Stock Controller

LIFE Healthcare Group; Randfontein; On-site; ZAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare facility in Randfontein is seeking a Stock Controller to oversee optimal stock management, ensuring compliance with financial objectives and quality standards. Ideal candidates will have 2+ years of relevant experience in a pharmacy environment. The role requires strong influencing skills, attention to detail, and proficiency in inventory control processes. Email your application to the recruitment contact provided, as internal applicants are encouraged to consult with their managers.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years’ working experience in a Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Stores environment.
• 2-3 years’ experience in an administration/finance related role.
• Knowledge and proficiency in SAP – advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Ensure quality pharmaceutical services and compliance with legislative standards.
• Manage stock to achieve financial objectives.
• Communicate product and supplier changes effectively.

Skills

Inventory control processes

People management

Financial & numeric skills

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Strong influencing skills

Computer literacy

Tools

SAP

Job description

A vacancy exists for aStock Controllerbased atLife Robinson Hospital, reporting to,Pharmacy Manager. 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. 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.

Function Pharmacy Facility Life Robinson Private Hospital Position Stock Controller Introduction

A vacancy exists for aStock Controllerbased atLife Robinson Hospital, reporting to,Pharmacy Manager. 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. 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

Effective medication safety management

• Report 100% of inventory related incidents and develop and implement remedial actions as appropriate.
• Report 100% of pharmacy inventory related alerts and develop and implement remedial action and complete a trends analysis quarterly.

Effective quality management systems

• Participate in the implementation and compliance to LHC Quality management systems.
• Retain ISO 9001 accreditation and compliance with SAPC, DOH and LHC legal/professional standards.
• 100% implementation of relevant inventory quality initiatives
• Participate in achieving required customer service levels in theatre and wards.
• Identify compliance gaps to published procedures, Q-Learnings, Q-Directives and implement a plan
• Implement corrective actions highlighted during QMS reviews
• Communicate product and supplier changes or “out of stocks” to relevant pharmacy and inventory staff, nursing and doctors

Effective financial management

• Participate in achieving hospital budgeted financial measures relating to pharmacy.

Effective product management

• Participate in the active management of cost of sales of pharmaceuticals in line with revenue and budget.
• Build effective working relationships with doctors.
• Manage product complaints for surgical and consumable stock

Effective asset management

• Participate in achieving stock targets: Stock cover, Dead stock, Stock adjustments: gross variance and net variance
• Achieve optimal system utilization and ensure up to date and accurate Item Master

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years’ working experience in a Pharmacy/ Pharmaceutical Stores environment
• 2-3 years’ experience in an administration/ finance related role
• Knowledge of inventory control processes, procedures and practices
• Knowledge and proficiency in SAP – advantageous
• People management experience
• Basic financial & numeric skills
• Strong influencing & negotiation skills
• Attention to detail and compliance orientated
• Problem solving & conflict management skills
• Proven ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Computer literacy

Competencies

• Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
• Self-management
• Attention to detail
• Resilience
• Integrity,
• Motivating and developing people
• Engaging diversity
• Verbal & written communication skills
• Influencing skill
• Building relationships
• Customer responsiveness
• Organizational awareness
• Excellence orientation
• Ethical behavior
• Action orientation

Email [e-mail] Closing date Friday, August 1, 2025

Internal applicants - Before making an application, you are requested to discuss your application with your line manager.External candidates will also be considered.

Explore our vacancies and find the right opportunity for you. Download the application form and email to the relevant contact person specified in the job advertisement.

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.