Warehouse Controller

Volvo Trucks; Mbombela; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading transport solutions company in Mpumalanga is seeking a Warehouse Manager to oversee all functions within the Parts Warehouse. The ideal candidate must have a Matric/Grade 12 and a Diploma in Warehouse Management, along with three years of relevant experience. Key responsibilities include managing stock control, ensuring compliance with Volvo’s procedures in receiving and dispatching goods, and maintaining a safe and organized working environment. The role emphasizes leadership and teamwork, contributing to the company's commitment to sustainable transport solutions.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years warehousing experience.
• Must be able to manage and control functions within a Parts Warehouse.

Responsibilities

• Manage and control all functions within the Parts Warehouse.
• Ensure receiving and handling of goods is performed according to Volvo procedures.
• Oversee binning and stock control within the warehouse.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.

Skills

Supervisory skills

Quality oriented

Leadership skills

Good communication skills

Teamwork

Education

Matric / Grade 12

Diploma in Warehouse management

Job description

Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future. If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next‑gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.

What You Will Do

The main purpose of the job is to manage and control all functions within the Parts Warehouse. Reporting: This position will report to the Branch Manager.

Job Objectives

Receiving/Inbound

• Ensure and oversee the receiving of goods are done according to Volvo procedure.
• To ensure that all parts are received accurately against documentation and within prescribed time as set by KPI standards.
• To timorously record all discrepancies on the GDS system when parts received are not conforming to standards and to documentation descriptions and part numbers.
• Ensure that parts are binned according to system allocations and not according to label allocations.

Outbound

• Process all customer orders requests ensure correct picking, packing and distribution of parts are according to the Volvo procedures.
• Must at all times make sure that the system is updated after authorization.
• To make sure the correct parts and quantities are dispatched as per invoice.

Binning of Parts

• To oversee binning of parts in correct bins.
• Confirm correct bin allocation as per the GDS system.

Credit Notes

• To ensure that credit notes are checked and signed off for processing. All credit notes to be filed in sequence and stored.
• To ensure that the correct procedures are followed when processing credits i.e. No electrical parts are returned etc.

Perpetual Stock Counts and Bin Verifications

• Ensuring that perpetual counts are done on a daily basis as per set quantities on the total volume of the Warehouse.
• To make sure a thorough investigation is done when discrepancies occur.
• All adjustments to be investigated and updates to be authorized before the system is updated.

House Keeping

• Ensure warehouse premises (inside/outside) always neat and tidy.
• Ensure parts stored correctly.
• Ensure all parts are binned correctly.
• Ensure waste collected timeously.
• Perimeter secure.

Exchange Parts

• Ensure parts from customer are at the agreed exchange standards (See Manual).
• Responsible for physical receiving & storage.
• Responsible for preparing supplier/core returns.
• Ensure that the packing and labelling of core parts be returned to PDC.

Deliveries

• To control deliveries to customers and ensure proper route planning and scheduling.
• Make sure that drivers are adhering to company rules and regulations regarding the use of company vehicles.

Health and Safety

• To ensure that all warehouse personnel abide by the rules and regulations set aside in the Volvo procedures regarding health and safety.

Who are you?

Do you dream big? We do too, and we are excited to grow together. In this role, you will bring:

Qualifications & Job Experience

• Must have Matric / Grade 12.
• Diploma in Warehouse management or a minimum of three years warehousing experience.

Key Competencies

• Training analysis.
• Supervisory skills.
• Quality oriented.
• Ability to plan and organize.
• Stock control.
• Leadership skills.
• Self‑motivated.
• People oriented.
• Good communication and strong inter‑personal skills.
• Customer oriented.
• Resource management.
• Teamwork.
• Time management.

Short listed candidates must complete and sign personal verification permission, consent and indemnity declarations, to inter alia perform reference, criminal, credit, qualification, vetting process (if applicable to position) and any other checks deemed necessary.

Volvo Group Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd is an affirmative action, equal employment opportunity employer. We encourage people with disability to apply.

Application Closing Date: 21 January 2026.

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Who We Are And What We Believe In

We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.

Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.

At Volvo Trucks you will be part of leading the way towards a sustainable transport industry. For nearly a century we have been innovating for people – to make life easier, better and safer. Driving progress is our promise to customers, to the industry and to society. At Volvo Trucks we share a curiosity to learn, we work with passion and we embrace change to stay ahead. Join us, together we move the world we want to live in.