Vacancies

Pharmacy Stock Controller

Function
Pharmacy
Facility
Life Brenthurst Hospital
Position
Pharmacy Stock Controller
Introduction

A vacancy exists for a Sessional Pharmacy Stock Controller based at Life Brenthurst Hospital. The successful candidate will be required to achieve the relevant stock management outputs.

Critical Outputs

Effective asset management:

  • Daily capturing of invoices and handling of invoice queries
  • Item master maintenance
  • Bin maintenance and preference level maintenance
  • Follow up on out-of-stock letters
  • Convey out of stock, back orders and alternatives sourced timeously
  • Price queries with Head Office and Processing of transfers to wards, theatre and Renal unit
  • Processing of inter-hospital transfers and processing of supplier credits
  • Managing negative stock report
  • Stock Count Preparation and capturing
  • Achieving optimal system utilization
  • MIR6, unrecorded liabilities and GRIR
  • Doctors accounts

Effective financial management:

  • Printing and actioning of daily and monthly stock management reports
  • Overseeing stock count process and variance investigation

Effective people management:

  • Maintaining open communication with staff, encouraging good employee relationships and teamwork

Other:

  • General administrative tasks g. filing of invoices
Requirements
  • Grade 12 Certificate
  • Previous pharmacy stock control experience will be an advantage
  • Excellent interpersonal skills are very important as good relationships with all staff are essential
  • Good mathematical skills and attention to detail
  • Computer proficiency (MS office)
Competencies
  • Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
  • Building relationships
  • Resilience
  • Customer responsiveness
  • Engaging diversity
  • Organizational awareness
  • Verbal & written communication skills
  • Excellence orientation
  • Action-orientated
  • Ethical behaviour
Email
nothemba.mntambo@lifehealthcare.co.za
Closing date
Monday, June 23, 2025

Internal applicants - Before making an application, you are requested to discuss your application with your line manager. External candidates will also be considered.

Life Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.  Applicants who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date of this advert, should consider their application as unsuccessful.


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