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Ottilie Iiyambo

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Summary

Dynamic, dedicated and results-driven Responsible Pharmacist with extensive experience. Ensuring accurate review, processing and dispensing of medications in alignment with orders. Skilled in collaborating with team members to expedite urgent requests while maintaining impeccable focus on safety, accuracy and confidentiality. Advanced communicator with all levels of staff, clients, management, and healthcare administrators. Talented professional with in-depth understanding of operations, team and records management.


Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Responsible Pharmacist

Otjoroka Trading Enterprices CC T/A Saamstaan Pharmacy
05.2024 - Current
  • Managed prescriptions daily while maintaining excellent customer service and attention to detail.
  • Developed strong relationships with healthcare providers to optimize patient care and medication adherence.
  • Enhanced pharmacy efficiency by implementing new workflow processes and inventory management systems.

Retails Operations Manager/Responsible Pharmacist

MPlus Pharmaceuticals T/A Dorado Valley Pharmacy
05.2022 - 05.2024
  • Managing several retail pharmacies' performances by liaising with the branch managers.
  • Assisting human resources through prescreening and interviewing of potential employees.
  • Set sales targets and implementing action plans for achieving set targets.
  • Maximizing productivity for team of 36 employees by prioritizing and delegating tasks, conducting performance reviews and addressing quarterly, bi-annual and annual goals for all the branches.
  • Minimizing stock expiries at all branches by making sure the branch managers share monthly lists of short dated items and sending the stock to other branches that are able to sell it out.
  • Holding meetings with all the branch managers every fort-night to share ideas on effective management of their respective branches.
  • Helped to open up a new branch and co-ordinate it's smooth operation.

Responsible Pharmacist

MPlus Pharmaceuticals T/A Pharmacy 2000
03.2020 - 04.2022
  • Established solid relations with leadership and staff by attending management meetings and coordinating interdepartmental information exchanges.
  • Optimal inventory management.
  • Established clear and effective customer service policies to increase satisfaction and pharmacy loyalty.
  • Helped with the recruitment and training of new pharmacy staff including interns and pharmacist assistants students.


Junior Pharmacist

MPlus Pharmaceuticals T/A MPLus Pharmacy
09.2019 - 02.2020

Pharmacist Intern

MPlus Pharmaceuticals T/A Dorado Valley Pharmacy
03.2019 - 08.2019

Pharmacist Intern

Medisun Pharmacy
02.2018 - 02.2019

Student Pharmacist

Medisun Pharmacy
12.2014 - 01.2018

Education

Certificate - Winfield Management Development Program Level 1&2

Winfield Strategy And Innovation
Harare, Zimbabwe
09-2023

Online Certificate - Managing For Results

Gordon Institute of Business Science
Johannesburg, South Africa
03-2022

Certificate - Purchasing, Procurement And Inventory Management

Namibia University of Science And Technology
Windhoek, Khomas
11-2019

Bachelor of Pharmacy -

University of Namibia
Windhoek, Khomas
04-2018

Skills

  • Employee Work Scheduling
  • Customer service and communication skills
  • Prescription verification
  • Drug inventory management
  • Employee recruitment
  • Employee performance evaluations
  • Data analysis
  • Budget Planning
  • Medication dispensing
  • Resolving complaints

References

  • Mr Tavaziva Comfort Ngundu

      Managing Director: Otjoroka Trading Enterprises CC

      Tel: +264(0)81-156 7870

      Email: otjorokagroup@gmail.com


  • Mrs Theresa van der Westhuizen
    Human Capital Manager/Administrator: MPlus Pharmaceuticals

     Tel: +264(0)83-331 2580
    Email: hcna@cospharm.org


  • Mr Brighton Makura
    Former Managing Director: MPlus Pharmaceuticals

     Tel: +264(0)81-207 6080
    Email: brighton@foutntainmed.org

Timeline

Responsible Pharmacist

Otjoroka Trading Enterprices CC T/A Saamstaan Pharmacy
05.2024 - Current

Retails Operations Manager/Responsible Pharmacist

MPlus Pharmaceuticals T/A Dorado Valley Pharmacy
05.2022 - 05.2024

Responsible Pharmacist

MPlus Pharmaceuticals T/A Pharmacy 2000
03.2020 - 04.2022

Junior Pharmacist

MPlus Pharmaceuticals T/A MPLus Pharmacy
09.2019 - 02.2020

Pharmacist Intern

MPlus Pharmaceuticals T/A Dorado Valley Pharmacy
03.2019 - 08.2019

Pharmacist Intern

Medisun Pharmacy
02.2018 - 02.2019

Student Pharmacist

Medisun Pharmacy
12.2014 - 01.2018

Certificate - Winfield Management Development Program Level 1&2

Winfield Strategy And Innovation

Online Certificate - Managing For Results

Gordon Institute of Business Science

Certificate - Purchasing, Procurement And Inventory Management

Namibia University of Science And Technology

Bachelor of Pharmacy -

University of Namibia
Ottilie Iiyambo