Operations, Purchasing and Supply Chain Manager

6 days ago

Melbourne, Australia Chorus Executive Full time

Wonderful family owned food business making a difference
- Join a growing team with full autonomy
- Manage a number of key functions

**The organisation**

Whole Kids is an Australian-owned food company created by a real mum and dad, Monica and James Meldrum. Founded in 2005, Whole Kids has grown to become Australia's favourite range of organic, additive-free, allergen-friendly foods and snacks for babies, toddlers and kids. As parents, we know that finding healthy, tasty foods and snacks for children can be frustrating for many mums and dads, especially when faced with a maze of misleading food labels, hidden ingredients, and unnecessary artificial additives with names that are hard to pronounce.

When they launched our Whole Kids, they had a big dream for our little business. They want other mums and dads to feel confident when buying their products that they were making the best possible choice for their children, as well as for the environment and their community, and that they were supporting a different kind of company that honestly and truly cares about what it does.

Whole Kids is looking for a **Supply Chain Manager **with a passion for sustainability to lead the company's supply chain, from purchasing raw materials to production & fulfillment.

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**The role**

The purpose of this role is to improve productivity, efficiency and reduce costs while securing high quality materials for the company. The responsibilities also incorporate operation performance and resolve any issues by working with external and internal stakeholders.

The major duties will include forecasting, manufacturing, international freight, warehouse and storage fulfilment and customer freight. This role will have outstanding relationships with the 3PL logistics and manufacturing parties.

This is a great role forming an integral part of the senior leadership team, has one direct report and reports into one of the owners.

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**What you can offer**

You're someone who can jump straight in and lead the logistics, purchasing and supply chain functions. You also have a clear understanding how each activity contributes to achieving overall strategic and business objectives. You have a "roll up your sleeves and get it done" mentality, and a willingness to wear a few hats in the process.

Key skills and experience that would contribute to your success in this role:

- Tertiary qualifications in Logistics or a related discipline
- Experience as a Purchasing or Supply Chain Manager
- Working experience of relevant software(SAS)
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Excellent organisational and project management skills
- Attention to detail
- Working with a small and committed team

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