Inventory & Pricing Controller
About the job
- Computer literacy and ability to conduct administrative tasks.
- Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships.
- Operational and technical knowledge of the departmental area.
- Oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to work accurately and stay organised while managing conflicting work demands.
- Attention to detail.
- Prior experience with Warehouse Management Systems is preferred.
- Self-motivation and prioritisation skills.
- Mathematics skills sufficient to count warehouse stock.
- Ensure stock accuracy and integrity across operational warehouses.
- Complete cycle counting, stock investigations, and stock integrity checks for goods received.
- Use root cause analysis to maintain stock traceability and flow within the business.
- Set up and monitor recommended retail prices, cost prices, promotions, and price worksheets based on pre-agreed commercial frameworks.
- Conduct investigations into stock at risk using root cause analysis and prepare stock investigation reports.
- Conduct cycle-count exercises within warehouses to ensure locational stock integrity.
- Investigate non-picked stock and provide investigation reports to challenge the Operations team and support picking fulfilment.
- Manage quarantined stock and ensure relevant systematic transactions are completed.
- Conduct stock adjustments to rectify database issues under pre-established guidelines.
- Liaise with and support the Compliance team in completing product withdrawals and managing returns from stores; ensure system transfers are completed correctly and returned stock is redistributed into the network promptly.
- Use mechanical handling equipment, such as a scissor lift, to complete stock integrity tasks.
- Set up item cards across the business, including all relevant fields to ensure margin control and reporting accuracy.
- Ensure accurate input of cost prices, recommended retail prices, and single- and multi-price promotions for products on receipt.
- Challenge prices with relevant buyers to ensure and monitor margin targets are met, following relevant pricing structures.
- Create non-scanning items, including retail non-scanning items.
- Create items in weighted, mixed-case, or deli formats so products sell in the correct way, liaising with Technical, Operations, and Commercial departments.
About the company
Company Shop Group redistributes surplus stock in the UK to prevent waste. It handles all kinds of surplus items that can be eaten, used, or worn, acting as a distributor that connects surplus from suppliers with buyers such as retailers, wholesalers, or charities. Its product works by sourcing excess inventory, sorting and channeling it to intended buyers to extend product life and reduce disposal. The company differentiates itself by being the UK’s leading, broad-spectrum surplus redistributor across multiple product types and by emphasizing commercial, social, and environmental returns, not just profit. Its goal is to create a world where no surplus product goes to waste, turning unused inventory into value and positive impact.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
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Headquarters
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- April 2026 impact report showed 47,000 tonnes redistributed and £137 million member savings.
- Darton frozen site opens by October 2026, expanding high-margin chilled and frozen capacity.
- Pricer rollout lifted productivity 5% and supports faster markdowns, less waste, better margins.
What critics are saying
- Membership-only access caps reach versus mainstream grocers and discount chains.
- Darton's frozen centre adds operational complexity; October 2026 ramp-up execution risk is real.
- Pricer automation and surplus sourcing depend on retailer partners; supply shocks hit volumes fast.
What makes Company Shop Group unique
- Company Shop Group hit 1 billion redistributed items by April 2026.
- Its membership-only Surplus Supermarkets serve 13 UK stores with major-brand surplus goods.
- Biffa ownership ties redistribution, waste management, and circular-economy logistics into one platform.
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Benefits
- Employee Discounts
- Life Insurance