Purchasing Manager

Job No: HAYMES580

Location: Ballarat

Employment Status: Permanent full-time

No. of Vacancies: 1

Closing Date: 12 Sep 2022 AEST

If you would like to work with an iconic Ballarat brand and family that's grown to be a national leader - and is still expanding, this is an opportunity not to be missed!

• Do you have a strong purchasing and leadership background?
• Do you enjoy leading the supplier process and associated procedures and outcomes with all of our suppliers?
• Do you gain a sense of satisfaction from ensuring all of our products meet customer expectations?

Based at our site in Mitchell Park and reporting to the Head of Operations, you will lead our Purchasing Team by developing and executing strategic purchasing plans in line with the overall Operations Strategic Plan. As such you will make sure that all of our manufactured & outsourced products suppliers understand the Haymes vision and purpose and work with them to ensure all of our customer and business needs are met in the areas of quality, price, delivery and support. A key focus will be on ensuring our processes and procedures are fit for purpose.

About Us

From our humble beginnings in 1935, Haymes Paint has grown to become Australia’s largest Australian made and owned manufacturer of premium brand paints, finishes, and protective coatings. Now in our third generation of family ownership, we haven't slowed down on bringing new and better products to the market, always looking for new advances or opportunities for innovation. Our values of Truth, Passion, Integrity, Respect plus Listening and Learning are reflected in everything we do.

How Haymes Paint has got you covered:

• We are a family-owned and operated Australian business with deeply rooted values.
• We believe in an easy work recipe - We enjoy coming to work and contribute our part to continue the Haymes story, we do it safely, so we go home fulfilled and well.
• We all chip in – we are hands on, invite ideas and help each other. We are firm believers of the power of human connectedness for us and the community.
• We have a bias for action - We have processes to support our work, but we can also navigate ambiguity and work through things on the fly.
• We encourage you, family members and your friends to be authentic Haymes Paint ambassadors by offering up to 50% off the retail price of Haymes Paint manufactured products.
• We care for our team’s wellbeing - we provide access to coaching and counselling through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) & 6% discounted private health cover and events focused on living better in partnership with Medibank.
• We value the currency trust and pay a fair annual salary.
• We are growing – we provide training, encourage self-driven learning and support our teams to be stimulated and develop within their roles or to whip up their next development move/step.
• Not everything we offer is prescribed but we consider people’s unique needs so they can come to work and perform at their best.
• We run quarterly peakon engagement surveys to stay on the pulse of your employee experience.
• We are sustainable because we embrace change and continually ask ourselves if there are more polished ways to deliver our purpose and seek to be better corporate citizens.

 A day in the life... 

• Develop and oversee competitive sourcing strategies including negotiation to contract.
• Manage supplier deliverables through in depth comprehension of Supply Agreements and variations.
• Be a part of the S&OP Team to allow a complete understanding of the Sales forecasts & Marketing promotional schedules.
• Set Supplier DIFOT, quality and pricing measures and manage results and corrective actions accordingly
• Work closely with suppliers to drive economies of scale 
• Anticipate and address potential supply chain issues to production schedules and assist with long term supply and capacity planning
• Evaluate, refine and implement purchasing policies, procedures and best practices
• Use Pronto to generate Purchasing intelligence
• Provide and evaluate Supply Chain analytics and intelligence and report on items as required or requested.
• Membership of the Operations Leadership Team, contribution to operations strategy and direction via Purchasing Strategy
• Manage the Purchasing team's operations and daily activities
• Train, mentor and develop team members via inspirational leadership

You can fill these boots with....

• Extensive experience successfully managing purchasing team outcomes for internally and externally manufactured products within a manufacturing business.
• Ability to inspire trust, manage change and effectively lead stakeholders and strategic projects and initiatives
• Recognised capability of negotiating (nationally and internationally) with suppliers to deliver the agreed goals to the business.
• Working knowledge of ERP systems 
• Strong Commercial Acumen and Analysis Skills to predict and recommend action and device problem-solving strategies
• Versed project management know-how enabling you to prioritise, manage and ensure delivery of a range of projects, work to deadlines and honour commitments.
• Appreciation of a positive work environment that is aligned with the Haymes Vision, Purpose and values, as well as an understanding of and appreciation for family owned businesses
• Experience in forming, developing and leading a high-performing team

Your extra primer could be:

• Pronto ERP system experience
• Relevant Planning, Purchasing and Inventory qualifications or equivalent experience and competency

Confidence in our skills sometimes has us second guess our suitability, we strongly encourage you to apply if you think this is a role that would make you excited to come into work every day and learn to fill these boots. After all a growth mindset is what helps us keeping our skills relevant. 

Please apply by including a recent resume and responding to the selection questions. Applications will close on Monday 12 September 2022 , 12.00 pm. Please note, we may start assessing applications as we receive them and appoint when a suitable candidate is identified. 

For further information about the role, please refer to the position description, or for a confidential discussion contact Head of Operations, Andrew Craig on 0439 608 804 or alternatively reach out to Recruitment Manager, Janina Isted on 0499 423 855.