Stock Controller - BUCO Middelburg

The Building Company; Middelburg; On-site; EUR 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

The Building Company in Middelburg is seeking a Stock Controller to coordinate incoming stock, maintain optimal stock levels and ensure efficient stock movement within the distribution centre.

You will manage stock counts, variance investigations, supplier returns and cycle counts, ensuring accurate bin locations and up-to-date stock data for monthly reporting.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 or higher education.
• At least 3 years stock control experience OR relevant certificates.
• Certificates in Retailing or Retail Operations Management preferred.
• If no certificates, at least 3 of the listed skills programmes.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate incoming stock: receiving, GRNing and merchandising.
• Maintain optimum stock levels and range for the business.
• Check stock reports and variance data.
• Manage supplier returns and cycle counts.
• Conduct stock takes and ensure bin locations are accurate.
• Investigate stock variances and stock-outs costs.

Skills

Stock control

Loss control

Stock counts

Replenish stock

Stock holding procedures

Receive stock

Stock-take

Education

Grade 12

Certificate in Retailing (NQF 5)

Certificate in Retail Operations Management (NQF 5)

Three of the listed skills programmes (if no certificate)

Job description

The Building Company

2026/08/25 Middelburg

Job Reference Number: 2043116002

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