Vital Element (Pty) Ltd
- R Undisclosed
- Permanent Intermediate position
- Johannesburg South
- Posted 21 Oct 2025 by Vital Element (Pty) Ltd
- Expires in 2 days
- Job 2623047 – Ref VE798
About the position
A FMCG manufacturer requires an energetic and self-motivated Inbound Logistics Controller to maintain and oversee inventory and related daily warehouse activities such as receiving and storing goods, ensuring the efficient receiving of goods, supervising offloading/receiving staff, and securing the product according to company policies and procedures
Responsibilities:
- Supervising warehouse staff and daily activities
- Evaluating and reporting on warehouse receipts as per daily requirements
- Coordinating the receipt, storage and packing of packed goods and materials
- Checking, processing and filing of all IBTs both from the Packing plant as well as the other company sites
- Effectively control of Hard and Soft Oil packed products via stock sheet counting daily
- Perform a physical check on all customer returns coming back into the warehouse
- Ensure all documents and communication is completed pertaining to the customer returns
- Liaise with Warehouse Management, Quality and Stock controller as to the quarantining of the returned product
- Support logistics staff in other locations
- Stock receipts both manual and SAGE must be completed on the same day as the physical receipts
- Effectively handles returns, from packing plant, customers and other site warehouses
Requirements:
- Matric
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in warehousing on Supervisor level
- Relevant tertiary qualification will be an added advantage
- FMCG, Manufacturing and Warehousing sector experience essential
- Full knowledge of the requirements in respect of global standards of warehousing/dispatching
- Understand risk, business processes and controls
- Excellent leadership skill, including strong coaching experience
- FIFO strategies
Desired Skills:
- Warehousing
- Dispatching
- Business controls
- Sage
- Import Logistics
- International Logistics
Desired Work Experience:
- 2 to 5 years Food & Beverage Manufacturing
- 5 to 10 years Logistics Management
Desired Qualification Level:
- Diploma