Warehouse Controller

About the role

The Little Green Energy Company, a solar panel installation team in Kent and the Southeast now part of Hometree Group, is hiring a Warehouse Controller. You will own every item of stock from order to installation across the main warehouse, a remote stock location and eight installation vans, and run purchasing for the operations team. The role is office-based in Cranbrook, Kent, with remote stock and company vans, reports to the Head of Operations, pays £30,000-£35,000 depending on experience and requires a full manual UK driving licence.

Key responsibilities

• Receive and check deliveries against purchase orders, book them the same day and resolve shortages, damages, credits and returns with suppliers.
• Pick, pack and stage materials for each job, keep the warehouse organised, labelled and safe, and run cycle counts and full stocktakes.
• Manage warranty returns and arrange compliant disposal of packaging waste and removed equipment.
• Control stock at the remote location and vans, set a standard van stock list, audit and top up vans, reconcile usage against jobs and record every stock movement.
• Raise purchase orders, benchmark prices and negotiate discounts, payment terms and delivery charges, maintain an approved supplier list and set reorder levels.
• Operate the forklift, keep lifting equipment inspected under LOLER and PUWER, store lithium-ion batteries safely and keep the warehouse compliant on risk assessments, manual handling and COSHH.
• Keep stock records accurate on the job management system, help set up stock management on the new system and report monthly on stock value, accuracy, spend, savings and supplier performance.

Required profile

• Proven experience running a warehouse or stores, ideally in an installation, construction or electrical business.
• Hands-on purchasing experience, including negotiating prices and managing suppliers.
• Strong stock control skills, from goods in and picking to cycle counts and stocktakes.
• Confident with stock or job management software and Excel.
• Highly organised and accurate, with clear communication with installers, office staff and suppliers.
• Extra credit: knowledge of solar PV, battery storage or EV charging products; experience storing lithium-ion batteries; experience setting up van stock systems or migrating stock records to new software; IOSH Working Safely or similar qualification.

Required skills

• Current counterbalance forklift certificate (RTITB, AITT, ITSSAR or NPORS).
• Full manual UK driving licence.

What we offer

• Company pension and healthcare plan.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• EV salary sacrifice scheme and company events.