Inventory Controller - Lakes - Procurement & Supply Chain

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora; Rotorua; On-site; NZD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora in Rotorua is seeking an Inventory Controller to manage stock levels across the Lakes district. You will lead computer-based inventory management using FPIM Oracle, monitor min/max, stock turns, and coordinate with Nurse Managers and stores processes.

Reporting to the Distribution Team Lead, you will drive KPI achievement, handle consignment stock and inter-district transfers, and participate in projects to improve inventory systems.

Qualifications

• A tertiary qualification in logistics or inventory management is required.
• Up to 3 years' experience in inventory supply management.
• Up to 2 years' experience using an electronic inventory system (Oracle preferred).
• Strong numerical and data analysis skills.
• Excellent communication and negotiation abilities.

Responsibilities

• Manage stock levels and min/max settings to optimize warehouse turnover.
• Monitor usage, stockouts, and KPI achievement.
• Coordinate inter-district transfers and consignment stock.
• Lead stocktakes and support process improvements.

Skills

Numerical skills

Communication skills

Data analysis

Inventory management

Customer focus

Education

Tertiary qualification in logistics or inventory

Tools

Oracle Inventory System

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Inventory Controller - Lakes - Procurement & Supply Chain

• Full time, permanent position
• Work from location based in Lakes

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is the country's largest employer, delivering universal public healthcare to 5 million New Zealanders.

We provide essential hospital, specialist, and community health services across 80+ locations — from large urban centres to rural towns and remote communities.

Our goal is to improve health outcomes for all New Zealanders by delivering equitable, accessible, and innovative care.

About the Role

Reporting to the Distribution Team Lead, the Inventory Controller plays a key role in managing optimum stock levels for the Lakes district. Using FPIM Oracle, you'll lead computer-based inventory management, actively monitoring usage, stock outs, min/max plans and stock turn to drive the highest level of efficiency across the warehouse and sub inventories.

You'll be a key point of contact for inventory across the district — managing stock to agreed KPIs, setting up and maintaining min/max levels, removing obsolete stock, managing consignment stock and inter-district transfers, and planning stocktakes. You'll also work closely with Nurse Managers to keep sub inventory catalogues and imprest levels right, support users to follow Health NZ purchasing and stores processes, and lead or take part in projects that improve inventory management processes, such as scanner management.

About the Team/Service/ Location

The PSC&HTM (Procurement, Supply Chain and Health Technology Management) team at Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora are a national function with a vast and complex scope. They play a critical role in ensuring the availability, safety, and efficiency of clinical and non-clinical goods and services across the health system.

About you

Organised and customer-focused, you work well under pressure with minimal supervision. You bring sound numerical skills, confidence using electronic inventory and purchasing systems and strong communication and negotiation skills. Motivated to learn new skills and embrace change, you'll also be confident prioritising your workload.

You will bring:

• A tertiary qualification or a related logistics and/or inventory qualification
• Up to 3 years' inventory supply management experience
• Up to 2 years' experience using an electronic inventory system (preferably Oracle)
• Strong computer skills in Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook and inventory databases
• Sound numerical skills, with experience in data analysis and ordering
• Customer focus and quality improvement experience
• Desired: More than 3 years' inventory supply management experience, and more than 2 years' experience using an electronic inventory system

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

Job details

Job Reference:

Job Reference: 1954166

Location:

North Island - Bay of Plenty - Rotorua

Job type:

Job type: Permanent Full time

Expertise:

Non-clinical - Supply Chain - Supply Chain