Stock Controller

In brief

**Overview** Ellahi Consulting is seeking a Stock Controller to manage day-to-day stock control activities at its Atlantis site. This role involves coordinating staff, maintaining accurate inventory records, investigating stock variances, and ensuring that stock movements are completed efficiently and on time. **What you will do** * **Stock Control and Inventory Management:** * Perform daily cycle counts (minimum 5–10 stock lines per day) and conduct regular end-to-end stock audits. * Verify that all stock is placed in the correct locations, put away efficiently, and accurately labelled. * Monitor and verify the movement of internal, third-party, farm, and market stock against active orders. * Complete accurate and timely documentation for stock transfers, returns, damages, and inventory adjustments. * Maintain accurate inventory records and ensure stock movements are recorded correctly. * **Quality Control and Cold Chain Management:** * Conduct random quality checks on products and packaging before final dispatch to ensure compliance with relevant guidelines. * Monitor and maintain optimal storage temperatures to safeguard products and cold-chain integrity. * Enforce housekeeping and food safety protocols within the cold store. * Ensure that all staff and visitors entering the cold store comply with mandatory personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements. * **Stock Variance Investigations and Reporting:** * Lead investigations into stock variances, damaged products, and displaced stock. * Compile comprehensive incident reports for management. * Identify discrepancies and ensure that stock-related issues are addressed promptly. * Maintain accurate supporting documentation for inventory adjustments and reported incidents. * **Dispatch and Order Monitoring:** * Track dispatch schedules and report orders that have not been collected by customers or logistics teams. * Monitor stock availability and movement against active orders. * Coordinate with relevant departments to resolve stock and dispatch discrepancies. * **Staff Coordination and Supervision:** * Assist the Shift Manager with allocating daily tasks to warehouse staff. * Supervise floor workflows to ensure that stock control activities are completed efficiently and accurately. * Promote adherence to operational procedures, housekeeping standards, food safety requirements, and PPE compliance. * **Interdepartmental Coordination:** * Coordinate daily stock control operations with the Logistics, Sales, and Finance departments. * Communicate stock-related issues and discrepancies to the relevant stakeholders. * Support efficient operational workflows through timely reporting, accurate documentation, and effective coordination. * **General Responsibilities:** * Take ownership of assigned duties and work independently when required. * Adapt to changing operational demands and short-notice instructions. * Maintain high standards of accuracy, accountability, and professionalism. * Ensure all responsibilities are completed within required operational deadlines. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * **Educational Qualifications:** * Grade 12 Matric – essential. * A tertiary qualification in Warehouse Management, Stock Control, Logistics, or a relevant field will be advantageous. * **Essential Work Experience:** * At least 3–5 years’ work experience in a stock control or similar role within an FMCG or manufacturing environment. * **Advantageous Experience:** * Previous exposure to the protein industry, such as meat, fish, or dairy. * Proficiency in a Warehouse Management System (WMS). * **Essential Skills and Competencies:** * Solid proficiency in Microsoft Office 365, including intermediate-level Excel, Outlook, and collaborative tools such as Teams and OneDrive. * Excellent written and verbal communication skills. * Strong planning and multitasking abilities to meet deadlines. * Exceptional attention to detail, numerical accuracy, and administrative quality control. * Ability to work autonomously with minimal supervision and demonstrate personal accountability. * Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with sound judgement in decision-making. * Good time management and organisational skills. * Ability to work independently under tight operational deadlines. * Willingness to learn new software systems and adapt to short-notice operational changes. * A positive, flexible, and solutions-oriented attitude. * Ability to engage effectively with employees across all levels. * Ability to work in a fast-paced food manufacturing facility and temperature-controlled cold store environment. * **Working Conditions:** * Must be comfortable working in a manufacturing and cold store environment. * Must be willing to work weekly rotating day and night shifts (Week 1: 08:00 – 17:30; Week 2: 19:00 – 04:30). * Must be available to work weekends and public holidays when required. * Must be flexible regarding working hours and changing operational requirements. **Who should apply** The ideal candidate should have a Grade 12 Matric, coupled with 3-5 years of essential work experience in a stock control or similar role within an FMCG or manufacturing environment. They must be proficient in Microsoft Office 365, particularly intermediate Excel, and possess excellent written and verbal communication skills. Candidates should demonstrate strong planning, multitasking, critical thinking, problem-solving, and organisational abilities, along with exceptional attention to detail and numerical accuracy. The role requires someone who is autonomous, accountable, flexible, and solutions-oriented, capable of working independently under tight deadlines and adapting to operational changes in a fast-paced food manufacturing and cold store environment. Willingness to work weekly rotating day and night shifts, as well as weekends and public holidays, is essential. Prior exposure to the protein industry and WMS proficiency would be advantageous. **Deadline** Not specified **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/stock-controller-ellahi-consulting Source: myjobmag

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• At least 3 years of experience.

• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office

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