A vacancy exists for a Stock Controller based at Life Wilgeheuwel Hospital, reporting to the Senior Stock Controller. 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.

Critical Outputs
Effective medication safety management

Report 100% of pharmacy alerts and incidents
Effective quality management systems

Ensure compliance to LHC Quality management systems.
Ensure compliance with SAPC, DOH and LHC legal and professional standards
Ensure customer satisfaction and pharmacy quality initiatives.
Effective stock management
Dead stock and short dated stock management
Negative stock management
Capturing and handling of product complaints
Participate in achieving hospital budgeted financial measures relating to pharmacy
Implementing and maintaining LHC formulary
Effective product management

Participate in the active management of cost of sales.
Build effective working relationships with nursing staff.
Manage non recoverable usage
Effective asset management

Participate in achieving stock targets i.e. stock days, dead stock, stock variances
Excellent stock-take knowledge with good management of short dated stock
Manage and minimize stock write offs
Management of unreconciled liabilities
Ensure correct ordering, issuing, timeous receipting and crediting of stock
Management of negative stock
Achieve optimal system utilization.
Effective people management

Ensure good communication with nursing staff and doctors
Good inter-personal skills

Requirements

Grade 12 National Senior Certificate.
Working knowledge of SAP
Basic accounting skills
Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, and Word) is essential.
Medical experience is essential with hospital stock control experience
A person who is result orientated, pays attention to detail, and has excellent interpersonal as well as excellent communication skills.
Customer focus, a commitment towards continuous improvement, the ability to work independently and the management of time is required.
Available to work overtime, afterhours and weekends as required according to the rosters.
Ability to work under pressure

Competencies

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

Please send your resume/CV