Inventory Manager

A vacancy exists for an Inventory Manager based at Life Fourways Hospital, reporting to Lorisha Sewdass, Pharmacy Manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing and co ordinating the Pharmacy services within the hospital environment by ensuring that the quality pharmaceutical services, financial objectives, legislative compliance and people management requirements are achieved to the required standards.

Function Pharmacy Facility Life Fourways Hospital Position Inventory Manager Introduction Critical Outputs Effective medication safety management

• Report 100% of inventory incidents and develop and implement remedial actions as appropriate.
• Complete trends analysis with relevant actions quarterly together with Pharmacy Manager.
• Report 100% of pharmacy alerts and develop and implement remedial action and complete a trends analysis quarterly.

Effective quality management systems

• Participate in the implementation and compliance to LHC Quality management systems.
• Ensure compliance with SAPC, DOH and LHC legal and professional standards.
• Achieve required customer service levels in theatre and wards.
• Implement customer satisfaction and pharmacy quality initiatives.

Effective financial management

• Participate in achieving hospital budgeted financial measures relating to pharmacy.

Effective product management

• Participate in the active management of cost of sales of pharmaceuticals in line with revenue and budget.
• Build effective working relationships with doctors.

Effective asset management

• Participate in achieving stock targets.
• Achieve optimal system utilisation.

Effective people management

• Recruit, retain, motivate and develop staff according to LHC people policies and practices.
• Provide direction and inspire positive work behaviour in team.

Requirements

• Degree or diploma in Inventory Management NQF 6 or higher/ BCom Degree in Supply Chain Management
• 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
• People management experience
• Basic financial and numeric skills
• Computer proficiency
• Driver's license and ability to travel

Competencies

• Problem solving, analysis and judgement
• Attention to detail
• Resilience
• Motivating and developing people
• Engaging diversity
• Verbal & written communication skills
• Influencing skills
• Building relationships
• Customer responsiveness
• Organisational awareness
• Excellence orientation
• Ethical behaviour
• Action orientation

Email: ; Closing date: Monday, March 16, 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.