Stores Assistant

LIFE Healthcare Group; Randburg; On-site; ZAR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare facility in Randburg is seeking a Stores Assistant for their Pharmacy Department. The candidate will manage stock, handle invoices, and ensure effective supply services. Required qualifications include matric and proficiency in SAP and MS Office. This role involves a variety of responsibilities, including stock control and relationship management within the hospital environment. Interested candidates can apply via email.

Qualifications

• Experience within inventory management or relevant experience within a pharmacy environment.
• Knowledge of inventory control processes, procedures and practices.
• Understanding of management and relationship structures within an operating environment.

Responsibilities

• Processing invoices on SAP system.
• Managing reports and invoice queries.
• Stock control including cycle counts and stock take.

Skills

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Customer responsiveness

Education

Matric

Tools

SAP

MS Office

Job description

Overview

A vacancy exists for a Stores Assistant (Pharmacy) based in the Pharmacy Department at Life Fourways Hospital, reporting to Rodney Makgalemela, Senior Stock Controller. The successful candidate will contribute to the effective management of stock in Pharmacy as well as the rest of the hospital.

Critical Outputs

• Processing invoices on SAP system
• Managing reports and invoice queries
• Effectively respond to queries and handle them accordingly.
• Set up and maintenance of preferred stock levels, and daily picking and ordering of stock to ensure a quality pharmaceutical supply service.
• Stock control including cycle counts, stock take and dead stock management.
• Stock management to ensure security of stock and to minimize loss due to expiry or redundancy.
• Receiving and packing of goods and housekeeping.
• Issue of stock to the wards and theatre.
• Establish and maintain good relationships with all other functions within the hospital.
• Collection and delivery service to all areas of the hospital as required
• Be prepared to work weekends and after hours as per duty roster.
• Assist with administrative and clerical functions.

Requirements

• Matric
• Computer proficiency (MS office)
• SAP experience is an advantage.
• Experience within inventory management or relevant experience within a pharmacy environment
• Knowledge of inventory control processes, procedures and practices
• Understanding of management and relationship structures within an operating environment
• Basic financial and numeric skills

Competencies

• Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
• Attention to detail
• Resilience
• Engaging diversity
• Influencing
• Excellence orientation
• Building relationships
• Customer responsiveness
• Drive & Energy
• Organisational awareness
• Ethical behavior

Email [e-mail] Closing date Friday, September 26, 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.