Warehouse Assistant

On Line Personnel

Date: 3 days ago
City: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
Contract type: Full time

Job Position: Warehouse Assistant

Ref: 5266

Location: Durban

Salary: R30 000 per month commensurate with qualification and experience with benefits

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Qualifications / Requirements:

  • Own reliable transport essential
  • Strong Excel skills
  • Strong, resilient and assertive disposition essential
  • Ability to communicate efficiently and promptly
  • Ability to manage reporting functions
  • High proficiency in Pastel and Pastel reporting
  • Numerical efficiency
  • Knowledge of inventory management
  • Should be familiar with warehouse procedures and have good communication skills to interact with internal teams

Inventory management:

  • Monitor stock, review packing lists and confirm stock availability after unpacking to be available for dispatch
  • Ensure products are stored correctly and efficiently
  • Manage stock movements between Johannesburg, Cape Town, PE and EL
  • Investigate and resolve inventory errors or mismatches
  • Durban samples supervision and dispatch

Receiving and dispatching:

  • Oversee the receipt and dispatch of goods ensuring all staff comply with company procedures
  • Ensure all incoming goods are checked for damage and accuracy against inwards goods notification paperwork – arrange for quarantine of damaged goods for review prior to storing – notify Warehouse Manager and Procurement Manager of damaged incoming goods and follow up on action to resolve the issue
  • Coordinate dispatch, ensuring goods match outgoing documentation – ensure goods are packed and labelled correctly for dispatch

Safety and compliance:

  • Enforce safety procedures, regulations and policies throughout the warehouse – work closely with the Warehouse Manager Durban to ensure policies are implemented

Vehicle management:

  • Manage Cape Town vehicle – service, repairs and general upkeep – monitor and report on issues
  • Warehouse process
  • Work with the Durban Warehouse Manager to align all roles equally across both roles and gain knowledge of all aspects of the warehouse function and responsibilities
  • Back-up for Warehouse Manager in their absence
  • WMS (Warehouse Management System) - Assist with label creation for all warehouses for pallets

Email your CV to

Qualifications / Requirements:

  • Own reliable transport essential
  • Strong Excel skills
  • Strong, resilient and assertive disposition essential
  • Ability to communicate efficiently and promptly
  • Ability to manage reporting functions
  • High proficiency in Pastel and Pastel reporting
  • Numerical efficiency
  • Knowledge of inventory management
  • Should be familiar with warehouse procedures and have good communication skills to interact with internal teams

Inventory management:

  • Monitor stock, review packing lists and confirm stock availability after unpacking to be available for dispatch
  • Ensure products are stored correctly and efficiently
  • Manage stock movements between Johannesburg, Cape Town, PE and EL
  • Investigate and resolve inventory errors or mismatches
  • Durban samples supervision and dispatch

Receiving and dispatching:

  • Oversee the receipt and dispatch of goods ensuring all staff comply with company procedures
  • Ensure all incoming goods are checked for damage and accuracy against inwards goods notification paperwork – arrange for quarantine of damaged goods for review prior to storing – notify Warehouse Manager and Procurement Manager of damaged incoming goods and follow up on action to resolve the issue
  • Coordinate dispatch, ensuring goods match outgoing documentation – ensure goods are packed and labelled correctly for dispatch

Safety and compliance:

  • Enforce safety procedures, regulations and policies throughout the warehouse – work closely with the Warehouse Manager Durban to ensure policies are implemented

Vehicle management:

  • Manage Cape Town vehicle – service, repairs and general upkeep – monitor and report on issues
  • Warehouse process
  • Work with the Durban Warehouse Manager to align all roles equally across both roles and gain knowledge of all aspects of the warehouse function and responsibilities
  • Back-up for Warehouse Manager in their absence
  • WMS (Warehouse Management System) - Assist with label creation for all warehouses for pallets

Salary: R30 000 per month commensurate with qualification and experience with benefits

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