Warehouse Stock Controller

The Stock Controller is responsible for maintaining accurate, well-organised, and readily traceable inventory across PABT's warehouse and stores environment. The role owns the day-to-day flow of stock from goods receipt through to issue and dispatch and the integrity of the bin location system

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and monitor the end-to-end movement of stock: goods receiving, put-away, internal transfers, picking, issuing to production, and dispatch to customers
• Monitor stock levels against min/max and re-order thresholds, and flag shortages, slow-moving or obsolete stock to the Warehouse Manager
• Track incoming deliveries and outgoing shipments, ensuring paperwork (delivery notes, GRNs, picking slips, invoices) matches physical stock movements
• Investigate and resolve stock discrepancies between physical counts and system records, identifying root causes and corrective actions
• Own and maintain the warehouse bin location system, ensuring every stock item has a designated, logical, and system-recorded location
• Allocate and update bin locations for new stock lines, considering item size, weight, turnover rate, and picking efficiency
• Ensure all bin locations are correctly labelled
• Conduct regular bin location audits and cycle counts, correcting mismatches between physical placement and system data
• Perform regular cycle counts and assist with full annual stocktakes
• Ensure compliance with company procedures, health & safety standards, and housekeeping standards (5S or similar) within the warehouse
• Identify and recommend process improvements to reduce stock losses, picking errors, and turnaround times

Minimum Requirements and skills

• Grade 12 / Matric certificate (essential).
• A relevant qualification in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Warehousing, or Inventory Management (advantageous).
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel for stock reporting and analysis
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple stock movements
• Good numeracy and problem-solving skills for resolving stock discrepancies
• 2–4 years' experience in a stock control, inventory, or warehouse role, ideally within a manufacturing, engineering, or industrial parts environment
• Experience with cycle counting and stocktake processes.