Pharmacy Stock Controller at Life Healthcare

  • A vacancy exists for a Pharmacy Stock Controller based at Life The Glynnwood, reporting to Tau Motatinyane, Inventory Manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing and coordinating the Pharmacy services within the hospital environment by ensuring that the quality pharmaceutical services, financial objectives, legislative compliance and people management requirements are achieved to the required standards.

Critical Outputs

  • Ordering of surgical stock for Pharmacy / Theatres / Wards and Dialysis
  • Meet stock cover and stock holding targets monthly and ensure stock security
  • Maintain MRP levels, with internal compliance of 80% and external compliance of 75%
  • Reduce operational inefficiencies.
  • Management of MIR6 / GIRI and Unrecorded liabilities.
  • Management of Non-Recoverable utilisation
  • Stock counts in assigned surgical bins with a year on year improvement of gross variance %
  • Accurate receipting of invoices daily
  • Identify and address inappropriate utilisation of stock items
  • Adherence to all stock and pharmacy related procedures.
  • Daily filing of invoices and documentation

Requirements

  • Grade 12
  • Inventory management experience specifically within a pharmacy environment is essential
  • The successful candidate will be required to be available for weekend and public holiday duties on a rotational basis
  • Understanding of management and relationship structures within an operating environment
  • Computer literacy is essential

Competencies

  • Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
  • Attention to detail
  • Resilience
  • Motivating and developing people
  • Verbal & written communication skills
  • Influencing skills
  • Building relationships
  • Customer responsiveness
  • Organisational awareness
  • Excellence orientation
  • Ethical behaviour
  • Action orientation

Deadline:30th June,2026

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