Job Opportunities at Dis-Chem Pharmacies

Job Description

• Dis-Chem Pharmacies' require the services of a reputable Health Consultant specialising in Vitamins and Supplements for their Westwood Store. You will be responsible for effectively promoting and selling Dis-Chem Health Focus products through consistent customer service

Minimum Requirements:
Essential:

• Grade 12 / Matric 
• Minimum of 6 months’ sales experience in a Vitamins / Health environment
• Strong command of the English language
• Computer literate – MS Office
• Sound numerical skills
• Willing and able to work retail hours

Advantageous:

• Qualification in BSc Biomedicine and/or BSc Biotechnology, or relevant qualification within the health focus field
• Sales experience in a retail environment
• Experience in the health industry (vitamins, supplements or health foods)
• Fluent in a 2nd language prominently spoken in the area

Job description:

• Assist and advise customers, and ensure the highest levels of customer care and service are met
• Assist with back shopping when requested to do so, to ensure the effective operation of the department and store
• Keep merchandise displays in the health focus area stocked and faced up
• Report all price discrepancies to management as they appear
• Adhere to store layouts within the Health Department
• Ensure broadsheet items are well displayed, merchandised, promoted and available
• Implement promotional displays and merchandising material
• Achieve monthly team, brand and vendor targets
• Keep abreast with new products and product lines
• Follow the Health Department’s administrative processes and procedures, including, but not limited to, weekly returns, stock control and monitoring of stock levels

Competencies:

Essential:

• Promotions and personal selling
• Customer service
• Strong command of the English language
• Basic report analysis
• Team player
• Time management
• Honest and trustworthy

Advantageous:

• Product knowledge and stock control
• Bilingual

Special conditions of employment:

• Willing and able to work retail hours
• Able and physically fit for walking, standing, climbing, kneeling, bending, and pushing, pulling lifting and moving objects
• Valid driver’s license and own reliable transport
• South African citizen
• Clear credit and criminal records

Remuneration and benefits:

• Market-related salary + commission
• Medical aid
• Provident fund
• Staff account

go to method of application »

Job Description

• Dis-Chem Pharmacies’ in Midrand has an opportunity available for a DC Inbound Trainee Manager to join the team. The main purpose of this role will be to achieve operational excellence within the Dis-Chem Distribution Centre incorporating functions in necessary areas, ensuring that both legal and customer requirements are met. 

Minimum Requirements…

Essential:

Grade 12 / Matric
Relevant Degree/Diploma in Logistics or Supply Chain Management
Minimum 2 Years relevant experience in Distribution, Logistics or Supply Chain Environment
Advantageous:

• Relevant experience in the field of Logistics/Supply Chain Management
• Experience in the Retail/Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Experience with SAP, EWM or other ERP systems

Job Specification…

• Ensure all supplier deliveries are received, checked, processed and put away within agreed timelines.
• Analyse and interpret all potential departmental shrinkage indicators and act accordingly.
• Ensure optimal planning and forecasting of department resources and capacity to meet the day-to-day strategic objectives.
• Maintain a stock rotation on an inventory based on FEFO (First Expiry First Out) principle.
• Work with QA team to ensure stock is on the acceptable industry standard.
• Develop and Implement solutions for addressing seasonal demand, shipments and/or unique packaging.
• Manage the safe storage, exchanging and flow of Dis-Chem, CHEP and EURO pallets.
• Ensure training of new staff in that they have the necessary tools and equipment required to perform their duties efficiently.
• Monitor staff performance including performance reviews.
• Effective and efficient resolution and communication of internal and external customer day-to-day queries.
• Identify supplier issues that impact required financial objectives and address them at the appropriate level internally and externally.

Competencies

Essential:

• English – Read, write and speak well
• Microsoft – Excel, Word and Outlook
• Knowledge of Management Systems, Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, Public Safety and Security, Customer Service, Transportation Principles and Methods, Material Handling Standards
• Demonstrate thorough theoretical and practical knowledge and understanding of all Distribution Centre, logistics and supply chain operations
• Be able to function within a given budget, set up a budget, read and interpret financial reports and act accordingly
• Time management
• Trustworthy and Honest
• Deadline driven
• Attention to detail
• Be able to lead motivate and inspire others

Advantage:

• Understand quality control analysis and coordination
• 2nd Language – Read, write and speak

Special conditions of employment:

• South African Citizen
• MIE, clear criminal and credit
• Driver’s license and/or own reliable transport
• Be able to work any shift i.e. day, night, weekends and holidays as per business requirements
• Be willing to be rotated to where needed and must be willing to perform any other function within the Distribution Centre should the need arise

Remuneration and benefits:

• Market related salary
• Medical aid
• Provident fund
• Staff account
   

go to method of application »

Job Description

• Dis-Chem Pharmacies has an exciting opportunity for a Bcom Information Systems or any computer-related graduate to join our SAP Retail Team for a 12 months Internship programme. The graduate will assist in ensuring the effective and smooth use of the SAP Retail system across the business.

Minimum Requirements:
Essential:

• Grade 12 / Matric or Senior Certificate
• Bcom/Btech Information systems, National Diploma in IT or any IT related qualification

Job Specification:

• Maintain the integrity and functionality of SAP Retail.
• Perform and documenting detailed testing of all these improvements, enhancements and reports.
• Respond to and assist with any query, related to SAP Retail.
• Establish and maintain a sound relationship with all Dis-Chem stakeholders.
• Ensure frequent communication with all Dis-Chem stakeholders both verbally and in writing regarding matters relating to the SAP Retail.
• Provide a friendly and efficient knowledgeable service to all Dis-Chem stakeholders.
• Maintain, change and support all relevant master data for SAP Retail.
• Practice quality assurance by testing the function of current and new processes by detecting and identifying any defects.
• Monitor and ensure smooth integration between SAP and any other program.
• Assist with loading and resolving marketing queries.
• Give regular feedback and provide assistance to the SAP Retail team, Stores and Dis-Chem Management team.

Competencies:

Essential:

• Basic understanding of Microsoft Office Packages – Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Business financial skills
• Trustworthy and honest
• Self-starter, diligent, accurate, attention to detail
• Be deadline orientated
• Good time management skills

Advantageous:

• SAP Experience

Special conditions of employment:

• South African citizen
• MIE, clear criminal and credit record
• Valid Driver’s license and/or reliable transport

Remuneration and benefits:

• Stipend

go to method of application »

Job Description

• Dis-Chem Pharmacies require the services of a reputable Pharmacist for their Waverley store. Your portfolio will cover the provision of pharmaceutical care by taking responsibility for patients’ medicine-related needs, and being accountable for meeting these needs.

Minimum Requirements:
Essential:

• Grade 12 / Matric
• BPharm / equivalent qualification
• Registered with the South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC)
• Registered tutor
• Unisolv experience
• Experience in supervising staff
• Computer literate – MS Office
• Sound numerical skills
• Strong command of the English language and a second language

Advantageous:

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

Duties and Responsibilities:

Acts & services especially pertaining to a Pharmacist:

• 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
• Accurately interpret scripts and act in a professional and responsible manner, and within the legal requirements in accordance with the SAPC
• Correct errors on scripts rejected by medical aid
• Dispensing of any medicine or scheduled substance on the prescription of a person authorised to prescribe medicine
• 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
• Keep abreast of changes in medical aid procedures and requirements for claims and dispensing
• Follow up with patients regarding script tacking reports as requested by the Dispensary Manager, and follow up appointments
• Explain all medical aid costs to patients
• Process all paperwork for accurate submission of claims to medical aids
• 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 messages on the customer profile, and take suitable action
• Report on low / out of stock levels, and stock errors to the Dispensary Manager
• Facilitate biannual stock takes
• Exercise stock, cash and asset control

Competencies:

Essential:

• English and second language – Read, write and speak
• Good communication skills, listening
• Basic dosing and important drug interaction
• Customer service/focus
• Supervisor experience, and able to lead by example
• Ability to train other staff members
• Conflict management
• Strong attention to detail
• Sound numerical skills
• Problem-solving
• Team player
• Trustworthy and honest
• Time management
• Able to deal with pressure
• Computer literate – MS Office

Advantageous:

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

Special conditions of employment:

• Registered with the South African Pharmacy Council
• Willing and able to work retail hours
• Controlled room temperature, security, limited space, health and safety, risk stock
• Physically fit and able to stand for long periods
• Valid driver’s license and own reliable transport
• South African citizen
• Clear credit and criminal records

Remuneration and benefits:

• Market-related salary
• Monthly and annual performance pay
• Medical aid
• Provident fund
• Staff account