# Inventory Controller (12m FTC)

Job Description We are looking for an Inventory Controller to join the Penguin Group Publishing Operations team on a 12-month fixed-term contract basis in London. The Inventory Management team collaborates with colleagues within Publishing Operations and across Sales, Production, Finance, and our Publishing Houses to maintain the correct stock levels for every one of our titles throughout their lifecycle. The team plays a critical role in managing relationships with our distribution colleagues and our external partners to ensure the efficient distribution of our books. The role Reporting to the Senior Inventory Manager, you’ll manage the day-to-day inventory requirements for a portfolio of titles, helping to maintain appropriate stock levels and availability. This is a busy and varied role, with great opportunity to learn, develop, and support multiple colleagues across the wider Inventory team. You’ll ensure things run smoothly. Key responsibilities: Managing Inventory processes for Print on Demand titles Ordering stock imported from Group Companies Working with Sales Operations and Production to set up Local Prints for Group Companies Managing Inventory reserves and reporting on

- **Id**: 3620961
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/bertelsmann-inventory-controller-12m-ftc>
- **Role**: Finance
- **Role family**: Finance
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: London, United Kingdom
- **Countries**: GB
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-02T18:23:42Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-02
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-07T05:01:11Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 4
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5591
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Hybrid work
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Publishing, TV Production, Music Industry, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)

## Company

- **Id**: 20910
- **Name**: Bertelsmann
- **Domain**: bertelsmann.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/bertelsmann>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: SuccessFactors

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 99
- **Open postings**: 36
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.028
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 24
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 32000
- **Currency**: GBP
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 42928

## Technologies

- **GDPR** — Optional: no
- **SAP BusinessObjects** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 4

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United Kingdom** — Iso: GB; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-02T18:23:42Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 89
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.888
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 4
- **Expected fill days**: 24
- **Reasons**: conf:0, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 42928
- **Is top pay**: no

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