Inventory Management Specialist

1 week ago


Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa takealot Full time

Job Overview

Takelot.com, a leading e-commerce company in South Africa, seeks an experienced Inventory Management Specialist to join our team at the Cape Town Warehouse.

This is a challenging and rewarding role that requires a highly organized and detail-oriented individual with excellent problem-solving skills.

Key Responsibilities

  • Ensure that the inventory department operates efficiently, meeting key performance indicators (KPIs) and service level agreements (SLAs).
  • Implement process improvements and maintain procedures and systems to minimize costs and maximize working capital.
  • Understand and utilize warehouse management systems effectively.
  • Develop and maintain accurate daily reporting to measure productivity within the department.
  • Maintain a clean, tidy, and safe work environment for staff.
  • Provide and evaluate daily operational reports to ensure key critical areas of the department are controlled and any discrepancies addressed and resolved.
  • Manage control measures to prevent mistakes, inaccuracies, and discrepancies.
  • Assist in resource planning and motivate employees to focus on accuracy and turnaround times.
  • Maintain quality and quantity of workload within the department.
  • Foster a culture of FIFO task completion.
  • Resolve escalated daily operational queries from the team in a timely manner.
  • Conduct daily team meetings to discuss KPIs, plans, and escalate issues.

Attributes Required

  • Proven experience in inventory management, receiving, picking, packing, evaluation, put-away, and returns processing.
  • Strong problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills for a customer-focused working environment.
  • Personal organization and business administration skills according to modern best practices.
  • Able to work under pressure, maintaining attention to detail and quality.
  • Willingness to learn, improve, and adapt.
  • Good team player with a positive attitude.
  • Ability to train staff.
  • Analytical mindset.

Qualifications and Experience

  • Matric/Grade 12 or equivalent qualification.
  • Tertiary qualification advantageous.
  • 4-5 years of warehouse experience.
  • 2 years of supervisory experience/exposure beneficial.

The Environment

  • We are a dynamic and entrepreneurial team, driven by a shared ambition to be the leading e-commerce company in Africa.
  • We foster a culture of ownership, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
  • We love what we do and strive to create solutions that exceed expectations.

Estimated Salary Range: R550,000 - R650,000 per annum, depending on experience.



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