Stock Controller - BUCO Athlone

The Building Company; Athlone; On-site; EUR 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

The Building Company in Athlone is seeking a Stock Controller to coordinate incoming stock, GRNing and merchandising, while maintaining optimum stock levels for the business.

You will regularly review stock reports, manage supplier returns, conduct stock takes and ensure accurate bin locations to support retail operations in Leinster. Permanent role with market-related salary.

Minimum 3 years stock control experience or equivalent and relevant retail qualifications preferred.

Qualifications

• 3 years stock control experience or equivalent.
• Experience with stock counts and merchandising.
• Retail operations knowledge and loss prevention awareness.

Responsibilities

• Review stock reports
• Assess stock-out costs
• Process supplier returns
• Maintain cycle counting records
• Investigate stock variances
• Clear negative stock
• Maintain bin locations
• Investigate bad-risk stock
• Coordinate stock takes
• Run no-stock/no-demand reports
• Run deletion reports
• Bin existing stock correctly
• Monitor stock performance
• Provide variance data to operator
• Report monthly 8-week variance to the operator

Skills

Stock control

Inventory management

Cycle counting

Loss prevention

Merchandising

Education

Grade 12

NQF 5 Retail Certificate

NQF 5 Retail Operations Management Certificate

Job description

The Building Company
2026/08/21 Athlone
Job Reference Number: 20431458012
Department: BUCO
Business Unit
Industry: Retail
Job Type: Permanent
Positions Available: 1
Salary: Market Related
The main purpose of the job is to co-ordinate the incoming (receiving, GRNing and merchandising) of all stock for the business, as well as maintaining optimum stock levels and range for the business.

Job Description

• Checking reports
• Check cost of Stock-outs
• Manage Supplier returns
• Keep Cycle Counter up to date
• Validate stock variances
• Negative Stock clearance
• Maintain Bin Locations
• Investigate bad risk stock
• Stock take
• Run no stock, no demand report
• Run Deletion reports
• Ensure Existing Stock are binned
• Monitor stock performance
• Provide Variance Data to Operator
• Providing the Operator with stock variance data for the 8 weeks cycle every month

Job Requirements

• Grade 12
• 3 years stock control experience, alternatively
• Certificate in Retailing (NQF 5), or
• Certificate in Retail Operations Management (NQF 5)
• if no certificate then at least 3 of the following skills programmes
• Explain the factors that impact on the bottom line of a W&R unit
• Supervise implementation of loss control measures
• Supervise stock counts
• Replenish stock in a retail business
• Manage stock holding procedure in a wholesale and retail outlet
• Pick stock in a distribution centre
• Move, pack and maintain stock
• Receive stock into a distribution centre
• Count stock for a stock-take
• Dispatch stock from a distribution centre