Inventory Controller

This is a current vacancy. Role: Inventory Controller. Location: Aliwal North, Eastern Cape. The team is hiring and seeks a candidate who can step in and deliver from week one.

The Role

The Inventory Controller position is part of an ongoing recruitment drive across Eastern Cape. The brief has been shaped carefully, with a focus on delivery in Aliwal North and across the logistics jobs space.

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.

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

Working in Aliwal North

Working in Aliwal North means a place near the Mthatha regional service centre, with a steady flow of activity and a strong local economy. The team has built solid relationships across the Eastern Cape region, and the Aliwal North office benefits from those long-standing connections.

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 Aliwal North.

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

Your Team

Beyond that, the team you will be working with is fast-paced and energetic. Things move quickly across the Aliwal North office, and the people who thrive here are the ones who plan ahead, communicate openly and pick up the slack when Eastern Cape operations get busy.

Equally, the team mix in Aliwal North reflects a balance of experienced operators and emerging talent, with deliberate space for diverse voices and backgrounds.

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.

Diversity and Inclusion

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 Aliwal North.

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

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.

Core Functions

• Pick, pack and dispatch orders accurately within agreed cut-offs
• Receive, verify and put away incoming stock against delivery notes
• Conduct daily, weekly and monthly stock counts and investigate variances
• Plan delivery routes to maximise vehicle utilisation and on-time delivery
• Support cycle-count and full inventory takes with the finance team

Minimum Requirements

• Strong numeracy and accuracy on stock counts and pick lists
• Ability to work shifts, including night shifts and weekends
• Experience using a Warehouse Management System (WMS)
• Willingness to work in a fast-paced, target-driven environment
• Physically able to perform manual handling duties safely
• Valid forklift licence for warehouse-based roles

Each application is reviewed carefully, and strong matches against the criteria above will move forward in the process.