Purchasing Officer

**Build your Career with an Industry Leader**:
Multi-Color Corporation manufactures labels for some of the biggest FMCG brand names found on supermarket shelves, bars, restaurants, and hotels globally. We also produce premium-quality labels for high-profile brands in the pharmaceutical, durables and home & personal care sectors. Given the fact our labels are applied to wine, spirits, beverage & soft drinks bottles, food packaging, bathroom products, medicine containers, white goods, and automotive products, it is likely that you will put your hands on our labels on a daily basis. It is our labels that identify, promote and help sell our customer’s products With 109 manufacturing sites, and 12,000+ employees, we are the Global #1 for prime labels.

**About the role**:
We are looking for a motivated Purchasing Officer to join our team here at MCC Adelaide. As a Purchasing Officer, you will play a pivotal role in supporting end-to end varied procurement processes and contracting activities for our Adelaide plant.

In this exciting and varied role, you will:

- Manage Supplier Relationships
- Manage material supply programs.
- Procure products required for the business.
- Ensure all raw material levels are to an acceptable level to ensure no production downtime.
- Negotiate local supplier contracts to achieve the best service and price outcome.
- Authorise invoices for correct pricing against agreed price lists.
- Maintain data of raw material costs and exchange rates for supplier negotiations.
- Maintain ongoing contracts.
- Procurement savings target of 4% per annual.
- Provide information to R&D on potential new product opportunities.
- Reviews with key suppliers as required.
- Kaizen**: Develop an understanding of Kaizen principles and encourage, promote, and support continual improvement and 5S projects.

**About you**:

- Prior experience in Procurement, preferably within the manufacturing industry.
- High level of planning, sourcing, negotiation, tendering and contract management skills.
- Ability to demonstrate experience in undertaking multiple procurement activities from start to finish.
- High level of maturity and credibility to influence others and build/maintain strong internal and external relationships.
- Actively promote and advocate diversity and inclusion and our gender equality ambitions.

**The benefits**:

- Competitive remuneration
- Free onsite parking
- Health & wellness program
- Local & global career opportunities to development & build your brilliant career
- Private health insurance discount
- To help employees thrive at home & at work, we offer an Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Employee referral program, our employees are rewarded for helping us find great talent
- Reward & recognition programs aligned to our values and with high performance.
- Regular social events encouraging a fun & friendly environment.
- Values-based culture
- Supportive & inclusive environment
- Progressive, market leading & high performing business
- Part of an organisation that strongly believes in sustainability goals to make a difference to our planet.

**Why MCC?**:

- You will work in our modern manufacturing facilities, at the cutting-edge of production-environment innovation; we challenge the status quo and are transforming operations every day.
- You will gain experience in a fast-paced environment, with an ambitious team; we look forwards and continuously improve to be the best we can; we have a strong drive for results.
- You will be part of a team that shares our values of integrity; passion, perseverance, creativity and achievement; we value, respect and champion diversity.
- You will be joining a global and diverse organization that collaborates effectively to find optimal solutions; we focus on our customers and work with them on every step of their journey with us.
- You will be part of a team that strives for global sustainability, playing our part in making the world a better place for future generations.

**Diversity & Inclusion**:
At MCC, we believe what makes us unique, makes us better. We embrace & care deeply about creating a workplace where our people feel valued & empowered. We are committed to providing an environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly & with respect. We consider our people our best asset & understand the importance of bringing different perspectives. We are committed to providing equal opportunity regardless of gender identity/expression or ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or life stage. We encourage & welcome all genders, people of disability, first nations people, LGBTQI+ community, refugees & people from culturally & linguistic diverse backgrounds to apply.