Purchasing Officer

**The Company**:
**We are a family owned specialist bakery ingredient distributor located in Tennyson, we are here to support Bakers and Pastry Chefs with fair prices and unmatched technical expertise Our goal is to create happy customers.**
- **$70,000 - $80,000 + super + bonus scheme.**:

- **Mon - Fri**

**About the Role**:
**You will report to our Sales and Marketing Executive and work alongside another purchasing officer and the sales team in an open-plan office environment. Day-to-day responsibilities include processing purchase orders and customer sales orders, updating relevant team with order updates, reviewing sales trends to predict forecasts, and working with suppliers to obtain best prices for the company.**

**Responsibilities**:

- **Process purchase orders for our 150 suppliers.**:

- **Follow up on delivery lead times and notify relevant teams of changes and delays.**:

- **Use previous data and sales figures to create purchasing forecasts.**:

- **Maintain stock information to ensure accuracy.**:

- **Support the sales team by confirming product costs and pricing changes and processing overflow orders.**:

- **Source alternative suppliers in the event a main supplier has supply issues.**:

- **Negotiate pricing with suppliers based on volume and/or frequency of purchasing schedule.**:

- **Monitor supplier performance and report on ongoing nonconformance.**:

- **Conduct product quality assessments.**:

- **Onboard new suppliers as and if required.**:

- **Build good rapport, trust and relationships with suppliers.**

**Skills and Experience**:

- **2+ years of experience in a Purchasing or Procurement role.**:

- **Pricing negotiating skills and experience.**:

- **Ability to build trust and relationships with internal and external stakeholders.**:

- **Technical baking skills (Highly Regarded)**:

- **Exceptional attention to detail and time management skills.**:

- **MS Office Suite experience (Outlook and Excel).**:

- **Experience with ERP systems (preferred).**:

- **Understanding of HACCP/QA programs (preferred)**

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $70,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Employee discount

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- Morning shift
- No weekends

Supplementary Pay:

- Annual bonus

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (required)

Work Location: In person

Expected Start Date: 02/09/2024