Inventory Clerk
Absolute Pets
- Location
- Pine Town, KwaZulu-Natal
- Salary
- Not stated
- Job type
- Permanent
- Work setting
- On-site
- Sector
- Transport, logistics & driving
- Closing date
- Not stated
Posted 22 days ago
What you need
- Inventory clerk at the Absolute Pets warehouse in Pinetown
- Daily and weekly stock counts
- Find out why stock numbers differ and report on it
- Handle damaged and short-dated stock
- The ad does not list a qualification or years of experience
How to apply
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Job description
Specialising in premium pet foods and accessories, Absolute Pets is the leading pet retailer in South Africa with over 200 stores across the country.
Our KwaZulu-Natal Warehouse team is looking for an Inventory Clerk to join the Absolute Pets team at our warehouse in Pinetown.
Responsibilities and Primary Functions:
• Assist inventory controller through accurate and efficient execution of daily stock counts and investigations and submit a detailed report to management
• Execute weekly counts accurately and investigate variances and submit a detailed report to management
• Ensure that damages are processed and taken out of the system as required
• Minimise stock losses by packing and preparing the damages aisle and ensure that stock is moving out of the warehouse to the intended destination – Work with stock controller
• Investigate no stock picks and inform controller of discrepancies that need to be adjusted
• Investigate stock with negative balances or items requiring overrides and inform stock controller of discrepancies that need to be adjusted
• Investigate stock in the sin bin and inform controller of discrepancies that need to be adjusted
• Ensure that replenishment is happening efficiently to avoid no stock picks by investigating no stock picks
• Execute expiry checks as agreed with management and identify items that are short dated that need to be pushed to stores
• Ensure reporting deadlines are met daily – Daily department handovers and regular updates as agreed with the inventory controller
• Conduct root cause analysis on variances – Provide clear and concise reports to validate variances
Responsibilities and Secondary Functions:
• Spot checks on inbound stock to identify any discrepancies
• Ensure that the warehouse is properly housekept, and any issues reported to management
• Daily and weekly floor walks to identify issues with bin locations, stock assignments and general storage issues
• Look for opportunities to improve bin assignment and stock allocations in the warehouse
• Contribute to achievement of warehouse KPIs