Hot Jobs at Dis-Chem Pharmacies

Minimum Requirements…

Essential:

• Grade 12 / Matric or Senior Certificate
• Post Basic Pharmacist Assistant Qualification
• Minimum of 2 – 5 years relevant experience in customer service

Advantageous:

• Relevant Business Development qualification
• SAP Experience, Unisolve and EWM. Specialised Hospital and Surgical experience

Job Specification…

Pharmacy Council:

Perform the following services or acts under the direct personal supervision of a pharmacist:

• the sale of Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 medicines or scheduled substances;
• the distribution and control of stock of Schedule 1 to Schedule 6 medicines or scheduled substances;
• the ordering of medicine and scheduled substances up to and including Schedule 6 according to an instruction of a person authorised in terms of the Medicines Act to purchase or obtain such medicine or scheduled substance;
• the reading and preparation of a prescription, the selection, manipulation or compounding of the medicine, the labelling and supply of the medicine in an appropriate container following the interpretation and evaluation of the prescription by a pharmacist;
• Give accurate instructions to the customers regarding the correct use of medicine supplied.

Product sourcing:

• Optimise sourcing procedures to attain maximum efficiency.
• Use sound ethical negotiation strategies and secure profitable deals.
• Generate and implement efficient sourcing and procurement management strategies.
• Assess supplier performance and supply chain risk to avoid customer disruption by developing alternative suppliers/ materials.
• Liaise between suppliers, manufacturers, relevant internal CJS Team and customers.
• Liaise directly with the warehouse to ensure orders are prioritised.

Stakeholder relationships:

• Represent the company well at all times in line with the mission, vision and values.
• Actively develop, nurture and grow meaningful supplier relationships.
• Ensure a high standard of care and best practice is being delivered to the customer/ suppliers.
• Ensure speedy resolution of client complaints and recommend solutions to the business unit to assist in identifying better ways of providing a service.
• Undertake customer satisfaction research to identify customer’s experience.
• Obtain and evaluate all relevant information to handle product and service inquiries and assess customers’ needs to achieve satisfaction.
• Build sustainable relationships of trust through open and interactive communication.
• Use customer and store feedback to improve future customer service.
• Re-launch initiative to increase customer satisfaction.

Customer Service:

• Manage large amounts of inbound and outbound calls in a timely manner.
• Create orders in time, to meet cut-of and delivery timelines.
• Keep record of communication to internal and external stakeholders about orders and progress.
• Handle complaints about unfulfilled orders.
• Follow communication “protocols” and turnaround times, when handling different customer queries.

Reporting & Administration:

• Provide feedback on the efficiency of customer service process.
• Log all resolved and unresolved queries on a daily basis for reporting purposes.
• Identify root causes of issues and put forward proposals to the management team for improving the system and service to ensure that a longer term solution is provided.
• Compile reports on relevant products and their sales, quality and feedback.
• Liaise with various stakeholders to discuss sales performances and act accordingly.
• Present new ranges to senior managers on a regular basis.

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Minimum Requirements…

Essential:

• Grade 12 – Matric or Senior Certificate and/ or a relevant Accounting Qualification
• Minimum 1 – 2 years’ experience in debt collection environment

Advantageous:

• Debt collection experience in a pharmaceutical environment

Job Specification…

• Open and maintain accounts as per standard operating procedure.
• Conduct accurate ITC checks for accounts prior to approval.
• Receive and allocate daily payments from customers to correct accounts.
• Report customer complaints and irregularities to management.
• Run weekly debtors age analysis reports for review by management.
• Contact customers and ensure that statements and invoices submitted reflect outstanding and obtain commitment for payment from the customer
• Maintain record of all correspondence and discussions relating to customers.
• Update and maintain accurate record of customer details on the master data.
• Prepare and reconcile debtor’s accounts and resolve any outstanding queries.
• Review and maintain age analysis to ensure debt does not exceed 60 days.
• Communicate monthly to each customer to collect outstanding debt.
• Resolve disputes with customers and ensure all queries and enquiries on customer accounts are addressed timeously.
• Adhere to Dis-Chem Policies and Procedures and Standard Operating Procedures.
• Adhere to Health and Safety rules and regulations

Competencies

Essential:

• MS Office
• Ability to work under pressure
• Deadline driven
• Trustworthy and honest
• Self-motivated
• Self management

Special conditions of employment:

• South African citizen 
• MIE, clear criminal and credit

Remuneration and benefits:

• Market Related Salary
• Medical Aid
• Provident Fund
• Staff Account

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Minimum Requirements…

Essential:

• Grade 12 / Matric or a Senior Certificate
• 1 - 2 years’ relevant Clinic experience
• Computer skills – Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• English – Read, write and speak well.

Advantageous:

• Relevant Business Administration Undergraduate Qualification
• 2nd Additional language.

Job Specification…

• Assist in ensuring compliance with the industry`s legal requirements and develop strategies to promote and maintain these compliance practices.
• Assist in ensuring compliance with Good Clinical Practise standards and develop strategies to promote and maintain these compliance practices.
• Assist in the execution of clinical administrative policies and actions to enhance patient care programs.
• Assist with ordering of stock and clinic equipment for the various Dis-Chem clinics according to Dis-Chem standard operating procedures.
• Ensure all corporate stock order queries and stock write offs for clinics and DC’s are escalated to the correct person.
• Assist with the planning and implementation of clinic initiatives.
• Assist with identifying and implementing best practice standards and clinical protocol information and procedures.
• Ensure the clinic consistently operates according to a high standard and to industry and Dis-Chem standard operating procedures.
• Assist in identifying methods to improve communication among employees in the clinical environment.
• Give management monthly and up to date feedback regarding clinic matters.
• Assist with the identification of clinic development needs and drive participation.
• Order clinical equipment, stationary, groceries, supplies etc. as and when necessary.
• Supervise stock supplies and handle clinic calendar regarding new store openings according to the Dis-Chem clinic annual objectives and strategies.
• Assist with clinic queries received via phone or email.
• Assist in establishing administrative clinic specific policies and oversee system standard work.
• Assist in managing leave, working hours and overtime for clinic staff members.
• Ensure the processing of the contraception list for salary deductions for DC clinics.
• Adhere to Dis-Chem Policies and Procedures and Standard Operating Procedures.
• Adhere to Dis-Chem Uniform and personal appearance policy.

Competencies...

Essential:

• Identifies, collects, and organises data for analysis and decision-making.
• Makes timely, informed decisions that take into account the facts, goals, constraints, and risks.
• Interpersonal Skills
• Demonstrating an underlying drive to ensure that quality is not compromised. It includes the identification and maintenance of standards to meet the needs of the company, together with a desire for accuracy and order.
• Excellent communication skills
• Business Acumen
• Leadership Skills
• Self-Management
• Emotional intelligence; entrepreneurial flair; trustworthy and honest

Special Conditions of Employment...

• South African citizen
• MIE, clear criminal and credit
• Driver’s license and/or own reliable transport
• Regional traveling required
• Physically able to move with ease

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Minimum Requirements:

Essential:

• Grade 12 / Matric
• BPharm / equivalent qualification
• Registered with the South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC)
• Min 2- 3 years experience in Pharmaceutical
• 2-3 years retail pharmacy experience ( Student/Intern) 
• Computer literate – MS Office 

Advantageous:

• Relevant retail/ FMCG experience
• Third additional language
• SAP experience
• E-scripting experience
• Registered tutor
• Unisolv experience

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provision of pharmaceutical care by taking responsibility for patients’ medicine-related needs, and being accountable for meeting those needs, which shall include, but not be limited to the following functions:
• Evaluation of a patient’s medicine-related needs by determining the indication, safety and effectiveness of the therapy
• Dispensing of any medicine or scheduled substance on the prescription of a person authorised to prescribe medicine
• Signing off and checking of all prescriptions prepared by an assistant or an intern and accepting accountability for the correctness thereof as per GPP 2.7.1.2.1.f
• Furnishing of information and advice to any person with regard to the use medicine
• Determining patient compliance with the therapy, and follow-up to ensure that the patient’s medicine-related needs are being met
• The provision of pharmacist-initiated therapy
• The compounding, manipulation, preparation or packaging of any medicine or scheduled substance, or the supervision thereof
• The manufacturing of any medicine or scheduled substance, or supervision thereof
• The purchasing, acquiring, importing, keeping, possessing, using, releasing, storage, packaging, re-packaging, supplying or selling of any medicine or scheduled substance, or supervision thereof
• The application for the registration of a medicine in accordance with the Medicines Act and Pharmacy Act
• The acts specially pertaining to the profession of a pharmacist as prescribed above;
• The formulation of any medicine for the purposes of registration as a medicine;
• The distribution of any medicine or scheduled substance;
• The re-packaging of medicines;
• The initiation and conducting of pharmaceutical research and development; and
• The promotion of public health.
• Accurately interpret scripts and act in a professional and responsible manner and within the legal requirements in accordance with the South African Pharmaceutical Council.
• Capture script details accurately and verify patient’s details on the system.
• Ensure accurate picking / packing / labelling and checking of medication and be aware of common dosages as well as important drug interactions.
• Provide accurate instructions to the patients regarding the correct use of medicine supplied.
• Keep abreast of changes in medical aid procedures and requirements for claims and dispensing.
• Advise and assist patients at the dispensary, self-medication counter and front-shop.
• Follow up with patients regarding script tracking report as requested by the dispensary manager and follow up appointments.
• Explain all medical aid costs to patients.
• Follow through on promises made to customers.
• Evaluation of disease conditions and referral to in-store health facilities when necessary.
• Process all paperwork necessary for the accurate submission of claims to medical aids.
• Correct errors on scripts rejected by medical aid.
• Ensure authorization of chronic, HIV and AIDS and oncology medication.
• Maintain customer profiles on the system.
• Merge profiles locally and Vexall should be notified to merge profiles centrally.
• Take note of any messages on the customer profile and take suitable action.
• Assist the Dispensary Manager to ensure that all administration functions are carried out correctly and timeously.
• Report on low - / out of stock levels and stock errors to the dispensary manager.
• Facilitate Bi-annual stock takes.
• Exercise stock, cash and asset control.
• Assist the Dispensary Manager to ensure that all stock control processes and are adhered to and that all registers are kept up to date in accordance with legislation.
• Housekeeping must be in accordance to Dis-Chem standards.
• Adhere to Dis-Chem Policies and Procedures and Standard Operating Procedures.
• Adhere to Health and Safety rules and regulations.
• Adhere to Dis-Chem Uniform and personal appearance policy

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Minimum Requirements:

• Grade 12 / Matric
• Basic Pharmacist Assistance qualification
• Registered with the South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC)
• Working experience on Unisolv
• Computer literate – MS Office
• Sound numerical skills
• Strong command of the English language and a second language
• Willing and able to work retail hours 

Advantageous:

• Knowledge of Retail/ FMCG operations
• 3rd Additional Language
• Knowledge of or experience in SAP and E-Scripting
• Drug and family planning, and complementary medicine

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist with the sale of Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 medicines or scheduled substances
• Assist with the compounding, manipulation or preparation of a non-sterile medicine or scheduled substance according to a formula and standard operating procedures approved by the responsible pharmacist
• Assist with the manufacturing of a non-sterile medicine or scheduled substance according to a formula and standard operating procedures approved by the responsible pharmacist
• Assist with re-packaging of medicine
• Assist with the distribution and control of the stock of Schedule 1 to Schedule 5 medicines or scheduled substances
• Assist with the ordering of medicine and scheduled substances up to, and including, Schedule 6 according to an instruction of a person authorised in terms of the Medicines Act to purchase or obtain such medicine or scheduled substance
• Assist with the reading and preparation of a prescription’ the selection, manipulation or compounding of the medicine; the labelling and supply of the medicine, in an appropriate container following the interpretation and evaluation of the prescription by a pharmacist
• Accurately interpret scripts and act in a professional and responsible manner and within the legal requirements in accordance with the SAPC
• Capture script details accurately, and verify patients’ details on the system
• Ensure accurate picking /packing/labelling and checking of medication and be aware of common dosages as well as important drug interactions
• Give accurate instructions to patients regarding the correct use of medicine supplied
• Keep abreast of changes in medical aid procedures and requirements for claims and dispensing
• Ensure all medications are checked for accuracy by and signed by a pharmacist
• Advise and assist patients at the dispensary, self-medication and front-shop
• Follow up with patients regarding script tracking report as requested by the dispensary manager, and follow up on appointments
• Explain medical aid costs to patients
• Provide information to individuals in order to promote health
• Process all paperwork necessary for the accurate submission of claims to medical aids
• Correct errors on scripts rejected by medical aid
• Ensure authorisation of chronic, HIV and AIDS and oncology medication
• Maintain customer profiles on the system
• Merge profiles locally and UCS should be notified to merge profiles centrally
• Take note of any message on the customer profile, and take suitable action
• Report on low / out of stock levels, and stock errors to the dispensary manager
• Receive dispensary stock in accordance with Dis-Chem’s SOPs, and merchandise according to FEFO
• Facilitate bi-annual stock takes
• Exercise stock, cash and asset control

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Minimum Requirements:
Essential:

• Grade 12 / Matric
• Retail experience as a sales consultant
• Computer literate
• Willing and able to work retail hours 

Advantageous:

• Cosmetic, fragrance and/or beauty experience

Job Description:

• Escalate serious and unresolved customer complaint to the manager
• Provide a high level of customer care and service
• Demonstrate products through makeovers, cosmetics demonstration, spray promotions and/or activities
• Manage stock levels according to Dis-Chem procedures – report on short, damage and expired stock to manager
• Ensure merchandising and displays are set up attractively
• Maximise store income by achieving department, brand and vendor sales
• Keep up to date regarding products, brands and the retail industry
• Be responsible for all cosmetics, fragrances and beauty house promotions
• Manage Salon appointments
• Adhere to Dis-Chem policies and procedures, SOPs and health and safety rules and regulations

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Minimum Requirements:

Essential:

• Grade 12 / Matric
• BPharm / equivalent qualification
• Registered with the South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC)
• Min 2- 3 years experience in Pharmaceutical
• 2-3 years retail pharmacy experience (Student/Intern) 
• Computer literate – MS Office 

Advantageous:

• Relevant retail/ FMCG experience
• Third additional language
• SAP experience
• E-scripting experience
• Registered tutor
• Unisolv experience

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provision of pharmaceutical care by taking responsibility for patients’ medicine-related needs, and being accountable for meeting those needs, which shall include, but not be limited to the following functions:
• Evaluation of a patient’s medicine-related needs by determining the indication, safety and effectiveness of the therapy
• Dispensing of any medicine or scheduled substance on the prescription of a person authorised to prescribe medicine
• Signing off and checking of all prescriptions prepared by an assistant or an intern and accepting accountability for the correctness thereof as per GPP 2.7.1.2.1.f
• Furnishing of information and advice to any person with regard to the use medicine
• Determining patient compliance with the therapy, and follow-up to ensure that the patient’s medicine-related needs are being met
• The provision of pharmacist-initiated therapy
• The compounding, manipulation, preparation or packaging of any medicine or scheduled substance, or the supervision thereof
• The manufacturing of any medicine or scheduled substance, or supervision thereof
• The purchasing, acquiring, importing, keeping, possessing, using, releasing, storage, packaging, re-packaging, supplying or selling of any medicine or scheduled substance, or supervision thereof
• The application for the registration of a medicine in accordance with the Medicines Act and Pharmacy Act
• The acts specially pertaining to the profession of a pharmacist as prescribed above;
• The formulation of any medicine for the purposes of registration as a medicine;
• The distribution of any medicine or scheduled substance;
• The re-packaging of medicines;
• The initiation and conducting of pharmaceutical research and development; and
• The promotion of public health.
• Accurately interpret scripts and act in a professional and responsible manner and within the legal requirements in accordance with the South African Pharmaceutical Council.
• Capture script details accurately and verify patient’s details on the system.
• Ensure accurate picking / packing / labelling and checking of medication and be aware of common dosages as well as important drug interactions.
• Provide accurate instructions to the patients regarding the correct use of medicine supplied.
• Keep abreast of changes in medical aid procedures and requirements for claims and dispensing.
• Advise and assist patients at the dispensary, self-medication counter and front-shop.
• Follow up with patients regarding script tracking report as requested by the dispensary manager and follow up appointments.
• Explain all medical aid costs to patients.
• Follow through on promises made to customers.
• Evaluation of disease conditions and referral to in-store health facilities when necessary.
• Process all paperwork necessary for the accurate submission of claims to medical aids.
• Correct errors on scripts rejected by medical aid.
• Ensure authorization of chronic, HIV and AIDS and oncology medication.
• Maintain customer profiles on the system.
• Merge profiles locally and Vexall should be notified to merge profiles centrally.
• Take note of any messages on the customer profile and take suitable action.
• Assist the Dispensary Manager to ensure that all administration functions are carried out correctly and timeously.
• Report on low - / out of stock levels and stock errors to the dispensary manager.
• Facilitate Bi-annual stock takes.
• Exercise stock, cash and asset control.
• Assist the Dispensary Manager to ensure that all stock control processes and are adhered to and that all registers are kept up to date in accordance with legislation.
• Housekeeping must be in accordance to Dis-Chem standards.
• Adhere to Dis-Chem Policies and Procedures and Standard Operating Procedures.
• Adhere to Health and Safety rules and regulations.
• Adhere to Dis-Chem Uniform and personal appearance policy

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Minimum Requirements…

Essential:

• Grade 12 / Matric
• A minimum of 6 months’ cleaning experience
• Sound command of the English language
• Basic customer service
• Additional language that is area specific
• Willing and able to work retail hours

Advantageous:

• Bilingual
• Previous retail store cleaning experience

Job Specification…

• Provide a daily high standard of hygiene and cleanliness throughout the store, shop floor and communal areas, before the store opens.
• Develop routines to ensure all areas of the store are maintained to a high standard of cleanliness.
• Ensure the canteen and restrooms are clean, and stocked with the necessary products at all times.
• Be available throughout operational hours to clean up as and when required.
• Ensure correct cleaning products and equipment are used for specific jobs.
• Ensure the wet floor sign is up and visible at both ends, when cleaning the floor.
• Be friendly, professional and able to assist customers.
• Perform duties according to Health and Safety Regulations.