AddressStores / Purchasing Assistant
Who We Are
The GELITA Group is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of gelatine and collagen peptides and has more than 2,800 employees and 22 sites across six continents, including our head office based in Germany. Through our global presence, we foster unparalleled, systemic coverage of sectors aligned with our mission to improve quality of life from health and nutritional supplements markets to pharmaceutical and medical industries. In addition, our products offer a wide range of extremely exciting technical applications. We consciously focus on scientific research and developing natural solutions to complex problems. We live innovation and consistently follow our guiding principles of excellence, experience, and customer orientation.
The full-time position of Stores / Purchasing Assistant is based at our manufacturing facility situated at Josephville, located approximately 90 km south of Brisbane.
About the Role
Duties will include, but are not limited to:
- Daily purchasing of goods and communicating with preferred suppliers
- Receiving & checking of goods (quantity and quality) against purchase orders / delivery dockets etc
- Maintaining agreed stock levels of consumables for internal customers
- Liaising with suppliers for purchasing, pricing, and availability
- Performing periodic cycle counting
- Assisting with annual stocktake
- Ensuring housekeeping in the store/s is to a high standard
- Ensuring Purchasing Policies and Procedures are complied with.
As part of our synergistic operation, where every person and function are viewed as essential to our success, you will work in an environment where you are empowered and encouraged to develop effective and meaningful interpersonal relationships with employees and leaders across all company departments, including within global program committees – connections that will ultimately aid in your ability to provide a professional service to our global business.
About You
The successful applicant will be able to cope with a varied workload, be a good team player with a proactive attitude, be responsible and reliable, and be able to prioritise and take ownership of all tasks given. The candidate must be professional and courteous as well as adopt a flexible approach to their work.
Previous work experience in procurement and / or stores and knowledge of manufacturing trades (mechanical / electrical) would be advantageous. In addition, experience and knowledge in the following areas would be highly regarded, however, training will be provided to the right candidate:
- Solid understanding of purchasing and inventory control principles
- Customer Service
- Intermediate Computer Skills (Microsoft Office)
- Time management
- Communication and negotiating skills
- Facilitate accurate and timely paperwork flow with attention to detail
- Forklift Licence (or willing to obtain)
Equal Opportunity Employer
GELITA is proudly an equal opportunity employer. The GELITA management principles are based on common values. Communication and trust are the pillars on which our teams act. This philosophy enables us to engage and retain the very best employees.
This position is available for immediate start for the right applicant. If you are interested in joining the GELITA team, applications with cover letter can be emailed to our HR Manager, *************@gelita.com.
Applications close on Thursday 4:00pm 23rd May 2024
