Theatre Stock Controller – Netcare Parklands Hospital

📝 About the role

Netcare Parklands Hospital in Durban is hiring a theatre stock controller. You will check and maintain theatre stock levels, place orders when needed and support the pharmacy manager with stock systems such as SAP.

✅ Key duties

• Measure and evaluate stock levels throughout the hospital to maintain stock levels and to ensure the ordering of additional stock if necessary.
• Support the Pharmacy Manager and Stock Coordinator (where applicable) with all inventory management processes within the hospital.
• Control the physical movement of inventory throughout the hospital and ensure that ward inventory levels are maintained to ensure a high level of service delivery.
• Develop a clear identification system for inventory within various storage locations.
• Manage inventory write-offs and losses throughout the hospital.
• Maintain the required inventory key performance indicators (KPI’s).
• Maintain quality of stock: eliminating excess and slow moving stock by constant communication with doctors, nursing staff, pharmacy and other stock controllers in the group; and adhering to Green Procurement stock principles.

🎓 Requirements

• Grade 12 or equivalent NQF 4 certificate.
• Medical stock knowledge
• SAP Knowledge advantageous
• Basic stores and stock control certificate (BSSC)
• Principles of production and inventory management (PPIM)
• Intermediate Computer Literacy
• Working knowledge and experience of a pharmaceutical stock and related control systems. E.g SAP
• An intermediate level of Computer Literacy and proficiency in MS Office applications.
• Superior interpersonal skills (developing and maintaining positive relationships; communicating clearly and effectively with people at all levels with verbal and nonverbal communication; working with others to identify, define and solve problems).
• Demonstrates excellent organisational skills: organised and structured with an exceptional attention to detail.