Inventory Supervisor
DHL
Administration, People & HR, Operations
Boksburg, South Africa
Posted on Apr 30, 2026
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We are offering an exciting opportunity for the position of Site HR Operations Lead. In this position you will play a crucial role to support our vision of becoming a Great place to work for all.
At DHL Supply Chain South Africa, we’re looking for…
Vacancy
Inventory Supervisory
Job Purpose
To plan, co-ordinate, supervise and report upon the work activities of the inventory team, providing effective communication, leadership, motivation, training & development.
Responsibility for maintaining and managing inventory integrity. Responsibility for managing and minimising DHL's contractual stock loss liabilities.
Key areas of responsibility include:
- Ensure accurate control of inventory up to and beyond the KPI levels expected by the customer and DHL
- Plan and manage all stock counts and audits of inventory
- Manage and motivate inventory team - ensure adequate inventory team cover available across all operational shifts
- Put in place procedures to monitor and minimise stock losses
- Develop & maintain effective inventory process, incorporating warehouse management systems
- Monitor all stock movements within warehouse and ensure report on issues
- Constant communication with operational team
- Train team members to ensure that inventory control procedures are fully implemented
- Implement procedures to maintain cycle counting and perpetual inventory
- Understand DHL's stock loss contractual liability and ensure any potential risk is effectively mitigated
- Produce timely and accurate management information & reports as required
- Manage and motivate inventory team - ensure adequate inventory team cover available across all operational shifts
- Control of team budgeted hours and costs
- Create and publish Standard Operating Procedures
- Attend customer meetings as required
- Contribute to site continuous improvement agenda
- Submitting monthly inventory information accurately and timeously to meet deadlines
- Management of damages and stock losses within warehouse
- Control of all inventory related matters within parameters of location
- Recruitment and handling of Industrial Relations in line with HR policy as well as scheduling of inventory team
- To ensure stock that is damaged or due to expire is removed from the cages / orders
- Conform and promote awareness to staff on ISO 9001, ISO 22716, ISO 13485 and regulatory requirements associated with the QMS.
Competencies & Skills.
- Maintains effective relationships with customers
- Develops / Delivers high quality / innovative products, services or solutions
- Focuses on customer needs and gains their commitment
- Gains management / colleague support to meet customer needs
- Ensures strategies / plans are aligned and reflect others views
- Develops strategies / plans aligned to broader organizational strategy
- Communicates strategy
- Establishes clear, challenging and achievable objectives
- Aligns resources and the organization within own area of responsibility to achieve objectives
- Regularly reviews and communicates progress against objectives and adjusts as needed
- Champions continuous improvement and innovation
- Inspires results and respect by empowerment, accountability recognition and rewards recognizing the contribution of others
- Provides candid / regular feedback
- Supports the development of others Inspires others to develop themselves
- Conveys a clear sense of personal goals and values
- Actively seeks feedback to improve performance
- Develops new skills and modifies behaviors based on feedback
- Takes personal responsibility for career and development
Skills/Experience
- Experience of working within budgetary constraints
- Fully computer literate (MS Office Advanced)
- Excellent interpersonal, leadership, motivation and planning skills
- Ability to co-ordinate all staff and assets in warehouse department
- Person should know what products are handled by the Company
- Person should be able to enforce health and safety procedures and identify hazards
- knowledge of clients requirements and customer needs
- 3-5 years experience of working in inventory environment
- Knowledge of logistics market trends, opportunities and challenges
- Commercial breadth, i.e. general management experience
- Strategic tools/techniques approaches and strategy determination
Qualifications
- Matric / Grade 12
- Diploma in Inventory Management
Languages
• English verbal and written.
