Experienced Procurement Team Member
Are you looking for a company that can deliver on what they promise around career development? We are looking for an experienced Procurement Team member to join our inclusive, professional and ambitious team.
Vulcan is proud to be the most customer focussed and efficient metals distributor and processor in Australasia. We have 72 warehousing, manufacturing, and processing facilities throughout Australia and New Zealand, employing over 1500 staff, across six business divisions.
Our sustained growth can be attributed to our superior service and dedication to continuous improvement across every facet of our business – and this always starts with people. We’re a team of relaxed yet professional, ambitious yet open-minded people who enjoy what we do. With endless opportunities for growth, we’re dedicated to investing in our people and supporting their success.
This role is based at our office in either Sydney ( Smithfield) or Brisbane (Carole Park) and has responsibility within the Procurement function at an operational level to various Business Units in our Aluminium Division across Australia & New Zealand. There will be ongoing monitoring of supply risk, quality, price and lead times with established and emerging suppliers across New Zealand, Australia, and Asia. The key deliverable of this position is to support effective management of stocked items, contributing to improving inventory availability via a customer-centric but data driven approach. Working as part of a small collaborative team, this is a key role that will have you directly foster and maintain internal customers as well as direct supplier and market trader relationships across the globe in order to maintain a competitive advantage (e.g. time, terms, quality, price etc.). To succeed in this role, you will need to efficiently process import documentation, invoices, shipments, maintain delivery dates, coordinate inward goods, improve upon existing or find innovative new approaches to international shipping and logistics functions.
- · Work well under pressure and be adaptable in a fast-paced environment.
- · Working knowledge of importing
- · Analytical mindset
- · Outstanding organizational skills
- · Demonstrated problem resolution skills
- · Exceptional computer skills with knowledge and experience in the use of MS Office, purchasing software, databases, and BI tools
- · The ability to communicate with both internal and external stakeholders across multiple locations
- · Excellent attention to detail
- · We are committed to health and safety in our organisation. Due to the nature of this role & our business, a pre-employment drug screen is part of the recruitment process for the successful person.
- · Minimum of 2 years proven procurement experience with exposure to supply chain
- · Various analytical tasks regarding domestic and international freight and shipping
- · Team Player
Below are just some of the benefits you’ll get if you join our growing team:
· We offer a secure future and solid career.
· Great professional development opportunities in a company that genuinely cares about the growth and development of its people.
· We believe that flexible, relaxed, enjoyable workplaces make for happy people. We support flexibility wherever possible to ensure your job enhances, not hinders, your life.
· Our health and wellness programme is available to all our employees, including on-site gyms in various locations.
Why Vulcan?
· We have a unique non-hierarchical, flat culture where everyone is empowered to make their own decisions.
· We are passionate about our people and supporting them to reach their full potential. With endless opportunities for growth, we’re dedicated to investing in our people and supporting their success.
· We’re dedicated to a better tomorrow. We’re actively working to minimise negative impact and maximise positive impact on our environment.
· We believe that being a diverse and inclusive workplace makes us better in every way.
· We offer a secure future and solid career, along with a generous base salary.
· Great professional development opportunities in a company that genuinely cares about the growth and development of everyone.
· We believe in supporting flexibility wherever possible to ensure your job enhances, not hinders, your life. (This role is office based and no WFH options initially)
· Our health and wellness programme is available to all employees
If the above sounds like you, please submit your details through the application form and we’ll be in touch ASAP.
We’d love to hear from you!
NB - You will need to be currently based in Australia and if an international candidate - hold a current valid work visa for Australia
