Stock Controller | Theatre

LIFE Healthcare Group; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 200,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider seeks a Stock Controller for its Theatre department at Life Bedford Gardens Hospital. The successful candidate will oversee stock management, ensuring efficient operation and control of theatre supplies. This role requires attention to detail, hospital experience, and proficiency in systems like SAP, making it essential for maintaining high standards of care within the facility.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 qualification required.
• Computer literacy essential with proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Hospital experience and knowledge of stock control systems required.

Responsibilities

• Manage stock for all theatres, including ordering and inventory control.
• Perform stock counts and handle supplier queries.
• Ensure quality client service and address stock shortages.

Skills

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Customer focus

Education

Grade 12

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

A vacancy exists for a Stock Controller – Theatre, based at Life Bedford Gardens Hospital, reporting to Sanrika Naidoo, Pharmacy Manager. The successful candidate will contribute to the effective functioning and co-ordination of stock for all the theatres in the hospital.

Function Pharmacy Facility Life Bedford Gardens Hospital Position Stock Controller | Theatre Introduction

A vacancy exists for a Stock Controller – Theatre, based at Life Bedford Gardens Hospital, reporting to Sanrika Naidoo, Pharmacy Manager. The successful candidate will contribute to the effective functioning and co-ordination of stock for all the theatres in the hospital.

Critical Outputs

• Performing cycle counts and stock takes, as well as the capturing of stock takes and the investigating of variances.
• Receiving, checking and unpacking stock whilst checking orders against invoices.
• Assist with stock purchases and stock control, including file maintenance.
• Capture all invoices, address supplier queries and process credits daily.
• Issue and capture requisitions of stock to theatre daily.
• Management of negative, short-dated and dead stock.
• Assisting with formulary conversions in the theatre environment.
• Perform stock rotation and check expiry dates of all stock items systematically.
• Meticulous billing and stock control.
• Daily count of high value items.
• Daily ordering of ethical and surgical stock.
• Informing Pharmacy Manager and Theatre Matron of any stock issues and shortages.
• Ensuring that standard and consignment stock is available at all times in the theatre.
• Ensure quality client service.
• Daily consignment and prosthesis billing, ordering of stock and capturing of invoices as well as actioning discharges not final billed report daily and escalating queries.
• Ensuring consignment and prosthesis invoices are received timeously and escalating challenges to Group Procurement and Pharmacy manager.
• Monthly consignment counts with all vendors and ensuring that the stock on-hand aligns with the vendor agreements.
• Ensuring each vendor has an updated and valid vendor valuation and agreement.
• Ensure cost-efficiency regarding stationery and documentation orders as required by your position.
• Conducting clerical duties as allocated by the Pharmacy Manager.

Requirements

• Grade 12
• Computer literacy and proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) is essential.
• Hospital experience and knowledge of systems (SAP) is a requirement as well as hospital stock control experience.
• A person who is goal-driven, 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.
• A willingness to work overtime, after hours and weekends, is also required.

Competencies

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

Email [e-mail] Closing date Friday, July 11, 2025

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

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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.