Overview
Stock Controller – County Fair Jobs in Durbanville, Western Cape, South Africa at Trending Talent Solutions
Title: Stock Controller – County Fair
Company: Trending Talent Solutions
Location: Durbanville, Western Cape, South Africa
County Fair, a Division of Astral Operations Limited, has a great opportunity based at our Processing Facility Plant in Fisantekraal, Durbanville for the position of Stock Controller.
The purpose of this role is to provide effective control of stock within the Primary Processing Facility (Hocroft) while maintaining efficiencies, quality and cost control. Overall supervision and management of stock, overseeing proper storage, organization and maintenance of stock.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Minimum Grade 12 or equivalent
- A Tertiary qualification will be an advantage
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience in FMCG stock control, logistics, warehouse, cold storage, stock control and administration.
Computer Literacy and other programmes:
- Advanced computer skills, including high levels of data entry speed and accuracy.
- Microsoft Office (MS Internet Explorer, MS Outlook, MS Word and MS Excel – at advanced level).
- INFOR LN system, or any other ERP system experience.
- WMS experience will be advantageous.
- MyChep pallet and lug management system will be an advantage
The Skills Required are:
- Good understanding of warehouse operations activities, material handling equipment, warehouse systems and pallet management software.
- Must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Honest, high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Must be numerate and literate (apply mathematics calculations).
- Able to communicate well in both English and Afrikaans languages
- Must be honest, self-driven, responsible and able to use own initiative.
- Ability to work under pressure and swift resolving of employee and management queries.
- Basic understanding of the 20 Keys concept is essential.
- Must be able to work independently and cope well under pressure.
- It is essential that the successful candidate be self-motivated with the ability to meet strict deadlines.
- Valid driver’s license and own transport.
The ideal candidate will be responsible for:
- Coordinating the movement of products within Hocroft and other facilities. This entails ensuring a seamless movement of products while maintaining accurate records.
- Facilitating internal stock transfers across different sections of the facility. Responsible for optimizing stock distribution to promptly meet production or distribution demands.
- Addressing and resolving any potential delays in stock movement or transfers. Implementing strategies to minimize disruptions and ensure efficient stock flow.
- Ensuring the implementation of effective stock storage procedures encompass proper marking, stacking, and labeling of products. This guarantees accurate tracking and easy retrieval of items, ensuring the final products are in the specification for sales returned and discarded stock. Efficiently manage stock control processes for final products, maintaining accurate inventory records and ensuring product availability.
- Supervise handling returned products overseeing the credit process to ensure proper documentation and resolution.
- Coordinate stock movements to and from internal and external storage facilities, optimizing logistics and maintaining stock integrity.
- Monitor and optimize freezer space utilization, ensuring efficient storage of products while minimizing wastage.
- Enforce compliance with company and client standards, focusing on Food Safety, Product Recall, and Documentation Control.
- Ensure proper stock rotation based on expiry dates, minimizing waste and ensuring the distribution of quality products.
- Conduct thorough facility inspections to ensure adherence to safety and quality standards
- Lead, manage, and develop the staff involved in stock management, providing training, guidance, and maintaining discipline.
- Create and maintain Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and reports to track stock control efficiency and accuracy.
- Monitor and control budget and expenses related to stock control and the stock control team, ensuring financial reconciliation.
- Implement and actively participate in the "20 Keys" methodology, involving the stock control team in continuous improvement initiatives.
- Perform regular daily, weekly and monthly stock takes, reconciling inventory for the entire Hocroft facility.
- Manage housekeeping activities and coordinate necessary repairs for racking and storage equipment.
- Communicating to internal and external colleagues and service providers to ensure a high standard of work from the Logistics and stock control team.
- By effectively overseeing these responsibilities, the Stock Controller maintains product quality, operational efficiency, and adherence to industry standards and ensures a world-class facility and functional environment.
- Maintaining a consistent and efficient stock flow from storage areas to the locations where the products are required. This involves monitoring stock levels and proactively arranging for replenishment as needed.
Other Features of the Job:
- Due to the nature of the job, extra hours will be required from time to time, which may necessitate working into the evening, public holidays, or on weekends. The incumbent may also be required to travel from time to time.
- Perform other reasonable duties outside the scope of this job description as might be requested by senior management.
- The incumbent will be required to work at County Fair Hocroft and will be required to commute between operations as required.
Cape Town
Durbanville
Fisantekraal
Published Date: 30 June 2026
Closing Date: 13 July 2026