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# Inventory Shift Manager at takealot.com

- **Company:** takealot.com
- **Location:** KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- **Posted:** 2026-05-12
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-11
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/takealotcom/jobs/7908415

## Job description

[takealot.com](https://www.takealot.com/), South Africa's leading online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Inventory Shift Manager to join our team in Kwa - Zulu Natal.

We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, hard-working people with integrity to join us. We offer a market related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs, a great work environment and a promise that you won’t be bored as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.

Purpose of the role: Overall responsibility of the entire business (group) inventory within the DC.

This position reports to the DC Operations Manager

Your responsibilities can include:

- Manage and ensure that Inventory is well organized and controlled to sufficiently support production and the goals of the business
- Implement improvement processes and maintain policies and procedures and systems to minimize costs and maximize working capital
- Ensuring all work areas are clean and tidy and safe for staff to work in (housekeeping)
- Manage and implement the Company Policies & Procedures within the Inventory department and ensure that they is strictly adhered to
- Manage stock takes, cycle counts, replenishments
- Ensure stock accuracy and pickable locations
- Conduct Pick Fail investigations
- Supervise stock movements
- Drive process improvement through data driven decisions
- Manage and implement inventory management strategies
- Optimize the customer experience by ensuring the right product quantities, in the right places, at the right time
- Perform audits of inventory management-related tools and systems ensuring settings are correct and optimized
- Automate whenever possible
- Take ownership of all aspects of inventory reporting for the company: develop the inventory planning model, plan product transitions and inventory exposure
- Produce daily reports to ensure key critical areas of the inventory processes are controlled
- Effective leadership and direction for the operations team through involvement and communication to deliver on the relevant key business drivers Measure and manage staff through formal staff appraisals, development, coaching and disciplinary procedures
- Conform to all Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) standards and legislation as set out by the business and the OHS Act
- Monitor, maintain and manage all inventory related reports
- Be responsible for all projects stock moves
- Ensure that all inventory is effectively managed by
- identifying slow moving stock, dead stock, expired dates and other critical factors
- Continuously monitor the stock density by location and devise appropriate action plans to reduce impact on production
- Develop appropriate inventory solutions for the variety of product types stored
- Strategically align with risk management and highlight high risk areas and potential theft hot spots
- Expected to manage the Inventory holding and Integrity of the DC
- Collaborate with HOD's in order to streamline and achieve Inventory and DC KPI's
- Align Inventory policies with Finance
- Assist in maintaining and managing the compliance as set out by the various regulatory boards
- Liaise with Head Office to drive and execute Group strategies related to Inventory and compliance

Qualifications and experience:

- Relevant Inventory qualification (Degree or Diploma)
- 5 to 7 years previous experience in inventory management including minimum 3 years at management level
- Preferably in the Logistics, Supply Chain, Warehousing and Distribution environment
- Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, MS Access and PowerPoint) ,WMS systems

Attributes required :

- Excellent and proven data extraction and analytical ability and applying this data to drive inventory management decisions
- Organized and detailed oriented with proven experience of managing inventory
- A Self- starter who is tenacious at identifying and resolving challenges
- Passionate about customer service within the supply chain environment
- Experience creating and setting annual operating plans and presenting to Senior DC Management
- Have a detailed understanding of inventory control / warehouse management systems (including reverse logistics)
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills for a demanding and customer focused working environment
- Possess excellent personal organization and business administration skills in accordance with modern best practice methods
- Possess the ability to work productively, efficiently & effectively with initiative and drive under tight timescales and pressure whilst maintaining attention to detail and quality
- Possess the willingness to learn, improve and adapt
- Good team player, hard worker, willing to be flexible with a positive attitude
- Must be able to work as part of a multi-cultural team
- Must be willing to work overtime as and when required
- This overtime will be unpaid due to the level of the position.

The Environment:

- takealot.com employees are entrepreneurial and dynamic, smart, customer- centric, fun and have the shared ambition of takealot.com being the leading e- commerce company in Africa.
- We have fun, work hard, take ownership, work in teams to create solutions, and are always open to direct feedback/new ideas on where we can improve.
- We are short on ego and high on output.
- We are doers and not only thinkers, its all in the execution after all.
- We love what we do and what we are creating.
- We seek to employ an Extra Ordinary Mind who is Smart, has Integrity, and is Hardworking.

If you meet the above you are an Extraordinary Mind so come and join us!

Takealot Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities, to apply.

## About takealot.com

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Takealot.com is South Africa's largest online retailer, offering millions of products across 30+ categories through a marketplace and owned logistics network.
- **Entity Type**: Private (division of Takealot Group, majority-owned by Naspers; total funding $1.2B across multiple rounds)
- **Headquarters**: Cape Town, South Africa
- **Founded**: 2011
- **Founders**: Kim Reid

## Core Business
- Primary industry/industries: E-commerce / Online Retail
- Target customers: B2C consumers across South Africa, plus B2B services for 12,000+ marketplace sellers
- Mission or purpose: "Changing lives in South Africa for the better through e-commerce."

## Products & Services
- **Takealot.com Marketplace**: Core e-commerce platform offering millions of products from local and international brands, with options for delivery or collection at 100+ Pickup Points (including 30+ Pick n Pay locations).
- **Mr D**: On-demand food delivery service (part of Takealot Group).
- **Superbalist.com**: Online fashion and homeware retailer (part of Takealot Group).
- **TakealotMORE**: Membership/loyalty program offering perks and faster delivery.
- **Seller CAPITAL**: Funding program for marketplace sellers.
- **Pickup Points**: Nationwide network for order collection, including in-store Pick n Pay locations.
- **Exclusive Brands**: George & Mason, Getup, Campground, Fire Up.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (Takealot Group is private, majority-owned by Naspers)
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue of $808M (2024) for takealot.com; takealot.com became profitable in 2024; Takealot Group targets group profitability by 2026.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Naspers (majority owner, 96% stake), Tiger Global Management (early investor), Pick n Pay (pickup point partner)
- **Growth Signals**: +18% employee headcount growth YoY (2,162 employees); 105 active job postings (+114% YoY); 288,225 LinkedIn followers (+18.9% YoY); operates in 13 countries

## Competitive Advantages
- Largest e-commerce platform in Africa with a vast product selection and owned logistics network (Mr D) enabling fast delivery.
- Extensive physical infrastructure: 100+ Pickup Points integrated into grocery stores, reducing last-mile costs.
- Exclusive financial tools for sellers (Seller CAPITAL) that lock in marketplace loyalty.
- Strong parent company backing (Naspers) providing capital and strategic support.

## Strategic Focus
- Achieving group profitability by 2026 after takealot.com's 2024 profit milestone.
- Expanding the marketplace ecosystem with more sellers and exclusive brands.
- Deepening customer loyalty through TakealotMORE membership and convenient Pickup Points.
- Investing in technology and supply chain automation to improve efficiency.

## Why Work Here
- Culture values: "Customer-obsessed, entrepreneurial, deliver results fast, achieve more together."
- Engineering roles available in Cape Town and Johannesburg, with a focus on Java, Python, Scala, and logistics tech.
- Hybrid/remote policy not explicitly stated; roles are based in South Africa.
- Notable perks: Opportunity to work on Africa's largest e-commerce platform, exposure to high-scale logistics and marketplace systems, and a diverse, trust-based environment.
- Employer rating: 3.2/5 (422 reviews) – strengths in culture (3.4) and career (3.3), but compensation rated lower (2.4).

## Sources
1. [Takealot Group – About Takealot.com](https://takealotgroup.com/takealot-com/)
2. [Takealot Group – Our Story](https://takealotgroup.com/)
3. [Takealot.com LinkedIn](https://za.linkedin.com/company/takealot)
4. [Takealot.com Careers (Greenhouse)](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/takealotcom)
5. [Crunchbase-style data from LinkedIn](https://za.linkedin.com/company/takealot) (financials and employee info)

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