About this role
Job Title: Stores Coordinator Reference: 593 Department: Life Sciences Contract Type: Indefinite Hours: Full-time, 36.5 hours per week (1.0 FTE) Closing Date: Tuesday 24 November 2026, 11:59pm (UK) Full time Salary Range: £26,093.00 - £27,241.00 per annum About the Role The Stores Coordinator plays a vital role in ensuring the efficient operation of the Stores facility, supporting both the School of Life Sciences (SLS) and Warwick Medical School (WMS). You will be responsible for overseeing the receipt, storage, and distribution of stock, ensuring that essential consumables, equipment, and materials are available to support teaching and research activities.
In this customer-facing role, you will provide guidance and support on stock availability, order processing, and the safe handling of goods, including hazardous and specialist items. You will maintain accurate stock records using the SAP finance system, oversee the proper storage of chemicals and laboratory supplies, and coordinate deliveries, including managing courier services and satellite campus orders. Additionally, you will support health and safety compliance, ensure proper stock rotation, and assist in maintaining departmental vehicles.
You will also deputize for the Stores Manager as required, helping to ensure the smooth day-to-day operation of the Stores. This is a hands-on role that requires strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and a proactive approach to problem-solving. If you are looking for a varied and engaging role in a dynamic scientific environment, this is an excellent opportunity to contribute to an essential service supporting world-class research and education. Any requests for further information about the role can be directed to Kashmir Bassi (Stores Manager) [email protected] For details on the experience and skills required, please refer to the job description (link here).
About You
We are looking for a highly organized and customer-focused individual with experience in a stores or stock control environment. You should have strong IT skills, particularly in managing stock records and processing transactions, and be proficient in using systems like SAP. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential, as you will be providing support and guidance to staff and students. A solid understanding of health and safety regulations related to stock storage and laboratory environments is required, along with the ability to manage manual handling tasks. Attention to detail, the ability to prioritize and meet deadlines, and a full UK driving license (desirable) are also important in this role. If you’re a proactive team player committed to excellent service, we would love to hear from you.
About the Department School of Life Sciences For further information about the School of Life Sciences please see our website. We believe that collegiality, openness, inclusivity and diversity are essential for an excellent research and teaching environment. Our workplace ethic has enabled us to gain the Athena SWAN Silver award. We are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace and encourage applications from all groups with protected characteristics traditionally under-represented in STEM fields. As part of our ongoing commitment to addressing gender equality under the Athena Swan chartermark, we would particularly encourage and welcome applications from female academics. Hybrid Working: Please note this is an on-campus based role due to the nature of the work, therefore we cannot accommodate any work from home basis.
How to Apply To apply please complete your essential personal details and attach a CV and cover letter by the closing date stated. Applications should include a CV and a covering letter expressing the reasons for your interest in this post. Within this information you should demonstrate how you meet the requirements of this role by specific reference to each of the essential, and where applicable, desirable criteria detailed in the person specification. Please note that if you do not evidence the essential requirements, we may not be able to shortlist your application.
In your application, you can also include any career breaks you may have taken (e.g. parental/caring/long-term sick leave, part-time work, secondments) or any periods where you were unable or restricted to work because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Please ensure your CV includes your most recent employment experience along with any additional relevant experience and education history. Your cover letter should detail your motivation for applying for the role as well as detailing how you meet the essential and desirable criteria.
Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed. We will provide you with a great range of benefits, which include an attractive pension scheme, a generous holiday allowance plus Christmas closure, excellent learning and development opportunities, and savings on a wide range of products and services. We offer a generous maternity/paternity/adoption/parental leave policy, and onsite childcare facilities. We recognise the importance of a healthy work/life balance and offer you access to flexible working, for more information click here . We are proud to say that we are a Living Wage employer . If you are considering relocating to the UK, read our Relocation Guide to find out more about what Warwick has to offer and what might be involved in the process.
Warwick is committed to building an organisation of mutual respect and dignity, promoting a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive working and learning environment. We recognise that everyone is different in a variety of visible and non-visible ways, and that those differences are to be recognised, respected, and valued. Where possible, we go beyond legislation to provide a place where everyone can thrive, supporting all staff to achieve their full potential. We aspire to remove economic, social, and cultural barriers that may otherwise prevent people from succeeding.
We therefore welcome and encourage applications from all communities regardless of culture, background, age, disability, sex/gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion/belief, or sexual or romantic orientation. To find out more about our social inclusion work at Warwick visit our webpages here . The University currently holds a Race Equality Charter Bronze Award, Athena Swan Sliver Award and a Disability Smart Bronze Award. Further information on all of the University's Awards and Accreditations can be found here . The University of Warwick is also one of the six founder institutions of the EUTOPIA European University Alliance . Right to Work We wish to advise applicants that this role is not eligible for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker visa.
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