Material Coordinator

Job Location: ​Lithgow​

Lithgow

Company description

Ferrero is a family-owned company with a truly progressive and global outlook and iconic brands such as Nutella®, Tic Tac®, Ferrero Rocher®, Raffaello®, Kinder Bueno® and Kinder Surprise®. As the love for our brands continues to grow, so too does our global reach. Represented in more than 50 countries, with products sold in more than 170, the Ferrero Group is loved by generations around the world. The secret to our global success? 40,000  dedicated employees who celebrate care and quality to craft a business, careers and brands we are proud of. Join us, and you could be one of them.

Diversity Statement

Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding.

About the Role:

The role is responsible for effective planning, directing and coordinating of production materials activities and is aimed to guarantee the service level for internal clients, in terms of quality, efficiency and results orientated production materials activities for Ferrero Australia.

Main Responsibilities:

• Provide packaging materials planning assistance to the Production / Packaging Manager and complete requisitions for the purchase of packaging materials in line with production plans and forecasts

• Monitor stock levels of packaging materials held in Store and Packaging Departments, both via the SAP system and physical counts

• Prepare forecasts for packaging materials where relevant, and review critical stock reports concerning packaging materials received from store and action where necessary

• Review low stock – out of stock occurrences concerning packaging materials

• Process production barcodes and amendments to barcodes within the SAP system in line with the Production Plan

• Prepare weekly requirements for relevant departments on respective packaging materials, in line with Production Plans

• Follow the respective protocols regarding and participate in the quality program based on ISO 9001, food safety program based on ISO 22000, the ISO 14000 Environmental Management System, based on the environmental policy, the ISO 50001 Energy Management System and WHS program based on ISO 45001

• Report all the identified issues and problems and follow the instructions in providing problem resolution using respective protocols, documentation, as well as identifying the root cause and taking preventive measures

• Ensure raw materials / packaging / processes / intermediate product and finished product in their department is maintained in a “food safe” way and ensure the people on the lines are working in a “food safe” way

• Communicate externally and internally any information regarding quality, food safety, health and safety and other related topics

Who we are looking for:

• University degree in relevant fields

• Relevant production materials coordination and management experience in FMCG food manufacturing

• Strong accountability and problem-solving skills, result orientation

• Good planning and control capability, lateral thinking

• Ability to work across teams and manage multiple stakeholders in an effective way, good team management

• Adaptiveness and flexibility, good time and self-management skills

• Advanced MS Office, SAP is considered a strong plus

How to be successful in the role and at Ferrero:

Consumers, quality and care are at the heart of everything we do. So, to be successful at Ferrero, you’ll need to be just as consumer and product centric as we are - dedicated to crafting brilliant results for consumers around the world. 

Requisition ID

65156

Job function

Manufacturing

Country

Australia

City

Lithgow