DC Process Controller

takealot.com, South Africa's leading online retailer, is looking for a highly talented DC Process Controller to join our team in Cape Town.

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.

This position reports to the Inventory Operations Manager

Purpose of the role: To enable the operations teams to plan accurately, perform optimally and make informed decisions timeously.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Ensure that all prescribed safety and operational procedures are always adhered to.
• Correct PPE to be worn always by all staff with the correct care taken to enhance the life span of the PPE.
• Ensure that all accidents and incidents are reported to Takealot management immediately.
• Ensure a high standard of housekeeping and tidiness within the working area. OPERATIONAL
• Monitor and evaluate hourly/daily operational reports and ensure that Outbound KPI are controlled and met, any discrepancies are to be addressed and resolved.
• Release work available to DC for processing
• Assist in maintaining FIFO within the Outbound area, by ensuring that Priorities, Same Day Deliveries, and SLA orders are timeously handed over to Dispatch.
• Ensure that Outbound queries are resolved timeously, and exception trends are addressed and resolved.
• Assist the team in identifying and resolving any mistakes or inaccuracies.
• Report and resolve risks to Outbound KPIs within reasonable time to mitigate.
• Clear, accurate and decisive communication to the operations team.

Qualification & Experience:

• Matric
• 3-5 Years relevant experience in a Warehouse environment
• Experience with Microsoft Office Applications or similar
• Experience in running and creating reports.

Attributes Required:

• Analytical skills.
• Mathematical skills. Knowledge about warehouse operations and WMS applications.
• Knowledge about Google products is advantageous.
• Ability to understand and interpret information and communicate possible effects and the action needed to rectify non conformance noted in the information.

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.

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1. Read the full job description and requirements on this page carefully before applying — tailor your application to what the employer actually asks for.
2. Update your CV and save it as a PDF. Make sure your contact details, most recent experience and qualifications are easy to find.
3. Click the apply button on this page to complete your application on takealot.com's own careers site. The employer manages the shortlisting process directly.
4. Have certified copies of your ID and qualifications ready. Many South African employers request them once you are shortlisted.
5. Applications close on 30 August 2026. Submit well before the deadline — late applications are normally not considered.
6. Keep a record of what you submitted and when. If you have not heard back within a few weeks of the closing date, it is acceptable to follow up politely.

If takealot.com shortlists you for the DC Process Controller position, preparation makes the difference. Work through these steps:

• Research takealot.com before the interview — look for their official website, social profiles and any recent news. Interviewers expect you to know why you want to work there specifically.
• Go through the job description above and prepare a specific example from your own experience for each of the main duties. Most interview questions will be drawn from what the advert emphasises.
• Structure your answers with the STAR method — Situation, Task, Action, Result. Concrete stories with measurable outcomes are far stronger than general claims about your abilities.
• Prepare two or three thoughtful questions to ask the panel — about the team, how success is measured in the role, or growth opportunities. It signals genuine interest.
• Plan your logistics early. Confirm whether the interview is in person in Cape Town or online, and arrive or log in at least ten minutes early.