Purchasing Officer (Fresh Produce)

If you're ambitious, love food, and want to be part of a growing company filled with opportunities, keep reading.

Marley Spoon is the new way to cook. We bring delightful, market-fresh, and easy cooking back to the people. We're a well-funded and publicly listed company (ASX : MMM) operating across 3 continents and 8 countries with over 2,000 employees worldwide. Each year we provide more than 70 million meals across our four brands : Marley Spoon, Dinnerly, Chefgood and Bezzie.

From day one, you'll have the autonomy to use your initiative to bring your ideas to life, inspire your team members, and keep learning because we know that when you grow, we grow. You'll own your role and have a lot on your plate, and you'll be part of a stellar team supporting you along the way. And at the start of every day, we hope you feel proud and motivated to work for a better, more sustainable way to shop, cook, and eat.

We've grown a lot lately, so the Procurement team is now looking for a Purchasing Officer to join the Procurement team and provide excellent customer service to our internal stakeholders and work closely with our Production, Sourcing and Quality teams, with the shared objective of delighting our customers on a day-to-day basis.

This role will be based at our Sydney Fulfillment Centre (FC) in Wetherill Park.

• Requirements
• Your Role
• Providing all required materials to all Fulfillment Centres (FCs) across Australia in the right quantity, in the right location and at the right time.
• Being accountable for successful completion of all assigned category purchasing activities.
• Communicating and developing relationships with suppliers, production, and operations teams on a daily basis to ensure production efficiencies and constant improvements
• Supporting the creation and development of a diverse range of purchasing tools like ERP systems, Excel, Google Sheets, Platform app builders (e.g. Zoho Creator, Foods Connected).
• Gathering, manipulating, and transforming data from different sources to generate reports and improve the efficiency and accuracy of several workflows for the purchasing team.
• Analysing usage and wastage costs to develop strategies that reduce food waste and eliminate shortfalls.
• Tracking and maintaining various reports related to supplier performance (eg. Foods Connected) and actioning follow ups with suppliers.
• Reviewing and actioning invoice approvals, as well as resolving any supplier payment discrepancies.
• Analysing inventory and stock, including analysis of detailed records of inventory usage to ensure business processes are executed as designed and are achieving desired outcomes.
• Requirements
• Min 2 years Experience in the Fresh Produce industry (markets, processing, purchasing, buying, imports / exports, fumigation, transport)
• Ability to develop and plan efficient ordering processes, based on MOQ (minimum order quantities), lead times and shelf life
• Proficiency or familiarity with ERP systems would be favourable
• Confidence with Google Analytics and G-suite products
• Naturally organised with excellent attention to detail
• Collaborator who works well across teams and functions, with the ability to manage a fast-paced workload with enthusiasm and a can-do attitude
• Embraces a team culture, and committed to making a positive difference and impact in their role
• Benefits
• What you'll get
• Formal training and development (5 paid training days per year!)
• 6 Additional days of Annual Leave per year
• Autonomy in every role - act in an environment where we get things done without having formal hurdles
• True ability to define and shape local strategy within a global business
• Entrepreneurial mindsets no matter where you are looking
• Flat hierarchies and a great team spirit
• An open, diverse and respectful working environment with over 50 nationalities worldwide
• The possibility to learn about everything that you are curious about, regardless of which function or department
• Generous Parental Leave scheme (with $7.5k childcare pay for eligible employees)
• We have worked hard to build a diverse team of encouraging and passionate foodies. We encourage people of all genders, ethnicity, ability and sexual orientation to apply._