Stock Controller | Orthopaedic Unit
- Function
- Stock Controller
- Facility
- Life Groenkloof Hospital
- Position
- Stock Controller | Orthopaedic Unit
- Introduction
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A vacancy exists for a Stock Controller, based at Life Groenkloof Hospital reporting to the Unit Manager. The successful candidates will be responsible for ensuring quality pharmaceutical services, financial objectives, legislative compliance and people management requirements are achieved to the required standards. This position will work in the Wards and the Pharmacy.
- Critical Outputs
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Effective medication safety management
- Report 100% of inventory incidents and develop and implement remedial actions as appropriate
- Complete trend analysis with relevant actions quarterly with Pharmacy and Theatre unit manager
- Report 100% of alerts and develop and implement remedial action and complete a trend analysis quarterly
Effective quality management systems
- Participate in the implementation and compliance to LHC Quality management systems
- Ensure compliance with SAPC, DOH, and LHC legal and professional standards
- Achieve required customer service levels in theatre
Effective financial management
- Participate in achieving hospital budgeted financial measures relating to pharmacy, ward and theatre stock management
Effective product management and DOMINO
- Participate in the active management of cost of sales of pharmaceuticals in line with revenue, budget and set targets
- Build effective working relationships with doctors and nursing colleagues
Effective asset management
- Participate in achieving stock targets
- Achieve optimal system utilisation, including the management of stock reports
- Perform stock counts, reconciling differences and implementing corrective actions
- Sell dead stock
- Maintain preferred levels
- Order and unpack stock, and follow up with suppliers as needed
- Co-ordinate month end stock procedures
- Filing
- Requirements
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- Grade 12
- 1-2 years of experience
- Experience within inventory management or relevant experience within a ward and pharmacy environment.
- Knowledge of inventory control processes, procedures and practices.
- Understanding of management and relationship structures within an operating environment.
- Ability to communicate effectively.
- Computer literacy
- Attention to detail and the ability to work accurately under pressure.
- Competencies
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- Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
- Resilience
- Engaging diversity
- Verbal & written communication and presentation
- Influencing
- Drive & energy
- Excellence orientation
- Ethical behaviour
- Building relationships
- Customer responsiveness
- Organisational awareness
- Careers.Groenkloof@lifehealthcare.co.za
- Closing date
- Wednesday, September 30, 2026
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.