Inventory Controller - Lakes - Procurement & Supply Chain

• Full time, permanent position
• Work from location based in Lakes

Health New Zealand \| Te Whatu Ora is the country's largest employer, delivering universal public healthcare to 5 million New Zealanders.

We provide essential hospital, specialist, and community health services across 80+ locations — from large urban centres to rural towns and remote communities.

Our goal is to improve health outcomes for all New Zealanders by delivering equitable, accessible, and innovative care.

About the Role

Reporting to the Distribution Team Lead, the Inventory Controller plays a key role in managing optimum stock levels for the Lakes district. Using FPIM Oracle, you'll lead computer-based inventory management, actively monitoring usage, stock outs, min/max plans and stock turn to drive the highest level of efficiency across the warehouse and sub inventories.

You'll be a key point of contact for inventory across the district – managing stock to agreed KPIs, setting up and maintaining min/max levels, removing obsolete stock, managing consignment stock and inter-district transfers, and planning stocktakes. You'll also work closely with Nurse Managers to keep sub inventory catalogues and imprest levels right, support users to follow Health NZ purchasing and stores processes, and lead or take part in projects that improve inventory management processes, such as scanner management.

About the Team/Service/ Location

The PSC\&HTM (Procurement, Supply Chain and Health Technology Management) team at Health New Zealand \| Te Whatu Ora are a national function with a vast and complex scope. They play a critical role in ensuring the availability, safety, and efficiency of clinical and non-clinical goods and services across the health system.

About you

Organised and customer-focused, you work well under pressure with minimal supervision. You bring sound numerical skills, confidence using electronic inventory and purchasing systems and strong communication and negotiation skills. Motivated to learn new skills and embrace change, you'll also be confident prioritising your workload.

You will bring:

• A tertiary qualification or a related logistics and/or inventory qualification
• Up to 3 years' inventory supply management experience
• Up to 2 years' experience using an electronic inventory system (preferably Oracle)
• Strong computer skills in Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook and inventory databases
• Sound numerical skills, with experience in data analysis and ordering
• Customer focus and quality improvement experience
• Desired: More than 3 years' inventory supply management experience, and more than 2 years' experience using an electronic inventory system

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand \| Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to Apply

To apply please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers' portal by 3 November 2026. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Zerissa Ong on [email protected]