Grower Supply Planner

Grower Supply Planner, McCormick Australia
Sunshine Coast, Queensland

This is a newly created, unique entry level position aimed at horticulture enthusiasts
Hybrid business model offering flexible work from home options
Work for a global organisation locally on the Sunshine Coast

This role provides the opportunity to be involved with the seasonal planning/scheduling of herb and spice crops from planting through to harvest and processing through the factory.

The Role
The primary purpose of this role is to ensure the continued supply of raw horticultural material to meet the ongoing maintenance, growth and development of the business. Raw herb crop scheduling from contract growers into the factory for processing. We are looking for someone recently graduated or has experience liaising with agriculture/horticulture growers.

Key responsibilities will include but not be limited to.
Assist in scheduling of growing/supply windows and management of grower delivery schedules. Driven by season
Assist in management of raw agricultural material to meet relevant specifications and supply into the factory with minimum variability in product quality and composition. This ranges through establishment of crops to harvesting, cold room and trucking and monitoring of crop deliveries
Assist in maintaining seasonal crop reporting including tracking of volumes as per contracted tonnages throughout crop seasons
Ensure relevant food safety and other relevant standards are met by regular on farm visits/audits
Contribute to the integrated business planning process (IBP)
Liaise across other disciplines within the company to ensure continual improvement

About You
You will have a passion for horticultrue and will have recently completed a tertiary qualification in Agriculture/horticulture including research, development and rural business management.

In addition to the above, you may also have.
On-Farm Food Certifications (Freshcare, HARPS, Organic)
Experience working with processing, on farm digital traceability programs (Power Apps, Muddy Boots, SAP)
High level of interpersonal skills demonstrating the ability to work with cross functional teams
Problem Solving Skills (assist in managing raw material supply due to disruptions caused by weather events, disease etc)
Ability to develop ongoing improvements to current systems including crops, crop hygiene, machinery development, cold room systems etc

Why Choose Us
We pride ourselves on our friendly well-known work culture, we consider ourselves professionals who take what we do seriously, but not ourselves

Our people strive for excellence, have a great attitude, care for safety of each other and our consumers, our people are innovative and lead by example - because these are the values necessary for a successful career with McCormick Australia.

We offer many benefits including;
Hybrid work model in place plus other flexible working practices
Free onsite massage
Access to free physio
Free access to the local pool
Generous employee recognition and rewards program
Regular employee engagement activities including food vans, coffee vans and BBQs
Annual Bonus Program (MIB)
Global organization with well established brands (Gourmet Garden, Keens, Aeroplane Jelly, Franks Hot Sauce, Grill Mates to name a few)
Training & Development plans offering growth opportunities across global functions

How to Apply

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. If you are a qualified applicant, you will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.