Commercial Buyer

• Join a market leading FMCG  during an exciting phase of growth
• Fulltime Permanent role, Macquarie Park location - WFH up to 2 days a week
• Career progression opportunities on offer

At Goodman Fielder our purpose is making everyday food better for everyone. Our aspiration is to be the leading integrated food solutions business in the region driven by our core values of Create Clarity, Better Together, Own It, and Collective Curiosity. We are a team that believes that anything is possible. A team that understands our business and focuses on the right things that make the biggest difference and one that considers our end-to-end value chain when making decisions to optimise our business. Collectively we are curious, we seek new ways to improve and evolve and together we drive change as an opportunity for us to innovate and transform our business and to achieve beyond what we think is possible.

About the opportunity:

We are currently seeking a procurement, pricing, or purchasing analyst looking for the next step to join our Ingredients procurement team based in Sydney. Reporting to the Senior Procurement Manager, this Buyer role plays a key role for the pricing and purchasing of raw materials for Goodman Fielder across Australia and New Zealand from local and international vendors.

Key to the success of this role will be the ability to learn and build knowledge around ingredients used in bread and pastry, with a focus on market trends and activities, as well as sharing insights and recommendations.

The key accountabilities for this role will include:

• buying key raw materials for ANZ with our partners in Asia and Australia
• Administration in SAP, FX Management, Contracts, etc
• Staying up to date on the changing requirements
• Tracking order prices and providing trend review
• Reviewing import requirements such as import permits and support for ongoing documentation reviews
• Project Management support - working with a variety of stakeholders from both within the business and with our supplier base
• Maintaining accurate information to support material budget costings
• Identifying, evaluating, and implementing cost saving and cost avoidance initiatives.

About You

The successful applicant for this role will have:

• Experience in procurement, planning, and /or pricing
• Experience in a physical supply chain environment
• Exposure to importing
• High attention to details and accuracy
• Candidates with relevant qualifications will be highly regarded
• Problem solving skills
• Proficient in MS Office, predominately with Excel.
• A high analytical ability - Good understanding of numeracy
• Ability to work in a fast paced, deadline driven environment

What can we offer you?

This is an excellent opportunity to join a high performing team, in an international business with a broad variety of products. You will receive exposure to a broad range of products and manufacturing sites, and work with an experienced and high performing team who can provide excellent mentorship and training as you launch your career in the food industry.

In return for your passion and success, we will reward you with a competitive remuneration package and help you to achieve personal and professional growth and development. At Goodman Fielder, we aim to be a destination employer where we don't just offer jobs - we offer long term careers.

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