveries are received, inspected, and stored correctly, maintaining accurate records and system updates.
• Conduct regular and monthly stock counts, ensuring physical and system stock levels are aligned.
• Maintain an 'audit ready' approach at all times, ensuring common areas are clean, safe, and well presented.
• Support audits (internal, customer, and regulatory) and ensure compliance with ISO, AAALAC, and Home Office standards.
• Uphold the highest standards of safety, housekeeping, and compliance across all stores and operational areas.
• Manage waste streams on site, ensuring environmental compliance and partnering with waste management providers.
• Lead recruitment, onboarding, and training initiatives to build a skilled, engaged, and capable team.

About You:
You'll be an experienced leader from a warehouse, logistics, or stores environment, with excellent communication and organisational skills. You have a strong eye for detail, a proactive mindset, and the confidence to drive improvements across people and processes.
Essential skills and experience:

• Proven experience managing stores, goods-in/out, or warehouse operations.
• Strong people management and coaching skills.
• Excellent understanding of stock control, order management, and reporting processes.
• A commitment to health, safety, and compliance.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams (Procurement, Finance, Facilities, H&S).
• Confident using warehouse management systems and Microsoft Office tools.

Why Join Us?
This is a fantastic opportunity to take a leading role in a dynamic operational environment where your ideas and leadership will make a real difference. You'll have the autonomy to shape your department, develop your team, and drive efficiencies across our site operations.
Location/Benefits:
This is a permanent, full-time position (Monday to Friday between 06:30-16:15). Based at our site located in Belton, near Loughborough.

• Starting salary of 33,256
• 33 days' holiday (including 8 bank holidays)
• Pension scheme
• Core benefits including life assurance and pension, plus income protection after 3 years of service.
• Flexible benefits scheme, with optional private health insurance, health cash plan, technology scheme, cycle to work and retail discounts.
• Wellbeing benefits including our Employee Assistance Programme and our wellbeing portal with fitness videos, recipes and mindfulness exercises, plus much more.

You'll need a driving licence as public transport to the site is limited.
Due to biosecurity requirements, you can't keep pet rodents or rabbits. Please also let us know if you have animals that feed on rodents (e.g. snakes or birds).
About us:
Inotiv is a growing global contract research organisation (CRO) supporting drug discovery and development. Our work contributes to scientific and medical advances that improve health and wellbeing worldwide. At every stage of the journey, our teams play a key role in delivering quality science and operational excellence.
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Inotiv is a growing contemporary drug discovery and development company where we "Play to Win" in an industry rich with opportunity. Together, we face challenges and together we win in the delivery of world-class drug discovery and development solutions that impact the health and well-being of people all over the world. There's an opportunity for everyone at all phases of a career, each individual's unique skill set has an impact on the work we conduct. If you have the talent and desire to impact the quality of people's lives, we have the career opportunities to make it happen. Join us in embracing research and science to impact the health and well-being of people all over the world.
Salary will be commensurate with experience and responsibilities.
Inotiv is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide a fair and equal employment opportunity to all persons, regardless of age, race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law. This policy governs all aspects of employment, including selection, job assignment, compensation, discipline, termination and access to benefits and training.

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