Stock Controller

Job summary

The Stock Controller is responsible for maintaining accurate inventory levels, managing stock rotation via FIFO, and ensuring efficient receiving and dispatch processes. They act as a link between Sales, Manufacturing, and Logistics to provide real-time stock visibility and support order fulfilment.

Job details

Are you organised, detail-oriented, and someone who enjoys making sure everything is exactly where it should be? We're looking for a Stock Controller to help keep our warehouse running efficiently by ensuring stock is accurate, ready for dispatch, and available when customers need it. You'll be the vital link between Sales, Manufacturing, and Logistics, providing real-time stock visibility, supporting order fulfilment, and helping deliveries leave on time. What You'll Be Doing Receiving Prioritize rapid turnaround of received stock to ensure immediate availability for dispatch. Ensure finished goods received from production are checked according to the production sheet and signed for by both authorised personnel. Ensure you have correctly capture as per DFG into Palladium. Ensure correct QC on labels is done. Received returned stock into quarantine and checked for damages, quantity & BB Dates. Stock Integrity Manage and reconcile daily counts and full stock counts. Investigate and resolve stock discrepancies. Monitor expiry dates and stock rotation. Perform daily cycle counts. Ensure all daily counts are reconciled by end of the day. To be fully familiar with the layout of the warehouse to be able to locate stock items. Maintain FIFO principles. Warehousing Support dispatch by ensuring stock is accurately picked, packed, and ready for delivery schedules. Check stock picked is correct according to SO. Assist with converting the checked SO to invoice, delivery note and a copy tax invoice. Ensure that all shelves, passageways, bins, and stock is always clean. Operates warehouse handling equipment and ensures that the SOPs are followed. Good Warehouse Practice Ensure warehouse is cleaned according to food safety standards. Responsible for the housekeeping and stock. Ensure all other ad hoc duties are carried out. Provide a safe working environment, adhering to Health safety procedures. Administration Ensure physical stock and bin locations balances with system. Ensure all putaways are done on a timeless and accurate manner. Ensure all items are allocated to a bin on the MRP system and is accurate. Handle and manage all stock transfers. Removing all damage, obsolete stock from the shelves. Requirements Matric with Mathematics and English. Any degree/diploma that can reflect studies supporting to administration. 1–3 years of experience with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word and Outlook). 1–3 years of experience in the logistics environment. A valid unendorsed driver's licence and own transport will be advantageous. Demonstrated strong administration skills. Warehouse working awareness, understanding the process and identifying/targeting opportunities would be advantageous. Customer service experience. Valid Code 08 Driver's Licence recommended. We're Looking For Someone Who Is Attention to detail Conscientious Organized A team player Goal orientated Reliable

What you’ll do

The Stock Controller is responsible for maintaining accurate inventory levels, managing stock rotation via FIFO, and ensuring efficient receiving and dispatch processes. They act as a link between Sales, Manufacturing, and Logistics to provide real-time stock visibility and support order fulfilment.

Requirements

Candidates must have a Matric certificate with Mathematics and English, along with 1-3 years of experience in logistics and Microsoft Office. A valid driver's licence and a degree or diploma in administration are advantageous.

Listed skills

• Customer service · Preferred
• Production · Preferred
• Microsoft · Preferred
• Attention to detail · Preferred
• Detail-oriented · Preferred
• Receiving · Preferred
• safety · Preferred
• Sales · Preferred
• Logistics · Preferred
• Time · Preferred
• Warehouse · Preferred
• Customer · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Stock Control
• Inventory Management
• Warehouse Operations
• FIFO Principles
• Cycle Counting
• Microsoft Excel
• Order Fulfilment
• Quality Control
• Logistics Administration
• MRP Systems
• Food Safety Standards
• Health and Safety Compliance

Job areas

• Logistics
• Manufacturing
• Food & Beverage
• Administrative
• Transportation