Pharmacy Stock Controller
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Job Location:
Johannesburg - South Africa
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Function
Pharmacy
Facility
Life Flora Hospital
Position
Pharmacy Stock Controller
Introduction
A vacancy exists for a PharmacyStock Controller based at Life Flora Hospital reporting to Mariska Brits Inventory Manager. The successful candidate 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 all units through effective interdepartmental liaising communication and administrative support to the pharmacy team.
Critical Outputs
Closing date
Tuesday February 3 2026
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.
Pharmacy
Facility
Life Flora Hospital
Position
Pharmacy Stock Controller
Introduction
A vacancy exists for a PharmacyStock Controller based at Life Flora Hospital reporting to Mariska Brits Inventory Manager. The successful candidate 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 all units through effective interdepartmental liaising communication and administrative support to the pharmacy team.
Critical Outputs
- Participate in the implementation and compliance to LHC Quality management systems and work procedures
- Participate in achieving required customer service levels in theatre and wards
- Participate in the active management of cost of sales of pharmaceuticals in line with revenue and budget
- Build effective working relationship with doctors and nursing staff
- Manage product complaints for surgical and consumable stock
- Manage reports like Negative stock Overstocked Open orders and MIR6
- Participate in achieving stock targets: stock cover dead stock expiry dates stock adjustments as well as gross and net variances with stock take
- Performing cycle counts and stock takes as well as the capturing of stock takes and the investigating of variances.
- Participate in achieving hospital budgeted financial measures relating to pharmacy
- Communicate product and supplier changes or out of stock to relevant pharmacy and inventory staff nursing and doctors.
- General administrative functions as requested
- Grade 12
- Sound knowledge of and experience in stock control for at least 2 years in a hospital environment.
- Computer proficiency and exposure to an on-line computer system.
- SAP experience will be an advantage.
- Understanding of the private healthcare industry its challenges and role players would be an advantage. Hospital experience and knowledge of stock systems is a requirement as well as hospital stock control experience required.
- A person who is result orientated 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 is required.
- Willingness to work overtime after hours and possibly weekends also required.
- 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
Closing date
Tuesday February 3 2026
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.
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