Distribution And Procurement Manager

I Love This Shop is a family owned retail store chain in Victoria. We love what we are doing, and we do this with passion! 

At I Love This Shop you find one of the biggest party item assortments in Victoria! It is definitively the ONE SHOP STOP for YOUR party! But there is more… Kitchen, Garden Decoration, Arts & Crafts, Pet Items and Discount Food! We carry more than 40,000 items in our stores (Metro Melbourne & regional Victoria) and in our online store! We plan to open in 2021 another 3 stores and grow our franchise model. 

To support continued growth across our retail stores and online business, we are recruiting a DISTRIBUTION AND PROCUREMENT MANAGER to join the growing team in Mildura. 

Reporting directly to our director, you will plan, create, implement, monitor sales strategies & budgets, and you will be responsible to negotiate with our suppliers onshore and overseas, creating exciting new product ranges for our customers.

Job Type: Permanent – Retail Industry

Salary: $ 85,000 per annum

Benefits: Company vehicle and travel allowance

Key Responsibilities:

• Create, Implement & Monitor purchases, distribution, warehousing and storage
• Support our retail stores to grow sales and strengthen their market positions
• Take full responsibility in the process of order-system, development of our POS system to ensure re-ordering and re-stocking is at optimal times
• Monitor and review storage and inventory system to meet supply requirements and control stock levels
• Negotiate with our suppliers, create new product ranges, monitor delivery/quality requirements 
• Deliver a consistent monitoring to maintain required stock levels at minimum costs
• Prepare weekly & monthly reporting/analytics for insight generation and performance optimization
• Directing staff activities and monitoring their performance and store procedures
• Travelling throughout regional Victoria on a weekly base visiting stores and liaising with store managers (approximately 3-4 days travel per week with overnight stays and can include weekends)

The ideal candidate will have:

Candidates should have a University degree in Business Management (Minimum level bachelor’s degree). We will accept nominations without University degree, but applicants must have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in our market with a large scale of retailer. The ideal candidate is sharp, hardworking, attentive to detail, intuitive, reliable and extremely well organized.

• Tertiary Qualifications in Business/Sales/Marketing/Communications or equivalent industry experience
• Proven success in similar role
• Strong communication/interpersonal skills and staff training experience
• In-depth knowledge of reporting methods via excel and other tools
• High level accuracy and attention to detail
• Effective time management and prioritization skills
• Ability to easily adapt to changing priorities and strong problem-solving skills
• Enjoy hard work and demonstrate urgency in your daily routine
• Ability to work independently & flexible hours, including some weekends
• Excellent knowledge and experience of POS systems

• Looking for candidates available to work:
  • Monday: Morning, Afternoon
  • Tuesday: Morning, Afternoon
  • Wednesday: Morning, Afternoon
  • Thursday: Morning, Afternoon
  • Friday: Morning, Afternoon
  • Saturday: Morning, Afternoon
  • Sunday: Morning, Afternoon
• 2-3 years of relevant work experience required for this role
• Working rights required for this role
• Expected start date for role: 15 January 2024