Stock Controller

A vacancy exists for Stock Controller based at Life Renal Dialysis - Klerksdorp, reporting to Pharmacy Manager, Annecke Barnard. The successful candidates 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 the Renal Unit through effective interdepartmental liaising, communication, and administrative support to the pharmacy team.

Critical Outputs

• Address supplier/vendor queries.
• Ensure invoices, purchase orders and receipts are collated and signed daily.
• Ensure outstanding invoices are investigated, actioned and reported on monthly and as required.
• Follow up with suppliers on credit notes and/or invoices not received, outstanding orders.
• Manage all orders, receipts and PD processes for Renal.
• Processing Inter Hospital sales and orders for renal units.
• Managing excess stock.
• Management of negative stock and item valuation reports and drive dead stock reduction initiatives.
• Assisting all renal units with stock-related queries.
• Reporting of any stock-related issues and action plans to mitigate issues experienced.
• Conduct cycle counts (ethical and surgical) and stock takes, as well as the capturing of stock takes and the investigating of stock variances.
• Assist with all stock control processes and reporting, including bin maintenance.
• Conducting clerical duties or any other task as allocated by the Pharmacy Manager.
• Ensure proper filing and archiving of documents for easy retrieval and audit purposes.

Ensure quality client service.

Requirements

• Applicants need to have a minimum qualification of Matric.
• Computer literacy and proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, and Word) is essential.
• Hospital experience and knowledge of systems (SAP) is a requirement as well as hospital stock control experience.
• A person who is results-oriented, pays attention to detail, 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.
• A willingness to work overtime, after hours, and weekends is also required.
• Ability to work under pressure.

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

Email: Anncron.Recruitment@lifehealthcare.co.za Closing date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025

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

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.