Inventory & Procurement Co-ordinator

About the role

An Australian food ingredients business, turning around about $300 million a year and growing its tonnage by roughly double in five years, is adding support roles to keep up with growth. This Inventory & Procurement Co-ordinator manages the day-to-day inventory of a $60 million stock holding shared across eight salespeople, decides how stock is allocated and reports stock positions to senior leaders. Strategic purchasing and supplier negotiations sit with the procurement leads, so the focus is inventory. The role starts in the procurement team and moves into the supply chain team as inventory management transitions, with hybrid working from the inner Brisbane office.

Key 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

Required profile

• At least four years' experience in inventory, supply chain, procurement, commercial or operations roles
• Strong commercial acumen, analytical skills and comfort holding a sales team to account on stock allocations
• Resilient, solutions-focused and able to find practical fixes in a smaller business
• Exposure to sales and operations planning (S&OP)

Required skills

• Excel
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 (helpful)
• AI reporting tools (highly regarded)
• Food ingredients, commodity markets, foreign exchange or Dynamics 365 experience is a plus

What we offer

• Salary of $90,000 - $100,000 per annum
• Annual wellness allowance, weekly CrossFit classes, stocked drinks fridge, fresh fruit and snacks, and quarterly culture days
• Onsite parking and a short walk from a train station