Buyer - Woolworths Food Company

About Woolworths Group

Woolworths Group is a food and everyday needs retailer united by the shared purpose of creating better experiences together for a better tomorrow. With more than 1,400 stores across its Woolworths Supermarkets, Countdown Supermarkets (New Zealand) and BIG W brands, and fast-growing eCommerce businesses, Woolworths Group is Australia and New Zealand’s largest retailer. A top 10 company on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), Woolworths Group employs more than 180,000 team members and serves more than 20 million customers a week.

Buyer - Woolworths Food Company - Attention Passionate Foodies!

About Us

Woolworths Group is a company built on integrity with a mission to deliver the best in convenience, value and quality for our customers. With 3,000 stores and counting we employ over 200,000 team members who serve over 29 million customers across our brands every week.

Woolworths Food Company (WFC) delivers on our purpose - “Together we innovate to create distinctive products and brands that customers love” by creating our Woolworths Own Brand products.

WFC will drive clear competitive advantage through increased innovation in own and exclusive brands, expansion into growth markets, building manufacturing excellence and the establishment of strategic, long-term partnership.

We partner with dynamic suppliers to provide a range of owned and exclusive branded products to meet the ongoing and changing needs of Woolworths and Countdown customers.

We have a passion for food. Our integrated teams of Buyers, Developers, Quality, Welfare & Sustainability Specialists, Customer Insights & Sensory Specialists, Chefs, Nutritionists and Marketers work closely with suppliers to deliver the best mix of quality, taste, innovation, nutrition and value for our customers. Through focusing on our customers and providing them with passion and integrity, we maintain a sustainable and competitive offering for Woolworths, Countdown and our supply partners.

The Role

The WFC Buyer is tasked with delivering a competitive cost for our products which in turn achieves agreed profit metrics for the category. The WFC Buyer works with the Product Development teams to help negotiate the right balance of COGs and quality. The WFC Buyer is also responsible for determining and developing appropriate sources of supply and maintaining cooperative working relationships with suppliers in order to stay current with trends and technologies, products and services.

Some of your key responsibilities will be:
Negotiate contracts on existing portfolio and assist with negotiations on new products.
Deliver COGS reductions that align to the right strategic supply base and quality level.
Understand supply base capability and constantly identify opportunities and nurture new supplier relationships which will deliver long term competitive advantage for Woolworths.
Review, refine and amend supplier strategies to manage competition.
Maintain and Update Competitor Pricing Analysis.
Maintain and Update Contract Review Schedule.
Monitor range KPIs to ensure supply continuity and contract volume consumption.
Regularly review levels of Dumps, Clearance, Out of Code, Unknown and Known shrinkage and review the root causes and apply actions to minimise these losses.
Ensure supplier compliance with supply expectations and targets.

What we are looking for:
Key knowledge and experience important for success:
Knowledge
Strong understanding of product componentry and cost makeup of goods.
Knowledge of manufacturing processes and impact on Cost of Goods.
Knowledge of local and international sourcing processes and capabilities.
Solid organisational and project management skills.

Experience
Minimum 2 years experience in Retail/Commercial function at equivalent level.
Prior experience in supplier development/management preferred.

Passion For Product
A strong passion for food and products is a key desirable. We love to bring our passion to life across all aspects of our business and for our customers. .

We are driving inclusion and diversity as Ways of Working. If you meet a number of requirements (and not all), we encourage you to submit your application.

Want to hear more? Apply via www.wowcareers.com.au

Grow with the Group

As an inclusive, team-first company, our people are at the core of everything we do.

We care deeply about creating a workplace where our team members feel valued, respected and empowered. We are committed to providing equal opportunity regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or life stage. We are proud to be recognised as a Gold Tier Employer in the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTQ+ inclusion and as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency.

As our Group continues to evolve, innovate and support our communities, we encourage our team members to do the same with their own careers, by providing ongoing opportunities to grow and make a real difference.

We value flexibility, and encourage our team members to work in ways that meet their work/life commitments and support their wellbeing.

We work hard to create a safe and inclusive environment for all, and most importantly, we're all about creating better experiences – for our customers and for each other.

We’d love to hear from You

If you meet a number of the requirements, but not all, we encourage you to submit your application. You can learn more about working with us on LinkedIn or via www.wowcareers.com.au . #LI #work180.

Our Talent Acquisition Team and Hiring Leaders kindly request no unsolicited resumes or approaches from Recruitment Agencies. Woolworths Group is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.