AddressAbout The Fruit Box Group:
The Fruit Box Group is an entrepreneurial success story. Launching the corporate fruit delivery category over 20 years ago in Melbourne, our business has grown from strength to strength and is now established in all major capital cities across the country. We are an Australian business that has cornered a specialized market and built an impressive and loyal customer base with some of the country's largest organizations. Leveraging our position as the original and largest workplace fruit & milk delivery service, we continue to innovate and grow our offering to the corporate market.
Due to ongoing growth throughout the business, we are looking to appoint a Purchasing Officer to our team with at least 2 years’ experience.
About the Role:
Reporting to the National Category Manager, Pantry, the key responsibility of the role will be to ensure the ordering and management of stock to meet national business requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
- Stock ordering (national) for Pantry items.
- Adjust orders and allocation as required
- Maintain and update stock records.
- Assist with stock takes and ensure accuracy with ERP systems
- Uphold inventory/stock management.
- Manage 3rd party national purchasing requirements
- Coordinating logistics inwards and outwards.
- Establishing a professional relationship with vendors/suppliers.
About You:
- Experience in a similar purchasing role
- Experience in food retail or food manufacturing advantageous.
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of procurement processes.
- Meticulous attention to detail with the ability to quickly identify discrepancies.
- Ability to manage conflicting priorities, meet deadlines, and exercise sound judgement under pressure
- Confident communication style (verbal and written) with the ability to liaise with diverse stakeholders at all levels
- Intermediate or Proficient application skills across the entire Microsoft Office Suite
- Works well within a team and assists in balancing workload
- Ability to prioritise and take responsibility to meet conflicting deadlines under pressure
- Flexibility and ability to manage competing priorities and deliver outcomes in a dynamic environment.
- High levels of initiative, curiosity, and display of a positive “can-do” attitude
- Strong relationship building and interpersonal skills
Benefits and perks:
- No weekend work
- Secure Full-time | Permanent I Monday to Friday role
- Supporting Team Environment
- Healthy fresh fruit and snacks in the office
- Central Kensington location with free onsite parking/short walk to station
- Competitive salary, excellent training and the opportunity to progress your career
- Tight-knit and engaging team with a motivated & disciplined approach
- A career in an exciting and growing Australian company
- Flexibility and work-life balance policies
- Be part of a culture where you are supported to be the best you can be.
Next Steps:
Interested applicants are encouraged to click APPLY to submit application. Only applicants that best match our requirements will be contacted for shortlisting and interviewing.
Please note that we are required to evidence your right to work in Australia and may ask for your consent to check records maintained by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection as part of the selection process. All information provided will be treated in the strictest of confidence.
We are unable to provide sponsorships, candidates must have full working rights.
No agencies please, we’ve got this one covered!
Benefits and perks:
- Central Kensington location with free onsite parking
- Healthy fresh fruit and snacks in the office
- A career in an exciting and growing Australian company
