Inventory Clerk

Bring your skills as a Inventory Clerk to Centurion and join a team that moves fast. This Gauteng role is one to watch.

About This Position

This Inventory Clerk role has been briefed against a clear set of outcomes for Centurion. The successful candidate will work alongside an established team and will be expected to contribute meaningfully to the retail jobs pipeline across Gauteng.

The successful applicant is given the room to plan, deliver and review their work without unnecessary noise. The organisation has built its Centurion team on trust, and the Inventory Clerk role will feel that from week one.

Internal documentation, process notes and shared playbooks make it easier for the Inventory Clerk to step into the retail jobs workflow quickly. Institutional knowledge is well-organised, so people are not reinventing the wheel from one week to the next.

Tools, systems and information are there to support the role rather than slow it down. The company continues to invest in the technology that backs its Centurion teams, and the new Inventory Clerk will feel that from the first week.

Our Commitment to Transformation

Inclusive recruitment is part of the organisation’s employment practices. Applicants are assessed on relevant qualifications, skills and experience for this role in Centurion.

Notably, inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Centurion.

Importantly, the hiring organisation’s applicable employment-equity and inclusion practices will be explained in the final vacancy details for Gauteng.

B-BBEE compliance is more than a scorecard here. It informs how the business invests in skills development, supplier diversity and community engagement across the country.

Your Team

You will join a tight-knit, collaborative team that knows the retail jobs side of the business inside out. The Centurion group is a healthy mix of experienced operators and newer joiners, all of whom share a strong commitment to delivery and to one another.

Line management is hands-on without being heavy. Expect regular one-to-ones, honest feedback and the support needed to do good work consistently.

In addition, the team structure and working relationships for this role in Centurion will be explained during the hiring process.

Collaboration is the default working mode. Whether picking up a quick query or working through a complex project, you will find colleagues willing to lean in and help.

What We Offer

Practically speaking, you will join a team that values respectful collaboration, honest feedback and shared wins. The Centurion colleagues take pride in supporting one another and in doing the retail jobs side of the business properly, day in and day out.

Practically speaking, the package, working arrangements and any available support will be confirmed by the hiring organisation for this vacancy.

Practically speaking, the role’s development opportunities, training and benefits, if offered, will be set out in the final vacancy details.

Career development may be available depending on the role, business needs and the hiring organisation’s policies.

The Environment

In addition, the work environment is fast-paced and customer-facing. Expect long periods on your feet, weekend and public-holiday shifts, and the energy that comes with a busy retail floor.

Health, safety and well-being are taken seriously. Current policies and procedures are maintained, and the Centurion site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.

On top of that, the working environment is set up to give the team the focus needed for deeper work, while keeping collaboration and quick problem-solving close at hand.

In addition, the role is intended to operate under the hiring organisation’s workplace conduct, health and safety policies in Gauteng.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Assist with receiving deliveries and verifying goods against invoices
• Maintain visual merchandising standards on the sales floor
• Train new team members on store procedures and product knowledge
• Up-sell and cross-sell products in line with branch sales targets
• Ensure compliance with health, safety and consumer protection regulations
• Promote loyalty programmes and capture customer information lawfully
• Prepare daily, weekly and monthly sales reports for the store manager
• Conduct daily cash-ups and reconcile takings against the POS report

Essential Criteria

• Any checks required by law or the specific duties will be explained during the hiring process
• Visual merchandising flair or formal training is an advantage
• Able to perform the essential standing and customer-service duties, with reasonable accommodation where applicable
• Clear verbal communication skills appropriate to the role; additional languages are an advantage
• Matric / National Senior Certificate (Grade 12)
• Honest, dependable and security-aware in line with shrinkage controls
• Customer-first mindset with a friendly, approachable manner

Potential is considered alongside experience, so candidates who tick most of these boxes should still be considered.