Senior Stores Supervisor Logistics

Senior Stores Supervisor

Location: Defence Academy, Shrivenham (Swindon), SN6 8LA

Salary: Competitive salary plus benefits

Schedule: 37 hours per week, 8am to 4pm, Monday to Thursday, and 8am to 3:30pm on Fridays

Ready to impact a better future?
As a Senior Stores Supervisor in our Defence Academy Logistics team, you’ll take the lead in delivering dependable, accurate and accountable materiel management that supports operational excellence for our customer. Your work ensures accuracy, trust and resilience across a critical defence environment.

In this role, you’ll help create a future where essential equipment, clothing, ammunition and assets are always accounted for, maintained to the highest standards, and ready when needed. The work you do will have a meaningful impact on colleagues, military learners and the wider defence community.

What you’ll do as a Senior Stores Supervisor
You’ll be entrusted to:

• Coordinate annual BOO and biennial stocktaking, plus Managerial Examinations of Accounts.
• Lead preparations for the Annual Logistic Support Assurance and Inspection.
• Deliver service requirements for Technical Stores, Military Clothing Stores, Ammunition Account and Goods In functions in line with Joint Service Publications.
• Oversee the JSCSC Fitness Suite and supervise Serco colleagues in the DACI Gymnasium.
• Coordinate quarterly and monthly management checks of stores accounts and scrutinise findings.
• Act as Unit Application Administrator (UAA) for the Management of the Joint Deployed Inventory (MJDI).
• Lead stocktaking checks of MOD assets across Account and Sub‑Account holders.
• Produce, update and maintain spreadsheets, databases and departmental procedures.
• Provide team leadership including supervision, workload coordination, performance reviews, induction and attendance monitoring.
• Support recruitment, development and ongoing engagement of your team.
• Provide cover for the Ammunition Accountant during absence or leave.

Does this sound like you?
You’ll be a great fit for this role if you have:

• Strong communication skills, using spoken, written and behavioural communication effectively at all levels.
• The ability to work independently and manage conflicting demands calmly and confidently.
• Proven organisational, analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• High attention to detail and accuracy, especially when working under pressure or to tight deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, flexibility and the ability to lead meetings and coordinate work.
• Management of Joint Deployed Inventory (MJDI) and MA training. Must be willing to complete the UAA course.
• Unit Ammunition Management System (UAMs) training, or willingness to attend training.

Vetting and checks:
This role requires Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance, which involves verifying your identity, employment history, nationality, and criminal record to meet government security standards. In addition, depending on the nature of the role, you may need to obtain formal Security Clearance (such as CTC or SC), which includes more detailed background checks on employment, criminal record, and financial history to ensure suitability for working in secure environments. Please note that UK residency requirements may apply for certain levels of clearance. You will also complete an Occupational Health Questionnaire so we can identify and provide any support you may need to undertake the role effectively.

Discover all you need to keep growing
We’re one of the top 1% of international employers, so you can have confidence you’ll be part of a highly supportive culture with leaders you can count on to help you achieve your goals. From mentoring and training to our focus on internal progression, we’re proud to offer clear development opportunities – and the support and tools to help you seize them.

What we offer

• Holidays: 25 days plus bank holidays (and the option to buy up to five additional leave days each year)
• Pension: Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
• Training and development: Over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships (including L3 Team Leader and L5 Operations Manager apprenticeships), mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression
• Health and wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, 30% off at Serco-managed leisure centres, and 24/7 access to a virtual GP service
• Discounts: Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel
• Charity: Paid volunteering day, tax-free charitable giving through Payroll Giving Scheme, donate your pennies from your monthly pay to the Serco People Fund Charity
• Employee networks: Our networks support inclusion and connection by providing spaces for collaboration, learning and belonging. They represent and empower all our colleagues including LGBTQIA+ employees, women, parents and carers, people with disabilities, veterans, and people from all cultural backgrounds.

Let’s impact a better future, together. Apply today.

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At Serco, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool. We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working. As a proud Disability Confident Leader and holder of the Gold Inclusive Employer Standard, disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview. 

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