Stock Controller
- Function
- Pharmacy
- Facility
- Life Robinson Private Hospital
- Position
- Stock Controller
- Introduction
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A vacancy exists for a Stock Controller based at Life Robinson Hospital, reporting to, Pharmacy Manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring that the quality pharmaceutical services, financial objectives, legislative compliance and people management requirements are achieved to the required standards. A key part of the role will be ensuring optimal stock management in all units through effective interdepartmental liaising, communication and administrative support to the pharmacy team.
- Critical Outputs
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Effective medication safety management
- Report 100% of inventory related incidents and develop and implement remedial actions as appropriate.
- Report 100% of pharmacy inventory related alerts and develop and implement remedial action and complete a trends analysis quarterly.
Effective quality management systems
- Participate in the implementation and compliance to LHC Quality management systems.
- Retain ISO 9001 accreditation and compliance with SAPC, DOH and LHC legal/professional standards.
- 100% implementation of relevant inventory quality initiatives
- Participate in achieving required customer service levels in theatre and wards.
- Identify compliance gaps to published procedures, Q-Learnings, Q-Directives and implement a plan
- Implement corrective actions highlighted during QMS reviews
- Communicate product and supplier changes or “out of stocks” to relevant pharmacy and inventory staff, nursing and doctors
Effective financial management
- Participate in achieving hospital budgeted financial measures relating to pharmacy.
Effective product management
- Participate in the active management of cost of sales of pharmaceuticals in line with revenue and budget.
- Build effective working relationships with doctors.
- Manage product complaints for surgical and consumable stock
Effective asset management
- Participate in achieving stock targets: Stock cover, Dead stock, Stock adjustments: gross variance and net variance
- Achieve optimal system utilization and ensure up to date and accurate Item Master
- Requirements
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- Minimum 2 years’ working experience in a Pharmacy/ Pharmaceutical Stores environment
- 2-3 years’ experience in an administration/ finance related role
- Knowledge of inventory control processes, procedures and practices
- Knowledge and proficiency in SAP – advantageous
- People management experience
- Basic financial & numeric skills
- Strong influencing & negotiation skills
- Attention to detail and compliance orientated
- Problem solving & conflict management skills
- Proven ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Computer literacy
- Competencies
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- Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
- Self-management
- Attention to detail
- Resilience
- Integrity,
- Motivating and developing people
- Engaging diversity
- Verbal & written communication skills
- Influencing skill
- Building relationships
- Customer responsiveness
- Organizational awareness
- Excellence orientation
- Ethical behavior
- Action orientation
- Recruitment.Carstenhof@lifehealthcare.co.za
- Closing date
- Friday, August 1, 2025
Internal applicants - Before making an application, you are requested to discuss your application with your line manager. External candidates will also be considered.
Explore our vacancies and find the right opportunity for you. Download the application form and email to the relevant contact person specified in the job advertisement.
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.