Senior Purchasing
6 months ago
**Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy the challenge of optimizing supply chains?**:
- **Are you an expert in procurement and demand planning with a passion for the food industry?**:
- **Then we want to hear from you**
**We are** seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Purchasing & Demand Planner to join our National Support team in Auckland.**:
**The benefits**:
Join a very successful family owned business you will be proud to represent.
- A competitive salary and benefits package
- Opportunity to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
- A supportive and collaborative team atmosphere
- The chance to make a real impact on the success of a leading company
**About the Role**:
You will play a key role in optimizing our purchasing strategies, ensuring efficient inventory management, and building strong relationships with suppliers. you will play a crucial part in shaping and optimizing our supply chain systems while ensuring seamless coordination between various departments and stakeholders.
**Responsibilities**:
- Collecting data from internal and external sources on factors known to affect demand
- Analysing sales, stock, and other data statistics to optimize inventory levels
- Reviewing historical sales trends and modelling the data to forecast future demand
- Obtaining information on occurrences that could impact demand like promotions and production delays
- Gathering updates on vendors, distributors, sales, and other stakeholders that can affect demand
- Developing demand forecasts at multiple levels of aggregation for multiple time horizons
- Coordinating cross-functional research activities to reconcile significant variances
- Interacting with sales, marketing, and customer finance to understand demand forecast drivers
- Using and maintaining the demand planning software
- Providing input to the supply planning organization in developing inventory strategies on existing items, new products, and product phase-outs
- Refining systems and methods to improve forecasts in order to better anticipate customer needs
- Develop and implement strategic sourcing plans to secure the best possible pricing and terms from suppliers
- Conduct market research and identify new product opportunities
- Manage supplier relationships and ensure on-time delivery
- Negotiate contracts and manage supplier performance
- Maintain accurate purchase orders and ensure compliance with company policies
- Work closely with internal stakeholders, including sales, marketing, and logistics teams
**Skills and experience**:
- A Tertiary qualification in a related field
- Proven forecasting and supply planning experience
- Prior Supply Chain and Inventory experience of 3+ years desirable
- Agility to exercise your judgement coupled with business data to make informed decisions
- Proven track record of success in optimizing procurement processes
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent negotiation and communication skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Experience or advanced knowledge in Netstock and Sage desirable
- Knowledge of the New Zealand food and beverage industry is a plus
- Highly communicative style of engaging with stakeholders.
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