Medhold Medical seeks a suitably qualified high energy performer with drive, to fill the above varied and challenging position (based at the Pretoria Office) , reporting to the Business Service Manager.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE:
- Grade 12 / Matric required;
- Driver’s license, minimum Code B;
- Relevant qualification in Supply Chain, Logistics, Inventory Management, or a related field will be advantageous;
- Experience in inbound and outbound international freight and logistics;
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in stock control, stores, or inventory management;
- Experience in medical devices, healthcare, surgical products, or orthopaedic trauma inventory is strongly preferred;
- Working knowledge of ERP, warehouse, or inventory management systems and strong Microsoft Excel skills;
- Experience with lot, batch, serial, and expiry control in a regulated environment is advantageous;
- Fleet management advantageous;
- Understanding of quality systems, traceability, and audit requirements in the medical device environment is beneficial;
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail;
- Strong numerical, analytical, and reconciliation skills;
- Good planning, prioritisation, and time-management ability;
- Strong communication and teamwork skills;
- Ability to work under pressure and respond to urgent case requirements;
- Problem-solving mindset with a proactive approach to resolving stock discrepancies;
- Good understanding of stock rotation principles such as FEFO or FIFO where applicable;
- Professional, dependable, and able to handle confidential operational information responsibly;
- Must be able to travel (+/- 30%)
THE CORE RESPONSIBILITIES WILL BE:
- Ordering of stock from suppliers overseas – in collaboration with Product Managers;
- Capturing stock from suppliers;
- Supplier back orders – with Product managers;
- Replenishment back-orders management and reconciliation;
- Maintain purchasing budgets;
- Maintain accurate stock records for implants, instrument sets, consumables, and related products;
- Receive, inspect, label, bin, and issue stock in accordance with company procedures and quality requirements;
- Perform daily, weekly, and monthly cycle counts and full stock takes; investigate, reconcile, and report variances promptly;
- Monitor minimum and maximum stock levels and initiate replenishment requests to avoid stock-outs or excess inventory together with the Product managers;
- Monitor stock movements between branches;
- Track lot numbers, serial numbers, batch data, and expiry dates to ensure full traceability and audit readiness;
- Coordinate the movement of inventory for surgical cases, urgent requests, returns, and transfers between branches or field teams;
- Monitor expiry dates of sterile implants;
- Quarantine damaged, expired, obsolete, or non-conforming items and escalate according to quality procedures;
- Maintain accurate documentation for goods received notes, dispatch records, stock transfers, returns, and proof of delivery;
- Use ERP to process transactions accurately and generate stock, usage, and variance reports;
- Work closely with sales, clinical support, procurement, finance, branches and warehouse teams to align stock availability;
- Support month-end and year-end inventory reporting, valuation checks, and audit requirements;
- Ensure storage areas are clean, secure, organized, and suitable for sensitive medical products and instrument sets;
- Identify process improvement opportunities to improve stock accuracy, turnaround times, and inventory visibility;
- Willing to do ad hoc tasks as needed;
- Collaborate closely with the consignment controller to ensure a smooth and efficient workflow;
- Monitoring of branch stock levels and alignment of stock based on business demand.
Should you feel you are suitably qualified, please e-mail your C.V. confidentially to careers@medhold.co.za. Should you not receive a response within 2 weeks of sending your C.V., please consider your application unsuccessful.
