Inventory Controller

Whether you are a seasoned Inventory Controller or stepping into the role for the first time, there is space for you in Burgersfort. The team hires on merit and across communities in Limpopo.

What This Role Involves

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

Day-to-day, the role balances focused delivery with the kind of collaboration that keeps things moving. The successful candidate is trusted to make sensible decisions inside the agreed scope, with line-management support whenever a sounding board is useful.

Reasonable working hours and respectful planning are part of how the role runs. The team values strong delivery, and load is balanced fairly across the logistics jobs group in Burgersfort.

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 Burgersfort teams, and the new Inventory Controller will feel that from the first week.

Why Join Us

The company invests in the people who join it. From structured onboarding to ongoing skills development, you will find clear paths to grow your career in logistics jobs from your base in Burgersfort. Many colleagues across Limpopo have moved into senior roles after starting in positions just like this one.

Benefits are clear and consistent. Beyond the package on offer, the role includes the supports you would expect from an established South African employer in Limpopo.

Beyond that, the company reinvests in its people: paid training, internal moves and the chance to take on bigger projects are all part of how careers in Burgersfort keep progressing.

Recognition matters here. Strong performers are noticed quickly, and many promotions across the business have started in the Burgersfort teams.

A Typical Day

Your day kicks off in the yard or at the dock, checking schedules, briefing your team and lining up the day’s priorities. You move between receiving, picking, dispatch and the WMS, keeping a close eye on accuracy and time slots. There are constant conversations — with drivers, controllers, customers and the warehouse floor — and the better you communicate, the smoother things run. By the end of the shift, the racks are tidy, the trucks are out, and the next inbound load is already on its way.

No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Burgersfort.

Importantly, the Burgersfort office buzzes through peak hours and settles into focused, productive lulls in between, giving you time to plan and reset before the next stretch of work.

Practically speaking, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Limpopo operations throw up the unexpected.

About Burgersfort

Beyond that, the role is based in Burgersfort, on the Great North Road corridor. Public transport links and parking are within easy reach, making the daily commute manageable for candidates living across Burgersfort and the broader Limpopo region.

If you are relocating, the team can share practical pointers on neighbourhoods, transport and the typical pace of life in Burgersfort, Limpopo.

Accessibility is taken seriously: where the role allows, the team works toward a balance of in-office presence and flexibility for candidates based in and around Burgersfort.

Many candidates already living within reach of Burgersfort cite the location as one of the role’s quiet wins, with shorter commutes and a real sense of being plugged into the local Limpopo economy.

Our Commitment to Transformation

Inclusion is a core part of how the team operates. This is an equal-opportunity employer, and candidates from all communities — including women, youth and persons living with disabilities — are encouraged to apply for this role in Burgersfort.

Practical steps back the words. Structured EE reporting, transformation initiatives and learnership programmes give real opportunities to candidates from across Limpopo.

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

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 Role

• Maintain accurate inventory records on the warehouse management system
• Prepare daily dispatch and receiving reports for site management
• Conduct daily, weekly and monthly stock counts and investigate variances
• Operate forklifts and material handling equipment safely
• Receive, verify and put away incoming stock against delivery notes
• Pick, pack and dispatch orders accurately within agreed cut-offs

Who We’re Looking For

• Computer literacy in MS Office and basic ERP modules
• Matric / National Senior Certificate (Grade 12)
• Awareness of OHS Act, traffic regulations and hazardous goods rules
• Good communication skills with drivers, suppliers and customers
• Relevant logistics, supply chain or warehousing qualification (preferred)
• Understanding of inbound, outbound and stock-take processes
• Physically able to perform manual handling duties safely

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