Dispensary Regional Manager - Garden Route, Western Cape

Dis-Chem Pharmacies; George; On-site; ZAR 400 000 - 500 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmacy chain in Western Cape seeks a Dispensary Regional Manager to oversee a group of pharmacies, ensuring financial and service quality targets are met. Responsibilities include managing staff, handling inventory, and ensuring compliance with regulations. Candidates must hold a Pharm Degree and have over 5 years of managerial experience in a pharmacy setting. Competitive salary, medical aid, and provident fund offered. Retail hours apply.

Benefits

Market related salary

Medical aid

Provident fund

Staff account

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 - 8 years experience as a Dispensary Manager in current role.
• South African citizen with clear criminal and credit record required.

Responsibilities

• Manage a group of Pharmacies to ensure Financial and Growth targets.
• Supervise, monitor, and evaluate quality and effectiveness of patient care.
• Recruit and hire pharmacy team members to ensure quality service.

Skills

Pharmaceutical care

Leadership Skills

Communication Skills

Management Skills

Computer skills (Word, Excel)

Education

Pharm Degree

Tools

SAP

Unisolv

Job description

Job Overview

Job title: Dispensary Regional Manager - Garden Route, Western Cape

Job Location: Western Cape, George

Deadline: January 15, 2026

Job Description

Dis-Chem Pharmacies in Garden Route has an opportunity available for a Dispensary Regional Manager. This position is accountable for the management of a group of Pharmacies to ensure Financial and Growth targets are met via the provision of pharmaceutical care, including staff and stock management and workflow process implementation for the Pharmacies.

A key performance indicator of this position is administrative oversight to ensure effective implementation of care, dispensing processes and productivity and quality management that will positively impact the pharmaceutical care and service provided to our patients.

Essential Requirements

• Pharm Degree
• Minimum 5 - 8 years experience as a Dispensary Manager in current role

Advantage

• Retail Pharmacy Management experience

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure schedule 6 medication is kept under lock and key and that the register is maintained and balanced every 3 months according to law.
• Act in accordance with the rules and regulations of South African Pharmacy Council.
• Ensure Pharmacies are operating within the limits of the law, filling prescriptions correctly and ethically.
• Ensure all qualified staff and learners are working according to their scope of practice.
• Manage departmental / regional expenses and budget.
• Be responsible for assisting the Executive Manager in meeting operational and financial goals for the category.
• Evaluate and oversee the purchasing compliance, inventory management, budgeting and security of all medication in accordance with Dis-Chem policies and formulary guidelines.
• Manage Regional Dispensary Growth, OTC sales targets and Preferred Formulary Compliance targets.
• Supervise, monitor, and evaluate quality and effectiveness of patient care provided by pharmacy staff.
• Ensure provision of excellent patient service.
• Supervise daily activities with regards to effective operations, productivity and communication.
• Plan, organize, direct, and provide safe and appropriate pharmaceutical services in stores and insure it is in accordance with company policies and procedures, current pharmacy practice professional standards and other regulatory requirements.
• Ensure effective communication with Dispensary Managers and implement best practice procedures and guidelines.
• Adhere to human resource activities and duties, general operations workflow coordination, coordination of orientation, training, and implementation of staff development initiatives.
• Provide Dispensary Teams with adequate reporting tools and information management systems to ensure Dispensary targets are managed and achieved.
• Recruit and hire team that delivers great pharmacy experience while efficient and productive.
• Mentor and assist managers to manage team members, including development and assignment of work projects.
• Manage adequate scheduling of pharmacy work activities to meet pharmaceutical-care needs and efficient service.
• Ensure staff activities facilitate rotation of dispensary duties including dispensing and OTC sales so that all staff trained and efficient to provide quality counselling and pharmaceutical care / advice, and customer service.

Competencies

• Knowledge of Clinical Competency with regards to Drug interactions and safety
• Knowledge of Pharmacy regulations
• Computer skills – Microsoft Office : Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Unisolv. SAP
• Cognitive Skills
• Business Acumen
• Communication Skills
• Interpersonal Skills
• Quality Orientation
• Leadership Skills
• Management Skills

Special Conditions of Employment

• South African citizen
• MIE, clear criminal and credit
• Driver’s license and / or own reliable transport
• Be able to travel and spend time away from home if necessary to cover the geographical region
• Willing and able to work retail hours (including weekends and public holidays)

Remuneration and Benefits

• Marketed related salary
• Medical aid
• Provident fund
• Staff account

Closing Date

10 January 2026