Warehouse Supervisor (Inventory)

Absolute Pets (Pty) Ltd.; Milnerton; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Absolute Pets (Pty) Ltd. operates South Africa's leading pet retailer with 200+ stores. The Cape Town Warehouse in Marconi Beam seeks a Warehouse Supervisor (Inventory) to lead stock accuracy, counts, and variance investigations.

You will coordinate cycle counts, inbound stock checks, FIFO control, and reporting to management. A hands-on leader who drives stock integrity is required. Join a dedicated team and ensure timely stock put-away, GRV processing, and daily handovers with the warehouse

Qualifications

• Must perform daily stock counts and investigate variances.
• Responsible for warehouse inventory processes and leading the inventory team.
• Ensure timely stock put-away, GRV and reporting to management.

Responsibilities

• Conduct daily stock counts and investigate variances.
• Plan, organise, lead and control warehouse inventory processes.
• Communicate system misalignments to warehouse manager and IQ support.
• Report damages and investigate root causes with the team.
• Minimise obsolete stock and maximise working capital.
• Maintain high housekeeping standards in the warehouse.
• Ensure 95% bin accuracy and weekly verifications.
• Prepare the warehouse for semi-annual stock counts.
• Meet reporting deadlines with daily handovers.
• Perform root-cause analysis on variances and report findings.
• Manage bin locations and stock replenishment.
• Ensure FIFO rotation and no stock expiries.
• Report short, dated stock monthly.
• Oversee inbound stock process and GRV documentation.

Skills

Stock counts

Inventory control

variance investigation

Reporting to management

Team leadership

FIFO basics

Stock replenishment

Tools

Ador system

IQ Warehouse module

Job description

Specialising in premium pet foods and accessories, Absolute Pets is the leading pet retailer in South Africa with over 200 stores across the country.

Our team of experts is looking for passionate and driven Warehouse Supervisor (Inventory department) to join the Absolute Pets team at our Cape Town Warehouse in Marconi Beam.

If you want to join our team, these are a few of the key areas that you will need to be responsible for:

• Conduct daily stock counts and investigate variances. Plan, organise, lead and control the warehouse inventory processes and the warehouse team to ensure a high standard of stock accuracy and process adherence.
• Daily check and clean-up of all locations in Ador that hold stock during warehouse processes – Detailed reporting to management highlighting any risks and potential financial losses.
• Constant and consistent communication on system misalignment – Differences between Ador and IQ. This needs to be highlighted and communicated to warehouse manager and IQ support.
• Ensure damages are reported daily and investigate root cause – Address the root causes of damages with warehouse manager and the warehouse team.
• Minimize and report on obsolete/redundant stock to maximize working capital.
• Ensure housekeeping is maintained at a high standard.
• Manage control measures to ensure errors, discrepancies are highlighted, addressed and resolved.
• Ensure a 95% bin accuracy – Weekly bin verifications and reports to management.
• Manage weekly cyclical stock counts and investigate variances – Provide accurate reports to management for review.
• Prepare the warehouse for semi-annual stock counts.
• Ensure reporting deadlines are met daily – Daily department handovers and regular updates as agreed with the warehouse manager.
• Conduct root cause analysis on variances – Provide clear and concise reports to validate variances.
• Manage bin locations and ensure stock replenished on a timely basis.
• Manage rotation on FIFO principle and ensure no stock expiries.
• Report short, dated stock monthly.
• Manage inbound stock process
• Manage checking of stock and ensure stock is received accurately.
• Ensure goods received vouchers submitted in a timely manner.
• Ensure receiving documents (invoice, credit notes) are submitted, filed and maintained.
• Following up on any outstanding documents especially credit notes with Finance and Commercial Departments.
• Check that receipted stock has been captured accurately.
• Ensure stock receiving register is updated daily
• Ensure incoming goods are GRV’d and put away with 24 hours