Stock Controller

Marvel Placement Consultants; Randburg; On-site; ZAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment consultancy is seeking an experienced Stock Controller in Randburg, Gauteng. The ideal candidate will have an undergraduate degree or relevant diploma, strong Excel skills, and at least 3 years of experience in stock control. Responsibilities include monitoring stock levels, processing purchase orders, and liaising with third-party logistics providers. This role offers the opportunity to work with a dynamic team managing inventory across multiple warehouses.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years experience in a Stock Controller role.
• Valid Drivers License and own vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Monitor stock levels and contribute to forecasting.
• Process purchase orders and maintain shipping register.
• Perform accurate stock costings and reconcile inventory records.
• Coordinate with 3PL providers to track stock.
• Prepare weekly stock reports and compile month-end inventory reports.
• Oversee physical stock counts and maintain records of obsolete stock.
• Work with accounts department on customer returns.

Skills

Strong Excel skills

Experience with accounting software

Experience with Third-Party Logistics (3PL)

Education

Undergraduate Degree or relevant Diploma

Tools

Acumatica

Job description

Minimum Requirements :

• Undergraduate Degree or relevant Diploma.
• Advantageous : Proven experience with stock and an accounting software.
• Essential : Strong Excel skills, including VLOOKUP and Pivot Tables.
• Essential : Minimum of 3 years experience in a Stock Controller role.
• Essential : Experience working with Third-Party Logistics (3PL) partners.
• Essential : Valid Drivers License and own vehicle.

Roles and Responsibilities :

Monitor stock levels proactively and contribute to the forecasting process to ensure optimal inventory availability.

Process purchase orders received from the Director and maintain the shipping register for visibility and tracking.

Perform accurate imported stock costings, load landed costs into Acumatica and ensure timely stock booking.

Reconcile inventory records between Acumatica and the third-party logistics (3PL) system, investigating and resolving any discrepancies.

Liaise closely with the 3PL provider to track stock through their online portal and coordinate the reverse logistics process, ensuring all returns are accounted for.

Maintain live, synchronized stock records across both internal and third-party systems to support real-time accuracy.

Prepare weekly stock reports highlighting low or out-of-stock items to assist the sales team with planning.

Compile and submit month-end inventory reports, including reconciling the inventory module with the general ledger / trial balance.

Coordinate and oversee physical stock counts across all three warehouses, ensuring accurate reporting and adjustments where necessary.

Maintain detailed records of obsolete, slow-moving, or damaged stock, and arrange for repackaging or kit conversions as needed.

Work with the accounts department to process customer returns and ensure credits are issued appropriately.

Closing Date :

Submissions for this vacancy will close on 01 August 2025, however you will still have the opportunity to submit your CV for this position till 24 August 2025.

Please Note :

Thank you for submitting your CV to Marvel Placement Consultants. We value your submission, and we try our utmost best to get back to each applicant. However, should your application be successful, we will be in contact with you. Should you not hear from us within two weeks of application, please consider your application as unsuccessful. We are however recruitment specialists and will keep your details on our database for possible future opportunities.

PoPI Act :

Please note that Marvel Placement Consultants adhere to the POPI Act (Act No. 4 of 2013 : Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013). Section 9 of PoPI states that "Personal Information may only be processed if, given the purpose for which it is processed, it is adequate, relevant and not excessive".