Stock Controller

A Stock Controller is needed in Gqeberha. The role focuses on consistent delivery, accurate work and clear communication across the Eastern Cape operation.

The Role

The Stock Controller position is part of an ongoing recruitment drive across Eastern Cape. The brief has been shaped carefully, with a focus on delivery in Gqeberha and across the retail 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.

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 retail jobs group in Gqeberha.

A Typical Day

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.

In addition, the Gqeberha 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.

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

Why This Role

Equally, 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 Gqeberha. Many colleagues across Eastern Cape have moved into senior roles after starting in positions just like this one.

Practically speaking, 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 Gqeberha keep progressing.

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 Eastern Cape.

Diversity and Inclusion

Practically speaking, the organisation is committed to transformation and equal opportunity. Hiring is on merit, and applications are actively encouraged from women, youth, people with disabilities and other historically disadvantaged groups in line with the Employment Equity plan and B-BBEE objectives.

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

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

Daily Duties

• Ensure compliance with health, safety and consumer protection regulations
• Operate point-of-sale systems and process payments accurately
• Prepare daily, weekly and monthly sales reports for the store manager
• Replenish stock and rotate displays in line with promotional cycles
• Greet customers and provide a friendly, helpful in-store experience

What You’ll Need

• Ability to stand for long periods and work shifts including weekends
• A clear criminal record verified through approved screening providers
• Comfortable operating point-of-sale systems and handling cash
• Awareness of consumer protection and B-BBEE principles
• Basic computer literacy (MS Office, email)

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