Purchasing Officer/ Specialist

1 week ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Csg Talent Full time

**The business**

Our client is a 30 year old market leading FMCG food business, manufacturing and distributing over 300 food products, leading their category as Australia's No1 They partner with all major retailers, and it's an exciting time to join the business with their recent national expansion into 3 new major supermarket categories. A fantastic success story, they are proudly a 100% Australian-owned business with a genuine focus on their people.

**What's in it for you?**
- A career with a well-respected business in the FMCG industry.
- A fun office environment. A Business that looks after their staff.
- A company that truly values your opinion and ideas
- Supportive management team
- Strong focus on career development
- WFH opportunities once settled in
- Fortnightly company lunches
- On site free parking
- Extra paid day off on your birthday
- Quarterly and end of year Christmas events

**The Role**

Due to on-going expansion of the business, our client is looking for an experienced **Purchasing Officer/ Specialist **to** **work closely with procurement and supply chain to help deliver a top notch service to key customers in the major retail grocery channel. (Coles, Woolies and Metcash).

**Key Responsibilities & Tasks**
- Develop portfolio suppliers' relationships
- Manage end to end ordering
- Manage all aspects of stock replenishment (DIFOT) from suppliers
- Regularly monitor, measures, and report on stock levels and stock related issues
- Liaise with Customer Service, Planner and Warehouse departments at the HQ, 3PL level regarding stock related matters
- Liaising with Customer service and Demand planning to ensure stock is available when required
- Assist in roll out of NPD and product quality or specification updates
- Manage stock levels and manage re-order points within lead times to support our sales team and major customers
- Create Purchase Orders & ETA Management with Freight forwarders, documentation handling with Custom brokers, shipments, and quarantine clearance
- Conduct sourcing, selecting, and negotiating for the best product in terms of quality, price, terms, deliveries, and services where suppliers are not flexible on prices or availability
- Facilitate the shipment of goods both internationally and locally: liaising with freight personnel to ensure timely deliveries

**Experience Requirements**
- Proven work experience as a Purchasing Offer or similar role
- FMCG experience preferred
- Hands on experience with purchasing in an ERP system
- A solid understanding of supply chains and supplier management
- Experience and knowledge of importing goods
- Solid understanding of importing purchasing processes and documentation with current knowledge of external factors that could impact availability of goods and pricing
- Solid analytical skills with ability to conduct cost analysis and create financial inventory reports

If this sounds like you, we'd love to chat

**PLEASE NOTE: You must have full working rights in Australia to be considered for this role.

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