Buyer - 12 Month Fixed Term Contract
Hellofresh•2w ago
United KingdomHybridContract
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Contract Manager
- Job Description
- Based in Chippendale and reporting to our Procurement Manager, this high-impact role places you right at the core of our supply chain. As a Buyer, you’ll take full ownership of ingredient availability across our Perth Distribution Centre for the Protein and Fresh Produce category balancing speed, cost efficiency
- risk mitigation to keep our operations running seamlessly.
- You’ll be the key connector across the business, collaborating daily with external suppliers alongside our Strategic Procurement, Production, Menu Planning, Warehouse
- Logistics teams. We are looking for a thoughtful, organized
- collaborative problem-solver who is excited to jump in, bring fresh ideas
- help build smarter end-to-end buying processes and tools as we continue to grow.
- You will…
- Supply Planning & Operational Execution: Own supply planning for the Protein and Fresh Produce category, including auditing purchase orders for accuracy, executing emergency POs
- managing stock-on-hand and ordering processes.
- Supplier Performance & Governance: Lead Weekly, Monthly
- Quarterly Business Reviews with key suppliers. Track On-Time In-Full metrics, error rates
- quality issues to ensure high supplier performance and delivery precision.
- Incident Resolution & SME Contact: Act as the Subject Matter Expert and primary operational contact for category product or supplier issues, resolving supply-related incidents before they impact production.
- Inventory & Lifecycle Management: Balance forecasted demand with supply capacity to maintain optimal inventory. Implement buffer management to prevent shortages, lead SKU rationalization
- manage Stock Rundown Planning for phasing out ingredients.
- Financial Integrity & Invoice Validation: Assist with cost reporting and resolve invoice discrepancies regarding price or quantity mismatches in a timely manner.
- Strategic & Cross-Functional Collaboration: Regularly visit production sites, communicate with production teams to drive continuous improvement
- provide supply chain viability advice on new ingredients to Culinary teams.
- Root Cause Analysis: Investigate major supply chain failures or waste incidents to implement preventative measures and drive permanent process improvements.
- You have/are…
- Ideally, some experience in procurement, operations or supply chain working in a comparable role
- An organised approach to work and have the ability to think on your feet
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Good analytical skills, strong command of Excel/Google Sheets is a must
- A “whatever it takes” mentality that drives you to find solutions quickly and whenever needed
- Passion for food!
- Proactive, confident in manner and are able to deal with a large and complex network of suppliers delivering a large quantity and variety of perishable ingredients.
- Passionate about our business: a foodie or an operations and problem-solving zealot
- What you’ll get in return…
- The chance to have a significant impact in a leading global food technology company
- Flexible working arrangements
- Egoless environment, constant learning with room for personal growth
- Free access to Headspace
- Internal learning & development
- A diverse and vibrant international environment, with offices in 18 countries
- Company discount - 70% off HelloFresh & 40% off Youfoodz
- Start Date: Immediately available - Can wait a notice period
- Duration: 12 month - Fixed Term contract (fulltime) - You must have the right to work full-time in Australia/New Zealand.
- Location: Chippendale - hybrid working environment
- Salary: Competitive salary & employee benefits
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