Inventory & Procurement Co-Ordinator

About the business

Our client is an Australian food ingredients business turning over around $300 million a year, and its tonnage has roughly doubled in five years. They import around 70% of their product from the US, Europe and New Zealand and supply medium to large food manufacturers. They’re adding support roles to keep up with that growth, and this is one of them.

Role

You’ll manage the day-to-day inventory for a $60 million stock holding shared across eight salespeople. You’ll decide how stock is allocated, use commercial levers to keep inventory days down, and report on stock positions to senior leaders. Strategic purchasing and supplier negotiations sit with the procurement leads, so your focus is inventory.
You’ll start in the procurement team and move into the supply chain team as inventory management transitions across. You’ll work closely with the Sales, Sales Support and Supply Chain teams, using Microsoft Dynamics 365, Excel and AI reporting tools. You’ll be based in the company’s inner Brisbane office with hybrid working.

Responsibilities

• Allocate stock across eight salespeople to meet customer needs while keeping excess inventory low
• Use cost and stock levers to bring inventory days down
• Track demand signals with Sales and Sales Support, and adjust stock plans for changes in orders, seasonality and supply
• Identify and report on short and long positions and ageing inventory
• Coordinate made-to-order products with suppliers from production through to delivery, and post reconciliation journals
• Flag supplier and supply risks early
• Prepare inventory reporting for senior leaders

About you

• You have at least four years’ experience in inventory, supply chain, procurement, commercial or operations roles
• You have strong commercial acumen, analytical skills and Excel skills
• You’ve had exposure to sales and operations planning (S&OP)
• You’re down to earth, say what you think, and you’re comfortable holding a sales team to account on stock allocations
• You’re resilient and solutions-focused, and you find practical fixes in a smaller business
• Experience with AI tools is highly regarded

Experience with food ingredients, commodity markets, foreign exchange or Dynamics 365 will help.

Benefits include an annual wellness allowance, weekly CrossFit classes, a stocked drinks fridge, fresh fruit and snacks, and quarterly culture days. The office has onsite parking and is a short walk from a train station.

To apply, click Apply or email Anthony Branch at Six Degrees Executive at AnthonyB@SDE.com.au for a confidential conversation.

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