Inventory & Traceability Specialist (Stock Control)

Advius; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Advius is seeking a detail-driven Stock Controller to join its Stores and Inventory Control department in Pretoria. You’ll ensure accurate control of raw materials, work in progress and finished goods, with traceability from receipt to dispatch and daily waste reporting for audit readiness.

Key responsibilities include verifying materials against POs, rotating stock FIFO, linking lots to production, reconciling stock, and supporting regular cycle counts and monthly stock tallies.

Qualifications

• 3+ years’ stock control experience in a manufacturing or production environment.
• Experience with batch traceability, cycle counts and stock reconciliations.
• Strong MS Excel skills and experience on a stock or ERP system.

Responsibilities

• Receive and verify raw materials (resin, masterbatch, additives, packaging) against purchase orders, recording batch numbers and applying first-in-first-out rotation.
• Issue materials to production lines and link raw material lots to production batches.
• Record finished goods, verify labels and reconcile physical stock to production reports.
• Check that all production stock documentation is complete, signed and reconciled.
• Collect and report scrap, regrind and waste per line daily, and flag abnormal trends.
• Run daily line checks, weekly cycle counts and full monthly stock counts, and resolve discrepancies.
• Monitor slow-moving and obsolete stock, and track bobbins and packaging.
• Maintain traceability records and support internal and external audits.

Skills

Stock control

ERP systems

Batch traceability

MS Excel

Inventory management

Education

Matric / Grade 12

Diploma in Inventory Management

Tools

ERP software

Job description

Advius is seeking a detail-driven Stock Controller to join its Stores and Inventory Control department in Pretoria. You’ll ensure accurate control of raw materials, work in progress and finished goods, with traceability from receipt to dispatch and daily waste reporting for audit readiness.

Key responsibilities include verifying materials against POs, rotating stock FIFO, linking lots to production, reconciling stock, and supporting regular cycle counts and monthly stock tallies.