No Experience Stores Officer Jobs – Mengo Hospital

Job Title:        Stores Officer
Organization: Mengo Hospital
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Reports to: Pharmacist   
About US:
Mengo Hospital was founded in 1897 in Kampala, and is the oldest
hospital in Uganda. It currently serves as an urban community hospital that
provides modern medical care. Mengo Hospital provides comprehensive care
including radiology, obstetrics, dentistry, orthopedics, and surgery.
Additionally, Mengo Hospital provides critical training and education to health
professionals through its various programs in midwifery and nursing, health
sciences, and laboratory technology. Mengo Hospital also has a dedicated
research and development team that works to find new solutions to health issues
in Uganda.
Job Summary: The Stores
Officer will primarily ensure that sufficient and viable medicines are
optimally stored and distributed for use at all times at the main pharmacy
store.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:  
  • The incumbent also maintains the store as
    per the standard medicines store conditions of temperature, humidity and
    cleanliness.
  • Prepare stock replenishment requests
    (bimonthly) for medicines that have reached the re-order levels after
    considering stock levels in other stock holding areas.
  • Receive supplies of main hospital and
    ensure distribution of medicines to the other pharmacies.
  • Keenly verify stock with user departments
    upon delivery to ensure that delivered stock matches user department’s
    specifications
  • Maintain an up to date record of stock/
    Stock Inventory and control
  • The Stores Officer will also ensure that
    security control measures are followed to safeguard stock
  • Prepare and submit Stores Status Reports
  • Conduct periodical stock taking
  • Carry out budgeting for stores
    requirements
  • Work closely with the Pharmacist to ensure
    that short expiry medicines are duly utilized by prescribers.
  • Ensure that the relevant information is
    captured into clinic master.



  • Serialize and verify purchase orders,
    stores request forms and goods received notes.
  • Maintain an up to date supplier price
    lists file.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience: 
  • The ideal candidate for the Stores Officer
    job opportunity should preferably hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Stores
    Management, Business Administration, Logistics or a related qualification
    from a recognized institution of higher learning
  • Computer literacy skills i.e. proficiency
    in software packages e.g. clinic master
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal
    skills.
  • Ability to work independently with minimum
    supervision and within a team.
  • Ability to manage competing tasks,
    prioritize and produce high level output consistently
  • Excellent reporting writing skills and
    knowledge of records management
  • Highly proactive with team
    orientation  
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should submit their
application letters attached with a CV, copies of academic/training
certificates and testimonials, professional membership certificates indicating
three (3) referees and a reliable e-mail /telephone contact, addressed to:
Medical Director,
Mengo Hospital,
P.O. Box 7161, Kampala. Uganda
Deadline: 1st
September 2017

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