Stock Controller

Aspect Health; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Above-award pay

Training & development

Discounts on pharmacy products

Daytime hours

Supportive team environment

Career progression

Job summary

Aspect Health is seeking an organised, proactive Stock Controller to join our growing team in Queensland. You will manage stock levels across pharmacies and a central packing hub, coordinating purchasing, receiving and stocktakes to ensure availability for operations.

You will work with pharmacy systems, supplier liaison and continuous improvement initiatives, delivering accurate records and timely reporting while supporting retail and customer care across sites.

Qualifications

• Two years’ experience in stock control, storeperson or similar inventory role.
• Pharmacy/healthcare experience is highly regarded.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Excellent organisation, planning and time-management skills.
• Proficiency with inventory/warehouse management software.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate monthly bulk orders across sites.
• Receive, check and record incoming goods.
• Maintain accurate stock levels and perform regular stocktakes.
• Assist with pricing and supplier liaison.
• Support purchasing decisions and inventory improvement initiatives.
• Provide reports and documentation to management.

Skills

Stock control experience

Inventory accuracy

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Driver's licence

Tools

Inventory management software

Job description

Free training and professional development

Work within a progressive and growing pharmacy group

Develop specialised pharmaceutical purchasing and inventory-management skills

Gain experience supporting multiple pharmacy sites and a large medication packing hub

Work with pharmacy inventory systems

Build supplier-management, pricing and retail merchandising experience

Great working hours within standard business hours

Supportive team environment with regular team and culture activities

Long-term career opportunities within Aspect Health

Make a direct contribution to operational efficiency and customer care

Benefits and Skills to Gain

• Above-award pay rates

• Free training and professional development

• Work within a progressive and growing pharmacy group

• Develop specialised pharmaceutical purchasing and inventory-management skills

• Gain experience supporting multiple pharmacy sites and a large medication packing hub

• Work with pharmacy inventory systems

• Build supplier-management, pricing and retail merchandising experience

• Great working hours within standard business hours

• Pharmacy product discounts

• Supportive team environment with regular team and culture activities

• Long-term career opportunities within Aspect Health

• Make a direct contribution to operational efficiency and customer care

About the Role

Aspect Health is seeking an organised, proactive and highly accurate Stock Controller to join our growing team.

Reporting to the Head of Financial Operations, you will be responsible for maintaining the stock levels required to support our pharmacies and medication packing hub. You will coordinate purchasing, receiving, stocktaking, pricing and stock management across multiple sites while ensuring stock is available to meet operational and production requirements.

This is a varied role combining pharmaceutical stock control, purchasing, retail support, supplier liaison and continuous improvement. Your work will directly support our pharmacy teams and help ensure medications and essential products are available when our aged care customers need them.

Aspect Health is one of Queensland’s largest providers of pharmacy services to the aged care industry. We deliver exceptional customer service through innovative systems, state-of-the-art technology and efficient medication-management processes.

Key Responsibilities

Purchasing and Supplier Coordination

• Coordinate monthly bulk orders across Aspect Health sites

• Receive and reconcile monthly orders

• Process invoicing as required

• Review order quantities quarterly and adjust them according to business needs

• Liaise with pharmaceutical representatives and suppliers

• Conduct pricing reviews and upload pricing information into Fred

• Support purchasing decisions, preferred-brand arrangements and budget requirements

• Assist the Head of Financial Operations and Managing Director with additional purchasing and improvement initiatives

Stock Control

• Receive, check and accurately record incoming goods

• Maintain accurate physical and system stock levels

• Ensure timely and accurate replenishment across the pharmacies and packing hub

• Complete monthly stocktakes and provide relevant reports

• Maintain stock records within inventory systems

• Conduct regular stocktakes of consumables

• Manage short-dated, expired, excess, slow-moving and dead stock

• Investigate stock discrepancies or non-compliant purchasing, implement corrective action

• Help ensure production schedules are supported by appropriate stock availability

Retail Support

• Support retail merchandising and product presentation

• Assist with retail category ranging and pricing

• Monitor compliance with banner-group requirements

• Provide retail purchasing support across pharmacy sites

Customer Service and Continuous Improvement

• Work closely with pharmacy management, stock representatives and other departments

• Deliver professional and friendly service to internal and external customers

• Identify opportunities to improve stock-control processes and reduce wastage

• Document and refine stock processes and workflows

• Provide regular progress reports to the Head of Financial Operations

• Promptly address, resolve and report stock-related challenges

• Maintain accurate records and complete required documentation

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• At least two years’ experience as a Stock Controller, Storeperson or in a similar inventory-focused role

• Pharmacy, pharmaceutical, healthcare or allied-industry experience, which would be highly regarded

• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to inventory accuracy

• Excellent organisation, planning and time-management skills

• Experience using inventory or warehouse-management software

• Good computer skills, including Microsoft Office

• A solutions-focused approach with strong initiative and drive

• The ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced, growing environment

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

• The ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team

• A strong customer-service focus

• A valid Australian driver’s licence

• Alignment with Aspect Health’s vision, mission and values

Experience using Pharmacy Systems and an understanding of Good Manufacturing Practice principles and standards will be highly regarded.

You must also be willing to follow all Standard Operating Procedures, work instructions, safety requirements, gowning standards and dress requirements when entering controlled production areas.

A National Police Certificate will be required in accordance with company policy.

Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to take ownership of an important operational function within a successful and growing pharmacy group.

You will gain exposure to pharmaceutical purchasing, multi-site inventory management, retail operations and medication-production support while working with an experienced and supportive team.

If you are organised, analytical and motivated to improve stock accuracy, availability and efficiency, we would love to hear from you.