Stock Clerk

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KEY WORK OUTPUT AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION
Stock control administration

• Reconcile physical stock against the SAP system.

• Replenish consumable stock throughout the hospital on days identified by management.

• Generate the material requirement planning (MRP) for all storage locations as per the replenishment roster.

• Issue, pick and pack replenishment inventory for storage locations or cost centers.

• Deliver and unpack inventory in assigned storage locations.

• Capturing of stock and consumable transfers between storage locations or cost centre

• Monitor and identify any expired and damaged stock in the wards.

• Identify excess and slow-moving stock in the storage locations allocated to the incumbent and return the inventory to pharmacy where applicable.

• Review the stock days on the storage location (SLOC) report and adjust stock quantities to material requirement planning (MRP) levels.

• Review the error log report and ensure that all error logs are cleared.

• Liaise with Nursing staff in the wards to ensure that all billings are up to date before updating replenishment stock requested.

• Identify stock shortages and communicate with the Unit Managers regarding these shortages.

• Manage out of stock and back-order items.

• Ensure that all relevant stakeholders receive all out-of-stock letters.

• Ensure manual charge sheets are available during Mobil and Mobit down time.

• Ensure neat packing of stock onto shelves and consider the principles of FEFO (First Expiry First Out) and FIFO (First in First Out) where applicable to maintain stock rotation

• Prepare and sequence all stock books for assigned units.

• Investigate and report inventory discrepancies, theft and losses to the Unit Manager and Pharmacy Manager.

• Assist with the packing of stock in preparation for theatre cases.

• Follow up on outstanding GRV's

• Investigate open purchase orders as well as back orders

• Ordering hospital stores stock on the preferred procurement system as required

• Verifying prices on the procurement system

• Receiving and checking stock with the designated person upon delivery

• Unpacking of stock in hospital stores

• Ensuring that the invoices or delivery notes are confirmed, signed and delivered to relevant department for Good Receipting

• Keep hospital stores secure at all times by ensuring the non-entrance of unauthorized personnel

• Keep up to date with evolving changes on SAP and OrderCo
Stock take

• Take part in all aspects of cyclical and rotation count processes in all storage locations including Hospital stores as per the schedule prepared by management, including but not limited to the following:

• Generating and updating of stock books

• Work on Un-binned items report

• Preparing stock take checks following the relevant stock take checklists
Risk and compliance administration

• Adhere to pharmacy standard operating procedures to ensure compliant, improved controls, and sound processes.

• Ensure full compliance to statutory regulations, policies, procedures, best practice, professional standards as well as the Netcare strategy.

• Assist in the communication of inventory policies internally.
Administration

• Assist with any ad hoc duties assigned by the Stock Coordinator or Stock Controller and assist Nursing employees and Unit Managers with stock queries.

• General office administration to ensure job efficiency including but not limited to filing, printing, faxing and other general administration queries.

• Handle all routine administration queries and work requests that may not be included in this role profile and resolves these efficiently and effectively within the required turnaround times.

• Maintain the cold chain for refrigerated stock.

• Assist with the general housekeeping in the Pharmacy and/or Hospital stores to maintain a professional environment.

• Participate in monthly meetings
TRANSFORMATION OF OUR SOCIETY
Personal and professional development

•Active involvement in own professional development to maintain a satisfactory level of skill and knowledge.
Build and maintain stakeholder relationships

• Work effectively and co-operatively with others to establish and maintain good working relationships that are mutually beneficial.

• Actively participate as a member of a team to achieve goals and does not function independently.

• Establish and service relationships with all internal and external stakeholders, including management and colleagues to improve service delivery.

• Demonstrate personal commitment to internal and external stakeholders by fulfilling responsibilities, involving others, gaining support for ideas generated and removing obstacles to team accomplishments.

• Establish and consolidate good interpersonal relationships by listening to others and objectively considering their ideas and opinions even when they conflict with their own ideas.
WORKING CONDITIONS

• Professional flexibility in working hours while supporting daily business hours.

• Will interact with internal and external customers through several different means.

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