Stock Controller

Life Healthcare; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A private healthcare institution in Johannesburg is seeking a Stock Controller to ensure quality pharmaceutical services and meet financial objectives. The candidate will manage stock control, liaise with suppliers, and ensure compliance with legislative requirements. Successful applicants will have at least 2 years of experience in a hospital environment, solid computer proficiency, and knowledge of stock systems. The role requires attention to detail, customer focus, and the ability to work independently.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of experience in stock control in a hospital environment.
• Computer proficiency and exposure to an online computer system.
• Understanding of the private healthcare industry and its challenges.

Responsibilities

• Ensure quality pharmaceutical services and financial objectives are achieved.
• Manage stock control including replenishing theatre stock.
• Participate in achieving hospital budgeted financial measures relating to pharmacy.

Skills

Attention to detail

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Customer focus

Education

Grade 12

Tools

SAP

Job description

Function Pharmacy Facility Position Stock Controller Introduction
A vacancy exists for a Stock Controller based at Life Brenthurst Hospital, reporting to Roshni Jinabhai, Pharmacy Manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring quality pharmaceutical services, financial objectives, legislative compliance and people management requirements are achieved to the required standards. A key part of the role will be ensuring optimal stock management in all units through effective interdepartmental liaising, communication and administrative support to the pharmacy team.

Critical Outputs

• Participate in the implementation and compliance to LHC Quality management systems and work procedures
• Participate in the active management of cost of sales of pharmaceuticals in line with revenue and budget
• Build effective working relationships with doctors and nursing staff
• Manage product complaints for surgical and consumable stock
• Replenishing theatre stock via MRP orders
• Capturing of consignment/prosthesis invoices, theatre slips and invoices
• Consignment stock management and liaising with supplier representatives
• Manage reports, like Negative stock, Overstocked, Open orders, MIR6, GRIR and Unrecorded Liabilities
• Participate in achieving stock targets: stock cover, dead stock, expiry dates, stock adjustments as well as gross and net variances with stock take
• Performing cycle counts and stock takes, as well as the capturing of stock takes and the investigating of variances.
• Participate in achieving hospital budgeted financial measures relating to pharmacy and theatre
• Communicate product and supplier changes or “out of stock” to relevant pharmacy and inventory staff, nursing and doctors.
• General administrative functions as requested

Requirements

• Grade 12
• Sound knowledge of and experience in stock control for at least 2 years in a hospital environment.
• Computer proficiency and exposure to an on-line computer system.
• SAP experience will be an advantage.
• Understanding of the private healthcare industry, its challenges and role players would be an advantage. Hospital experience and knowledge of stock systems is a requirement as well as hospital stock control experience required.
• A person who results orientated, pays attention to detail, has excellent interpersonal as well as communication skills is needed.
• Customer focus, a commitment towards continuous improvement, the ability to work independently and the management of time are required.
• Willingness to work overtime, after hours and possibly weekends also required.

Competencies

• Attention to detail
• Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
• Resilience
• Engaging diversity
• Verbal & written communication and presentation
• Ethical behaviour
• Influencing
• Action orientation
• Excellence orientation
• Organisational awareness
• Building relationships
• Customer responsiveness
• Drive & energy