Fresh Leaf is a fresh herb and leafy greens business with significant growth opportunities from operational expansion and optimisation of our technology-led farming models. We’re focused on evolving a traditional industry of herb growing from diminishing market gardeners to a new sustainable model.
The role:
As Dry Goods Procurement and Inventory Controller, you will be responsible for:
- The end to end procure to pay process providing high-level advice and support across our department, ensuring the best approach for simple procurement and contract activities.
- Supplier arrangements and contracts.
- Requests for information and tender.
- Key contact between the business and supply partners.
- Supplier relationship management.
- Overseeing and optimising our inventory management processes.
- Maintaining optimum inventory levels.
- Implementing effective inventory control strategies.
Key Tasks:
- Manage the various categories of suppliers in the vendor Masterfile.
- Maintain and manage supplier databases and interface with ERP including raising and monitoring purchase orders.
- Assist and manage in the sourcing of new products (through tendering and quoting) strictly adhering to the required specification and cost implications, through to supplier vetting and selection.
- Prepare and report on daily, weekly and monthly reports.
- Identify areas for improvement to continually drive performance and business results.
- Implement improvement processes and systems to optimise inventory, minimise costs and maximise working capital.
- Manage the effective demand planning for packaging and material stocks through the input into the Supply Chain team.
- Ensure an effective packaging approval system is maintained enabling a right first-time approach to retailer packaging & label approvals.
- Manage and maintain the company’s material and stocked product inventory including stock profiles and stock locations.
- Ensure that goods inward / stock control department is well organised and controlled to sufficiently support production and the goals of the business.
- Create and implement procurement plans & tactics that are innovative, cost-effective, and incorporate the growing complexities and challenges within industry.
Skills and Experience:
- Tertiary qualifications or background experience in inventory management, procurement and procure to pay processes(preferred).
- Supplier category, negotiation and relationship management.
- Demonstrable skills, knowledge and relevant experience of supplier relationships, purchasing and managing dry goods areas.
- Experience in CHEP pallet control systems (Ideal).
- Possess the ability to work productively, efficiently & effectively with initiative and drive under tight timescales and pressure whilst maintaining attention to detail and quality.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
We offer an opportunity within a fantastic team, with room to grow and progress your career in a rapid pace, exciting environment.
If you are a results-oriented professional with a passion for inventory control and procurement, we would love to hear from you.