Operations Planner

Operations Planner
Eyre Peninsula
Closing date: 07/04/2024
About us
We are Viterra, we connect Australian growers with domestic and international consumers through our world-leading, fully integrated agriculture network.
Viterra operates a storage and handling network of strategically located sites and port terminals spanning key growing regions in South Australia and western Victoria. We receive growers’ grain into our network, store it and move it to international and domestic markets.
Our unique culture empowers our employees to think innovatively and develop their careers in an exciting and supportive environment.
About the role
Viterra is seeking a motivated individual with excellent communication skills to work closely with our western region sites to ensure inventory is available to execute export and domestic outturns via road and shipping. Based in Port Lincoln, this varied role requires a high level of attention to detail and has a strong focus on grain quality and inventory control to ensure efficient grain movements, planning, and coordination.
As the Operations Planner, you will have a pivotal role in stock positioning, quality, and shipping documentation for Viterra’s western region shipping programme.
Duties

• Communicate with sites regarding grain movement plans and site operations
• Coordinate domestic out turns and stock allocations
• Maintain accurate inventory processes and ensure that the company inventory management systems are kept up to date and reflect physical position across all sites
• Maintain up to date quality data to ensure outturns meet specification
• Prepare plans for export cargos, including specific quality allocations and ship loading plans
• Assisting with harvest planning, maximising storage facility utilisation
• Ensure all shipping files are kept up to date
• Inventory planning and data analysis

About you

• Previous experience in an inventory role
• Previous experience in the grain industry, desirable
• Intermediate to advanced computer and Microsoft Excel skills
• Ability to learn new internal systems
• Strong communications skills with the ability to engage with internal and external customers
• Ability to identify process improvements and implement cost optimisation initiatives
• An analytical and innovative mindset to develop customer solutions
• Strong attention to detail

Benefits
By joining Viterra’s operations, you can experience varied, active work where the day goes by quickly and less or no time at a desk.
But you’ll also be joining an established world-leading global agriculture company which has been operating in South Australia for more than 70 years, and benefit from:

• Training and development offered to all employees and managed through the Skill Based Career Path (SBCP) structure, which supports your progression as an operator by increasing your skills and levels of responsibility. The scheme provides multi-skilling within the workforce.
• Employee assistance program – access to confidential and free support.
• Corporate health insurance funds, financial services, and computer offers.
• Novated leasing.
• Birthday leave.
• Years of service recognition.
• Rigorous safety practices.
• Gender-inclusive paid parental leave.
• A supportive environment which prioritises respect and teamwork.

How to apply
To apply for the position please click on ‘Apply’ at the bottom of the page or for further information please contact Operations Manager, Nick Pratt on 0477 312 552.
Applications close 11:45pm Sunday 7 April 2024.
Please note we are not accepting recruitment agency applications at this time.
This position is available to those who have the unrestricted right to live and work in Australia.