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Swickers Kingaroy Bacon Factory is an export meat processing facility, based in the South Burnett Region and is ideally located just 2 - 3 hours' drive to Brisbane, Toowoomba, Sunshine Coast and Fraser Coast. Swickers has been in operation in Kingaroy for over 50 years and today employs approximately 950 employees.
As part of the Sunpork Group, Swickers is a state-of-the-art processing facility specialising solely in the production of fresh pork and distributing it widely across Australia and internationally. Swickers processes 95% of all Queensland's pork production, including the production of various pork value-add products for consumers worldwide. Swickers is the largest Australian owned pork processor and continues to be a market leader in pork production.
What we offer
By joining us, you will join a team – passionate about producing the best quality Aussie pork for Aussie plates.
At Swickers we provide:
Full time, competitive salaried role. Employee Wellbeing Benefits including discounts to 400+ retailers. The opportunity
Sunpork are seeking a motivated and self-driven individual to step into the role of Purchasing & Inventory Controller.
The successful applicant will be based in the SunPork Kingaroy office and will be responsible for monitoring SunPork's purchasing requirements across the multiple sites that SunPork (Commercial Operations Business Unit) uses for production. The role includes, but is not limited to, the tracking/reviewing of stock levels, ordering, warehousing, incoming/outgoing transport, production relationships & requirements.
Main duties will include, but are not limited to:
Responsible for the tracking and order requirements for SunPork's packaging, consumables, and ingredients for the Swickers & BRP facilities, considering supplier and production timelines, deadlines, usage rates and variations, and safety stock levels. Responsible for checking/monitoring usage data and updating in D365 as required. Responsible for receipting and closing off Commercial Operations invoices, including end of month requirements. Working collaboratively with planning and production on forecasting of SunPork's packaging, consumables, and ingredient supply to best meet business requirements both at supplier, production, and sales levels. Support in overseeing SunPork's offsite storage sites, including in Kingaroy and South Australia. Oversee both the inbound and outbound transport for packaging collection and deliveries. Complete stocktakes with the warehouse team to ensure an accurate SOH is maintained. Responsible for organising the inbound and outbound transport for packaging collection and deliveries, and liaising with transport on changes, issues, etc. Support in the review of SunPork's Swickers site storage including storage conditions, stock levels, issues/challenges, team check ins, etc. Effectively advise relevant parties of external impacts on our business such as supplier timelines, delivery timings, etc. for all issues such as public holidays, seasonal events, etc. Work collaboratively with the purchasing team to ensure training plans and all role backup/secondary options are up to date for times of leave, sickness, etc. Provide reports as necessary, as directed by the manager. What we're looking for
Must be motivated, self-driven and can work and contribute to a team environment. The ability to adhere to strict deadlines in a fast-paced environment. Prior experience with Microsoft Office, in particular Excel. Attention to detail and time management skills are essential. Effectively manage change and the challenges that this brings. SunPork is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants must have the right to work in Australia.
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