Inventory Controller – Luxury Game Lodge – Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga

Kendrick Recruitment is currently seeking a meticulous and systems-driven Inventory Controller for a renowned luxury game lodge situated within the Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga, forming part of a well-respected South African hospitality group.

This is a senior, detail-intensive role overseeing all stock-holding departments across the lodge, including beverage, food, spa retail, housekeeping amenities, curated retail, and operational equipment. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining inventory accuracy at property level, ensuring all data is complete, audit-ready, and aligned with group standards.

This is a live-in position within a remote bush environment. Candidates must be comfortable living and working on a game reserve and have previous experience within a luxury lodge setting.

Minimum Requirements:

• Relevant qualification in Finance, Accounting, Hospitality Management, or a related field advantageous
  
• Minimum of 2–4 years’ experience in hospitality inventory or stock management
  
• Previous luxury lodge experience essential
  
• Hands-on experience with MyStock, MyInventory, Sage Inventory, or similar systems
  
• Strong understanding of lodge operations across Food & Beverage, Housekeeping, Spa, and Retail
  
• Experience working with POS systems such as TallOrder or similar
  
• Strong analytical and numerical ability with excellent attention to detail
  
• Ability to supervise and direct Storeman and Administrator functions
  
• Excellent communication and cross-departmental collaboration skills
  
• Comfortable living and working in a remote, live-in lodge environment
  
• Stable work history with contactable references
  

Key Responsibilities:

Inventory Governance & Controls

• Oversee all daily stock movements across lodge departments and ensure full SOP compliance
  
• Verify all transactions including Purchase Orders, GRNs, transfers, wastage, credits, and issues
  
• Reject and correct inaccuracies before daily cut-off
  
• Maintain accurate item master data, unit of measure, cost, and VAT categorisation
  

Reconciliation & Reporting

• Reconcile POS sales against inventory depletion across bar, spa retail, and curated retail
  
• Investigate all consumption discrepancies on the same day
  
• Lead mid-month and month-end stock counts, ensuring blind counts for high-risk areas
  
• Compile month-end reporting packs including opening and closing balances, purchases, issues, transfers, wastage, and variance reports
  

Purchasing & Receiving

• Validate purchasing requests against departmental budgets, PAR levels, and ROP settings
  
• Oversee GRN accuracy and three-way matching between Purchase Orders, delivery notes, and invoices
  
• Confirm all supplier credits are correctly raised and reconciled
  

Risk, Compliance & Audit

• Maintain full separation of duties across request, capture, approval, and issue functions
  
• Keep complete digital document trails across all inventory transactions
  
• Enforce physical controls including locked storage, key registers, and access control
  
• Support internal and external audits with accurate and complete records
  

Package:

• Market-related salary (details shared with shortlisted candidates)
  
• Live-in accommodation and meals provided
  
• Standard lodge-based benefits included
  

Candidates who feel they meet the above requirements are invited to apply with an updated CV, contactable references, and a recent head-and-shoulders photograph.

Please note: If no feedback is received within 7 working days, kindly consider the application unsuccessful.