Purchasing Officer

2 days ago

Napier, New Zealand Service Foods Full time

When you join Service Foods team, it is more than just taking a new job Being part of Service Foods makes you part of a dynamic, fast-growing company. We offer competitive pay package, ongoing training and development opportunities, career progression support, discounted staff purchase scheme, work-life balance etc.

**Our Napier branch has an opportunity for a Purchasing Officer to join the team immediately.**

**The role**:This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who loves negotiating and planning/ forecasting. This role reports to the GM of our Napier branch, which is located in **Turner Place, Napier**. The days and hours of work are from **Monday to Friday and every second Saturday, 6:00 am to 3:00 pm.**

**The job**:We are looking for a very motivated individual who relishes the opportunity to plan, negotiate and deal with suppliers/markets and customers of all backgrounds. The job also involves Inventory control, so a bit of Warehouse/Inventory experience would be an added bonus. Strong communication and relationship management ability will be your mark. Business acumen and decision-making capability are equally important. You also need a strong ability to manage and interpret different resources of information and get them used for your job.

**Some key responsibilities include**:

- Plan, determine and implement purchasing and distribution strategies.
- Operate and maintain the recording systems to track the movements of goods.
- Ensure re-ordering and re-stocking are done at optimal times.
- Liaise with the office with regard to supplier’s pricing and credits and maintain accurate records.
- Manage decisions around substituting products if orders can’t be fulfilled or if there is not enough product available and needs to be allocated.
- Implement and take responsibility for a tight inwards control system.
- Manage to control stock movements and control better.
- Manage fortnightly stock takes and stock inventory management.
- Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness.
- Manage a tight inward goods control system.
- Assist the GM with the operations of the branch as and when needed.

**The person**:Our ideal applicant will possess the following skills, qualities and attributes:

- Have great negotiation skills
- Have the ability to plan ahead
- Have excellent reading, writing and overall great communication skills
- Great attitude and confidence
- Work well in a positive growth-driven environment
- Have an aspiration and passion for high achievement
- Have strong intuitive thinking skills with the ability to think outside the box
- Have reasonably good computer skills, including proficiency in MS Excel skills
- Knowledge, experience and qualification in this field will be advantageous

**Our story**:
We are one of New Zealand's largest privately family-owned and operated food service distribution businesses. We directly import over 4000 products from over 20 countries and supplement this with 8000 plus locally produced products. We supply to Cafes, Restaurants, Hotels, Manufacturers, Retailers, Distributors and exporters nationwide.

We employ over 800+ team members, operate over 200 trucks and have 15 strategically placed branches across New Zealand. We ensure that our service remains second to none.

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