Supervisor: Receiving

Premier FMCG is at the heart of South Africa’s FMCG industry, delivering trusted, iconic brands across our Bakery, Milling, Confectionery, Home & Personal Care and Culinary divisions. We are driven by innovation, collaboration, and a high-performance growth culture. We empower our people to strive for excellence ensuring that our products and people make a difference in the everyday lives of our consumers.

Job Purpose:

To ensure that all incoming product and packaging is accurately and timeously ordered, received, stored, and supplied to production according to the production plan.

Key responsibilities:

- Coordinate and communicate production planning program together with finance, production, quality, maintenance and despatch
- Ensure timeous delivery of ordered raw materials and packaging to be able to supply production to produce according to production plan
- Effectively source materials, consumables and spare parts from approved suppliers and maintain the engineering store at minimum optimal level.
- Making sure critical spares for machinery are available maintaining inventory to minimize operational downtime in the factory.
- Plan store space efficiently for deliveries and movement of raw material and packaging (apply FIFO where possible)
- Supervise receiving of raw product and packaging according to quality standards and ensure accurate paperwork accompanied
- Arrange preparation of raw product and packaging for production according to production needs

Experience and qualification:

- Grade 12
- Tertiary qualification in Administration would be an advantage
- Understanding of Stock Control/Counting, warehouse and Inventory Management
- 2-3 years of Supervisory experience
- Fully computer literate
- Excellent communication and people skills

Skills and competencies:

Knowledge:

- Knowledge of Receiving procedures and stock control
- Knowledge of stock rotation principles (FIFO/FEFO)
- Knowledge of warehouse management systems and ERP systems
- knowledge of stock traceability and batch/expiry date control, where applicable

Skills:

- Strong leadership and people management skills
- Good planning, organizing and time-management skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Good problem-solving and decision-making skills
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines

Diversity & Inclusion

Premier FMCG is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals, including people living with disabilities. By applying, you consent to the processing of your personal information in line with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI Act) for recruitment purposes

Closing date 23 October 2026