Sourcing Associate

Healthcare is usually slow and boring. We believe in its potential to be exciting and entertaining. But changing the healthcare experience is hard - and we're gonna need all the help we can get

**About Eucalyptus**

**Eucalyptus** (or 'Euc' for short) is an Australian founded digital healthcare company that is on a mission to solve the world's biggest healthcare challenges - think fertility, and behavioural change around chronic conditions such as weight loss, diabetes, and mental health.

Founded in Australia in 2019, we have now helped over 500K patients globally by combining technology, design and operational excellence to help patients access the best clinical support when they need it - wherever they are.

Our 4 brands (Juniper, Pilot, Kin & Software) focus heavily on personalising the experience for different demographics and are powered by a growing team across 5 countries (Australia, UK, Germany, Japan, and the Philippines).

We've raised over AUD$150M in funding from Aussie and Silicon Valley investors who were early backers of Uber, Canva and AirBnb. With plans to launch into several more markets, offline channels, and tackle new conditions.

We're looking to continue building our team of executional weapons who are passionate about healthcare, aren't afraid to work hard, and invest in others through direct and honest feedback. This approach enables us to make the most impactful changes to improve the health of millions of patients globally.

**About the role**

We're looking for a Sourcing Associate to join our world class Consumer Healthcare team. The Consumer Healthcare team is responsible for researching, ideating, developing and launching the best personalised product solutions across our 4 brands, delivering them to our patients within a seamless omni-channel universe across multiple markets.

As the Sourcing Associate reporting to the Retail Operations & Business Development Lead, you'll be responsible for:
**_ Sourcing Initiatives_**
- Driving and owning all sourcing initiatives for consumer healthcare products at the trade unit level; including but not limited to:

- Conducting desktop research to ensure the sourced products meet required specifications, e.g. GS1 barcode verification, TI/HI pallet configuration, trade unit dimension ratios
- Negotiating for the best cost, quality and service when sourcing the products, e.g. MOQ price breaks, lead times
- Effectively tracking and communicating the status of sourcing initiatives to key stakeholders
- Building relationships and working effectively with both internal cross-functional teams and external stakeholders to ensure the successful delivery of sourcing initiatives

**_Sourcing Process Management_**
- Managing the first purchase order for all components of a new consumer healthcare product; including but not limited to:

- Internally setting up new suppliers, in collaboration with our Planning team
- Coordinating and driving the first purchase order to successful completion, in collaboration with the supplier and our Planning team
- Tracking and communicating the status of the first purchase order to key stakeholders
- Managing the master data for consumer healthcare products at the trade unit level, and their suppliers; including but not limited to:

- Creating, maintaining, updating and deleting relevant data as required, e.g. supplier codes, supplier locations, supplier lead times, ITF-14 barcodes
- Proactively working to improve data integrity

**About you**
- 2+ years experience in a commercial, supply chain, product or project focused role
- Excellent numerical and analytical skills with an eye for detail
- Strong organisation skills and the ability to manage projects end-to-end
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- An understanding of contractual agreements and the ability to work with our suppliers to achieve the best outcomes for EUC
- Strong relationship building skills and a partnership approach to supplier management
- FMCG, Retail and New Product Development exposure is desired

**Why you should join Euc**
- **Our teams are incredibly passionate** - Our talent bar is high and our work ethic is strong. You'll get to stretch yourself everyday and work amongst people who care deeply about our patients. You'll be given autonomy to tackle interesting problems and receive regular feedback from a supportive team
- **We move at incredible speed** - You'll work with team mates who build in the open by sharing their work freely, this helps us learn and iterate quickly so we can deliver high quality outcomes faster than our competitors. You'll **spend a lot of time outside of your comfort zone learning and iterating frequently, we wouldn't have it any other way
- **We will invest in your career** - You'll get access to an annual professional development budget, mentors and buddies to ensure that you have the support you need to level up. You can expect regular performance and pay reviews as your career grows.
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