Purchasing Manager - FMCG experience - Based Perth Airport
This hugely successful organisation provides catering function to inflight services for the top airlines in Australia.
Due to an internal promotion, they are now looking for a Purchasing Manager to lead a team based at Perth Airport.
This is a permanent career role where you will play a crucial role in nurturing strategic relationships with global and high-value suppliers, analysing performance data, and working collaboratively with the team to achieve operational and financial targets.
Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities:
- Manage the operational team.
- Manage day to day supplier relationships, ensuring adherence to agreed standards.
- Work with Operations teams and Head Office Procurement team to ensure suppliers achieve operational and financial targets.
- Collaborate with suppliers and internal stakeholders to drive innovation, efficiencies, business development opportunities and generating additional value.
- Lead internal reviews with key stakeholders to identify business needs and tangible service improvements.
- Develop and maintain plans to prioritise and implement continuous improvement in terms of service, cost, risk, and flexibility.
- Lead market scanning and benchmarking to monitor the direction of the supply market, whilst ensuring competitiveness of the supply base.
Qualities and experience:
- Experience of the commercial food industry, management in a catering environment and food and catering and food tenders.
- Proven management experience
- Good Negotiator with buying experience in FMCG.
- Excellent communication, teamwork, and customer service skills.
On offer:
- Permanent salaried role with a competitive salary.
- 5 weeks annual leave.
- Be part of a close-knit and dedicated team that are committed to excellence.
- Discounts at hundreds of retailers, discounted health insurance, and wellbeing resources including online exercise classes.
- Free onsite parking and meals.
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