Work-Force
Applications are warmly invited for a Stock Controller role based in Umhlanga. We welcome candidates from every background across KwaZulu-Natal who are ready to grow with us.
Overview
This Stock Controller role sits within the retail jobs function in Umhlanga. It offers a defined scope, clear measures of success, and the support of an experienced team across KwaZulu-Natal.
The role suits a candidate who values consistency and clear communication. The Umhlanga operation runs on accurate work, steady relationships and a genuine respect for the people in the team.
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 Umhlanga teams, and the new Stock Controller will feel that from the first week.
Based in Umhlanga
Importantly, the role is based in Umhlanga, within the Pietermaritzburg administrative centre. Public transport links and parking are within easy reach, making the daily commute manageable for candidates living across Umhlanga and the broader KwaZulu-Natal region.
If you are relocating, the team can share practical pointers on neighbourhoods, transport and the typical pace of life in Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal.
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 Umhlanga.
What Your Day Looks Like
Your day usually starts before the doors open, walking the floor, checking displays and making sure tills are float-ready. As customers arrive, you switch into service mode, moving between till points, fitting rooms and the stockroom, helping shoppers find what they need and keeping a quiet eye on shrinkage. By the afternoon, you might be receiving a delivery, training a new team member or planning the next promotion, and by close of business you’re cashing up, balancing reports and getting the store ready to do it all again tomorrow.
Importantly, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when KwaZulu-Natal operations throw up the unexpected.
Equally, the Umhlanga 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.
Why Join Us
Crucially, 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 retail jobs from your base in Umhlanga. Many colleagues across KwaZulu-Natal have moved into senior roles after starting in positions just like this one.
Notably, 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 Umhlanga keep progressing.
Recognition matters here. Strong performers are noticed quickly, and many promotions across the business have started in the Umhlanga teams.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Prepare daily, weekly and monthly sales reports for the store manager
- Conduct daily cash-ups and reconcile takings against the POS report
- Keep the store, change rooms and stockroom clean and organised
- Support stock counts and assist with cycle-count investigations
- Respond to customer queries, complaints and product returns
- Monitor shrinkage indicators and flag suspicious activity
- Maintain visual merchandising standards on the sales floor
- Greet customers and provide a friendly, helpful in-store experience
Minimum Requirements
- Comfortable operating point-of-sale systems and handling cash
- Basic computer literacy (MS Office, email)
- Willingness to work public holidays and end-of-month peaks
- Honest, dependable and security-aware in line with shrinkage controls
- Strong verbal communication skills in English; second language an advantage
- Awareness of consumer protection and B-BBEE principles
In addition, if most of these boxes are ticked, you are encouraged to put your name forward.