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Albury, New South Wales, Australia

Albury, New South Wales, Australia

Albury, Australia

Leading by example, to manage a highly effective team, ensuring timely delivery & management of all goods, services, essential production consumables & chemicals into one of the best newsprint production facilities in the world.􀂃 Identify & implement Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) reduction programs.􀂃 Oversee company supplier contracts. Participate in supplier reviews to identify, qualify, negotiate & implement new suppliers or alternatives.􀂃 Proactively utilise stringent… Show more Leading by example, to manage a highly effective team, ensuring timely delivery & management of all goods, services, essential production consumables & chemicals into one of the best newsprint production facilities in the world.􀂃 Identify & implement Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) reduction programs.􀂃 Oversee company supplier contracts. Participate in supplier reviews to identify, qualify, negotiate & implement new suppliers or alternatives.􀂃 Proactively utilise stringent inventory control techniques daily to manage the quality, cost & efficient utilisation of all purchased items.􀂃 Utilising commercial relationships with goods & service providers under the appropriate contractual & commercial arrangements to ensure superior service standards are always maintained.􀂃 Coach others to develop & improve supply & inventory capabilities including the support of our ERP software whilst assisting end users.􀂃 Actively support Leadership Team, Production, Maintenance Team Leaders & Planners in the planning & management of spares & part requirements in a timely, cost effective manner.􀂃 Be an effective interface between this business unit & other procurement functions.􀂃 Provide strategic inputs into supplier management systems ensuring compliance & value is achieved􀂃 Co-ordinate all daily purchasing functions to meet business needs & satisfy customer requirements.􀂃 Ensuring that all activities undertaken comply with HES, EEO & corporate ethical policies.􀂃 Highly skilled in strategic sourcing, contract & cost negotiations across multiple categories of spend. Audit & evaluate existing purchasing processes to identify areas for continuous improvement.􀂃 Highly developed leadership capabilities with a strong organisational awareness & strategic prospective. 􀂃 Ability to prioritise workloads managing several differing projects at once.􀂃 Raise quality disputes with suppliers. Mediate process to ensure desired outcome is achieved. Show less

Albury, Australia

Independently co-ordinate daily purchasing functions for the supply of goods & services both domestically & internationally to meet the replenishment activities of the spare parts store. Ensuring these activities are carried out in a timely, cost effective manner by the generation & distribution of appropriate legal documentation, whilst providing superior customer service to internal customers.􀂃 Develop & maintain strong working relationships with a large, diverse external supplier group,… Show more Independently co-ordinate daily purchasing functions for the supply of goods & services both domestically & internationally to meet the replenishment activities of the spare parts store. Ensuring these activities are carried out in a timely, cost effective manner by the generation & distribution of appropriate legal documentation, whilst providing superior customer service to internal customers.􀂃 Develop & maintain strong working relationships with a large, diverse external supplier group, ensuring supply & service levels are always appropriately meet.􀂃 Manage a large portfolio of chemicals & essential production stocks (including consignment) to ensure production is never compromised.􀂃 Identify opportunities to reduce working capital by analysing replenishment levels & slow moving stock within the inventory management system.􀂃 Provide commercial & technical advice to internal customers regarding availability & range of goods / services whist considering new or innovative alternatives.􀂃 Act as a conduit between external suppliers & internal customers through managing working relationships, ensuring that the provision of goods & services goes according to plan & both parties are satisfied with the outcome. May require dealing with & resolving any supply related problems or issues.􀂃 Monitor suppliers and provide feedback to key internal stakeholders regarding supplier performance. Work constructively with management to implement Procurement contracts and take identified actions with suppliers as necessary.􀂃 Identify opportunities, prioritise and implement with key internal stakeholders to ensure lowest total system cost. Work with other regional offices to have these standardised and implemented across all business units.􀂃 Routinely provide detailed reporting to external suppliers, Mill Management, Production & Finance. Show less

Albury, Australia

􀂃 Customer service to internal customer departments.􀂃 Sourcing spare parts, equipment and general consumables. 􀂃 RFQ/RFP’s, processing material and service requests, generating and expediting purchase orders.􀂃 Identify opportunities for improvements and cost savings.􀂃 Supplier relationship management.􀂃 Coordinate equipment freight movements – export and import, manage packaging, inspections, equipment preparation and required shipping documentation, liaise with… Show more 􀂃 Customer service to internal customer departments.􀂃 Sourcing spare parts, equipment and general consumables. 􀂃 RFQ/RFP’s, processing material and service requests, generating and expediting purchase orders.􀂃 Identify opportunities for improvements and cost savings.􀂃 Supplier relationship management.􀂃 Coordinate equipment freight movements – export and import, manage packaging, inspections, equipment preparation and required shipping documentation, liaise with freight forwarders and transport operators, review and process Customs and Import Duty invoices. Show less

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