POSITION SUMMARY
Joining Nestlé means you are joining the largest Food and Beverage Company in the world. At our very core, we are a human environment – passionate people driven by the purpose of enhancing the quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. At our Gympie factory we produce our iconic Blend 43 and International Roast coffees with 100 SKUs across 10 production lines.
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Operational Buyer to join our Logistics team. Your main purpose will be to create an optimised replenishment plan for raw and packaging materials over an 18 month horizon that ensures supply of material to production whilst ensuring that the working capital targets for raw and packaging materials are met.
A DAY IN THE LIFE…
Reporting to the Gympie Factory Supply Chain Manager, you will be responsible for:
- Ensuring the timely supply of Raw & Pack Materials to meet Production requirements
- Monitoring supply signals through the use of MRP purchase requisitions ensuring delivery dates, lead times and required quantities are correct and finally creating purchase orders and ensuring their fulfillment by the supplier.
- Managing the defined supplier the delivery of materials: this includes creating, sending, confirming, receiving, investigating errors and discrepancies on blocked or parked invoice lines and handling all exception
- Material and Specifications - Work together with Oceania Purchasing, Factory Logistics and Applications to approve new supply lines
- Material Workflow management – manage all workflow to meet best practice
- Purchasing Policies and Procedures – Ensure full implementation and Compliance with relevant policies, procedures and Internal controls
- Document control – develop & maintain relevant OMS documents. Ensure reviews are conducted and all changes to documentation are promptly implemented
This is a site-based role, working Monday to Friday.
You will be joining a high performing team with an excellent track record for safety performance.
WHAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL
Two or more years of relevant operational experience in a manufacturing/production environment is useful, in at least one of the following areas:
- Factory Logistics
- Detailed Production Scheduling
- Materials Handling
- Production Team Lead
**Applicants must be eligible to work in Australia and have Permanent Residency**
