AddressAbout Us:
Varley Group is an Australian company that has a rich history spanning over 138 years. We have evolved into a highly successful, diverse, and multi-national engineering operation, servicing a wide variety of major sectors.
With over 900 employees, our company reputation is built on providing first-class work, manufacturing quality products, and providing unsurpassed service. It is our broad but specialised skills base, and our incredibly passionate team that give us the competitive edge.
The Role:
We have a permanent position for a Senior Procurement & Stores Officer to join our team in Ballarat, our SEM Fire and Rescue Division, has been building emergency service vehicles for more than 65 years. We supply innovative vehicles to numerous fire and many other emergency services and private customers, both locally and overseas.
Duties and Responsibilities:
This is a new, permanent position created to add experience and structure to a very busy, complex and bespoke company that supplies innovative vehicles to numerous fire and many other emergency services and private customers, both locally and overseas.
The role involves:
- Overseeing a team of 4 (stores and purchasing)
- Negotiating pricing and terms with domestic and international suppliers
- Collaborating with Engineering to identify and develop potential new suppliers
- Managing all in-bound/out-bound logistics for domestic and overseas markets
- ERP System responsibility for data accuracy and material control
- Resolving quality issues and pricing fluctuations
- Cost management
- Expediting Orders
- Planning, placing and scheduling of orders to support Production needs and ensuring materials are available when required
- Working with suppliers to drive improvement and cost and efficiencies
Skills & Experience:
- Proven working experience in Team Supervision
- Previous experience in purchasing, vendor management and shipping in a Manufacturing environment
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills when working with internal/external customers
- Solid understanding of dealing with domestic and overseas logistics
- Strong judgement and decision making skills
- High attention to detail
- ERP experience (Epicor favourable)
- Proficient in MS office and MS excel
- Highly organized
- Problem solving & continuous improvement
Why Us (the benefits!):
Our people matter to us, so we provide:
- A “Safety First” culture
- Discounted Fitness Passport membership – giving you access to hundreds of fitness and sporting centres across Australia
- Access to our employee assistance program
- Easy site access/parking
- Opportunities for career development and further learning
- Support to work across teams to build/broaden your skills and experience
- Opportunities to work on and contribute to innovative, market leading projects and initiatives
- Great life/work balance with flexible hours
To Apply:
If this sounds like the role you are looking for, please send your resume and a cover letter outlining your experience.
We know that diverse teams are high performing teams. At Varley Group, we welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds and we are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
Are you interested in part-time hours? Would like a copy of the job advertisement in an alternative format or need support with your application? Please contact us via ***********@varleygroup.com
