Purchasing, Procurement & Inventory (Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics)

Full time

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Here at Linfox we believe together, anything is possible. Use sophisticated technology to deliver everyday essentials and natural resources for Australia’s biggest companies. Work with major customers in retail, healthcare, government and defence. Shape the future of logistics with industry leading innovations in safety, sustainability and efficiency. Create a career to be proud of. Expect all this and more when you join Linfox.

What does the job look like?

The National Inventory & Systems Manager is responsible for ensuring Linfox manages and maintains all Linfox and customer operating systems in an optimal manner, aligning functionality to requirements and providing education and training to primary and secondary system users.

This role is strategic and critical to ensure that the systems and resources available are scalable and utilised to provide inventory integrity and confidence to our customers as we increase warehousing capability to support the exciting growth trajectory. Key areas:

• Provision of robust inventory management program across all Linfox facilities in line with contractual commitments
• Development and maintenance of appropriate capacity planning models to provide assurance and enable efficient resource allocation and throughput
• New customer integration, product slotting and inventory management supporting seasonality variance
• Development and management of Inventory and Systems team members throughout the network
• Proactive relationship management of new and existing customers, including reporting, tenders and technical expertise as required to provide superior service offerings
• Develop and implement policies and procedures to promote continuous improvement

Are you the one?

This is a pivotal role requiring a technical specialist with extensive experience within Warehousing. You thrive in a fast-paced environment and have a wealth of experience providing capacity planning, system utilisation and inventory management leadership to provide operational efficiency. You can demonstrate: 

• Expertise in various WMS and ERP, including SAP WM &EWM, and Access data base. 
• Demonstrable experience managing large, SKU heavy Inventory
• Ability to confidently lead and develop a high-performance team
• Process driven, analytical and methodical with ability to influence senior stakeholders
• Self-driven to achieve and drive outcomes on a daily basis

At Linfox, we are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace where people can perform at their best. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples), ages, religions, abilities, gender identities and sexual orientations.

Sound like you? Please click the apply button to submit your application and resume.

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Further information

You will be required to meet Linfox's employment criteria which will include but not be limited to a criminal history check and full medical with a drug and alcohol test.

To find out more about opportunities at Linfox, visit www.linfox.com/careers

Lindsay Fox began Linfox in Melbourne in 1956 with one truck delivering soft drinks in the summer months and fuel in winter.

More than six decades later, Linfox leads the way as Asia Pacific’s largest privately-owned logistics company, involving more than 24,000 people across Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia.

Linfox works with some of the world’s largest and most successful organisations, delivering food, resources and medicine across road and rail from an extensive network of warehouses and distribution centres.

The values, systems and technology behind the people, fleet and facilities make Linfox one of the safest and most efficient logistics partners in Asia Pacific.

Lindsay Fox began Linfox in Melbourne in 1956 with one truck delivering soft drinks in the summer months and fuel in winter.

More than six decades later, Linfox leads the way as Asia Pacific’s largest privately-owned logistics company, involving more than 24,000 people across Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia.

Linfox works with some of the world’s largest and most successful organisations, delivering food, resources and medicine across road and rail from an extensive network of warehouses and distribution centres.

The values, systems and technology behind the people, fleet and facilities make Linfox one of the safest and most efficient logistics partners in Asia Pacific.

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