Job Type | Permanent |
Location – Country | South Africa |
Location – Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
Location – Town or City | Pinetown |
Purpose of the Job | To manage the safe acquisition, storage and distribution of medicine, medical substances and medical devices. Manage Staff. Implement action plans to improve & maintain efficiencies. Key Performance Areas Operating / Financial Results Accountable For: 1. Legal compliance 2. Receiving 3. Production 4. Dispatch 5. Stock controlling 6. Fleet and courier 7. Access control and security Management: 8. Business and operational planning / objectives 9. Performance monitoring 10. People and enabling capacity management 11. Structures & roles 12. Process improvement, process policies, procedures and performance standards 13. Effective business team member and alignment with peers 14. Resolve escalated operational issues 15. Budget Leadership: 16. Staffing decisions 17. Developing others 18. Individual performance management 19. Motivate and discipline team 20. Change management & Change control 21. Talent management / Succession planning 22. Remuneration decisions |
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Job Category | Retail |
Job Objectives | • Ensure that all wholesaler actions are aligned with the Pharmacy and Medicines Acts and GWP guidelines (also in line with PIC/S and WHO) • Ensure that all suppliers and clients are verified annually • Ensure that all SLA agreements with external suppliers/contractors are in place and available for inspections • Ensure that all goods received are captured and stored in a timely manner • Ensure that all credits (goods returned) are processed timeously & followed up • Ensure that all invoices processed within cut-off times • Ensure correct and effective record keeping of the purchase, sale, possession, storage, safekeeping and return of pharmaceutical products • Ensure a service orientated Distribution operation where procedures, strategies and policies are aligned with all relevant stakeholders • Ensure that quality manual & quality management system (QMS) are in place • Maintain a good relationship with the sales department to cooperatively implement service offerings that satisfy the customer • Utilize sufficient staff to perform the work • Resolve escalated operational issues in a timely manner |
Qualifications | • BPharm Degree / Equivalent Pharmaceutical qualification or • Bcom Degree / Financial Management qualification • Supply Chain qualification would be advantageous |
Experience | • At least 3 years’ managerial experience in a wholesale and distribution center environment |
Knowledge and Skills | • Warehousing • Supply chain • Regulatory frameworks • Computer literate • Communication skills • Management skills • Financial management skills • Conflict management skills |
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