Ingredient Procurement Manager
Skretting Australia - Cambridge Tasmania

Looking for an opportunity to contribute to 'Feeding the Future' in an industry driven by sustainability?
At Skretting, we're passionate about what we do and we are always looking for ways to add value for our customers.

Job Description:

Job Description

• Analyze vendor proposals, negotiate and close contracts and provides recommendations to management.
• Ensure sourcing requirements are fully reflected in the purchase order and proper implementation of contracts.
• Practices Just In Time stock management and reduction in lead times.
• Develop and implement inventory strategy to support production requirements consistent with inventory guidelines.
• Purchases items that may require some assessment of quality and/or compatibility.
• Observe/identify purchasing possibilities
• Reviews weekly output from internal customers such as Material Requirements Planning for requisitions.
• Maintains accurate master planning data in business systems.
• Participate in designing plans, systems, tracking mechanisms to help implement material requirements efficiently.
• Responsible for operational relations with relevant suppliers and administers ongoing supplier management programs.
• Make medium term forecast of cost price development.
• Attunes purchase orders with manufacturing.
• Advising Product Management and Supply Management in case of stagnation.
• Successfully troubleshoots most supply bottlenecks/ inventory delays independently.
• Market scanning i.e. gain insight with regard to supplier markets, new market developments, etc.
• Market scanning, compare quotations, cost price analyses, negotiating, closing deals, supplier selection.
• Decide inventory strategy to ensure timely and adequate inventory flow.
• May recommend cost saving proposals including make-versus-buy analysis, alternative sourcing and vendor evaluation criteria.
• Gets info from catalogues and personal contacts.
• Participates in coordinating activities with supply management colleagues
• Translate market developments and understand their impact on product flow, pricing and availability.

Our organisation:

Skretting is a global leader in providing innovative and sustainable nutritional solutions and services for the aquaculture industry. Skretting has production facilities in 18 countries on five continents to manufacture and deliver high quality feeds from hatching to harvest for more than 60 species. The total annual production volume of feed is close to 2.5 million tonnes. Our mission is Feeding the Future.

Equal Opportunity Employer: 

Skretting is an equal opportunity employer; applicants are considered for all roles without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, marital, parental, military status or any other status protected by applicable local law. Please advise us at any point during the recruitment and selection process if you require accommodation. Skretting is committed to compliance with all applicable legislation, including providing accommodation for applicants with disabilities.