Job Description

Inventory Manager
Introduction
A vacancy exists for an Inventory Manager , reporting to the Pharmacy Manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing and coordinating the supply chain and inventory throughout the hospital, ensuring that stock related standards, objectives and targets are met.
Critical Outputs
Effective product management

• Drive purchasing in line with standardized procurement agreements to reduce cost of care.
• Active management of cost of sales of surgical stock in line with budget.
• Build effective working relationships with nursing staff and doctors as key stakeholders.

Effective asset management

• Drive surgical stock management in the hospital actively to achieve targets and ensure security of stock.
• Ensure optimal management of consignment and loan stock and related controls and processes.
• Drive optimal system utilization.

Effective financial management

• Ensure the procedure to the pay process relating to surgical stock is aligned to company best practice.
• Participate in achieving hospital budgeted financial measures relating to stock.

Effective QMS and stock 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 stock alerts and develop and implement remedial action and complete a trends analysis quarterly.
• Participate in the LHC Quality Management Systems process to ensure continuous improvement. Identify and implement customer satisfaction and quality initiatives to enhance service levels.

Effective people management

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

Requirements

• Gr 12 National Certificate
• Degree or diploma in relevant field is a requirement
• A working knowledge of the SAP Materials Management system is advantageous.
• Knowledge of inventory control processes, procedures and practices.
• Experience in a management role within an inventory management/logistics environment.
• People management experience is essential.
• Excellent interpersonal skills as effective working relationships with patients, doctors, hospital staff and suppliers are critical.
• Sound financial and numeric skills and business acumen.
• Computer proficiency
• Drivers 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
• Organizational awareness
• Excellence orientation
• Ethical behavior
• Action orientation