Stock Controller Senior | Pharmacy
- Function
- Nursing
- Facility
- Life Rosepark Hospital
- Position
- Stock Controller Senior | Pharmacy
- Introduction
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A vacancy exists for a Stock Controller Senior based at Life Rosepark Hospital, reporting to the Inventory Manager Ripfumelo Makaringe. 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.
- Critical Outputs
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- Develop and maintain sound relationships with internal customers to achieve co-operation and compliance with audit processes
- Set up and maintenance of preferred stock levels, and daily ordering of stock to ensure a quality pharmaceutical supply service
- Asset management to ensure security of stock and to minimize loss due to redundancy
- Quarterly stocktaking
- Monitoring expiry dates of all items and managing as per protocol
- Informing UM and PM of any stock issues and shortages
- Ensuring that stock is available at all times
- Ensure cost-efficiency regarding staff planning
- Focus on implementation of formulary products
- Managing the surgical stores department
- Managing the procurement, control and distribution of surgical stock
- Ensuring accurate receiving and receipting of surgical stock.
- Capturing of prosthesis and consignment invoices and transfers to theatre
- Implementing and maintaining the LHC formulary and providing feedback to PM
- Active involvement in stock-takes and cycle counts.
- Dead stock and short dated stock management
- Capturing and handling of product complaints
- Resolving queries from relevant stakeholders.
- Ensuring a culture of quality in our business and operational excellence.
- Any other task that the line manager may deem necessary
- Requirements
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- Grade 12 National Senior Certificate.
- Sound knowledge of at least 2 years on stock control in a hospital environment
- Working knowledge of SAP
- Basic accounting skills
- Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, and Word) is essential.
- Medical experience is essential with hospital stock control experience
- A person who is result orientated, pays attention to detail, and has excellent interpersonal as well as excellent communication skills.
- Customer focus, a commitment towards continuous improvement, the ability to work independently and the management of time is required.
- Willingness to work overtime, afterhours and weekends also required.
- Ability to work under pressure
- Competencies
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- Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
- Attention to detail
- Resilience
- Engaging diversity
- Verbal & written communication skills
- Excellence orientation
- Building relationships
- Customer responsiveness
- Organisational awareness
- Influencing skills
- Action orientation
- Ethical behaviour
- Contact
Beverly van Schalkwyk
- Tel
- 051 505 5438
- rp.recruitment@lifehealthcare.co.za
- Closing date
- Friday, March 13, 2026
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.