SUPPLY CHAIN TECHNICIAN

Overview

The Group is committed to creating places of healing for their communities, focused on attracting the best expertise and dedicated to building a steadfast, devoted team.

Role Summary

The Supply Chain Technician is a position in Pharmacy in the Surgical stores division. The position entails ensuring accurate stock transactions and the availability of stock according to set levels, including accommodation of activity level of the hospital and in line with hospital policies.

Key Work Output and Accountabilities:

• Understanding and maintaining inventory control processes in compliance to the procurement policies.
• Responsible for the main activities of the procurement functions of the hospital
• Report low stock to facilitate timely generation of Purchase orders to safeguard against stock outs .
• Issuing of stock to the user departments.
• Warehousing and packing of stock.
• Inventory management, bin management and critically monitoring stock to avoid obsolesce and expiry.
• Performing cycle counts and participate in the quarterly full stock counts
• Supporting any other activities of the department

Inherent Requirements:

• Diploma in Procurement and Supply
• Possession of a relevant professional qualification and/or experience in Purchasing and Inventory management.
• Possession of relevant IT skills , MS Office, Outlook and Excel.
• Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills for a demanding working environment with a lot of business activities.
• Willingness to learn, adapt and improve and being initiative.
• Good work ethics , paying attention to detail to promote efficiency and productivity.
• Experience of SAP systems or knowledge of SAP will be an added advantage

Lenmed is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Company’s approved Employment Equity plan and targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process aligned to the Group’s Employment Equity strategy. Lenmed actively supports the recruitment of people with disabilities. In the event of any physical or psychological limitation that may impair an individual’s ability to perform the job function, the employee must consult the employer for reasonable accommodation.

Should you not receive a response within three weeks after closing date, kindly consider your application unsuccessful.