Buyer - 12 Month Fixed Term ContractNew

HelloFresh
Apply now

The opportunity

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…

What you'll do

  • Supply Planning & Operational Execution: Own supply planning for the Protein and Fresh Produce category, including auditing purchase orders for accuracy, executing emergency POs, and managing stock-on-hand and ordering processes.

  • Supplier Performance & Governance: Lead Weekly, Monthly, and Quarterly Business Reviews with key suppliers. Track On-Time In-Full metrics, error rates, and 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, and 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, and provide supply chain viability advice on new ingredients to Culinary teams.

What they're looking for

  • Root Cause Analysis: Investigate major supply chain failures or waste incidents to implement preventative measures and drive permanent process improvements.
  • 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