Ingredient Buyer | Sydney

George Weston Foods; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal development

Diversity & authenticity culture

Job summary

Mauri, part of the George Weston Foods Group, invites applications for an Ingredient Buyer role based at the Enfield site in Sydney. You will own end-to-end purchasing of ingredients for Australia and New Zealand feed mills, raising POs and contracts, reviewing market reports, and managing tender processes.

Experience in procurement, strong Excel and SAP skills, and knowledge of demand planning and inbound logistics are highly valued.

Qualifications

• Procurement and supply chain experience, ideally in manufacturing or agribusiness.
• Strong Excel skills and SAP or similar ERP experience.
• Understanding of demand planning, inventory management and inbound logistics.
• Strong negotiation and stakeholder engagement abilities.
• Experience with animal feed, micro-nutrients or commodities is valued.

Responsibilities

• Raising and managing daily purchase orders and contracts across multiple sites in SAP
• Reviewing commodity and market reports
• Running and owning tender processes
• Monitoring stock coverage and forecasting purchase requirements against mill usage and customer demand
• Managing inbound logistics, delivery scheduling, shipping and lead times for both domestic and imported ingredients

Skills

Procurement experience

Excel

SAP

Demand planning

Inventory management

Negotiation

Stakeholder engagement

Animal feed knowledge

Tools

SAP

Job description

About Us

Mauri, part of the George Weston Foods Group, is a leading supplier of high-quality flours, yeasts, pre-mixes, improvers, grains and animal nutrition.

Job Description

Our Weston Animal Nutrition division is one of Australia’s largest and longest established manufacturers of high-quality processed animal feed products. We provide compound feeds, concentrates, and nutritional services for commercially farmed animals from sites throughout Australia and New Zealand.

About The Role

We have an opportunity for an Ingredient Buyer to join our Weston Animal Nutrition (WAN) team, based at our Enfield site in Sydney.

Reporting to the Head of Procurement & Supply Chain, you'll own the end-to-end purchasing of ingredients across our Australian and New Zealand feed mills.

You'll be responsible for:

• Raising and managing daily purchase orders and contracts across multiple sites in SAP
• Reviewing commodity and market reports
• Running and owning tender processes
• Monitoring stock coverage and forecasting purchase requirements against mill usage and customer demand
• Managing inbound logistics, delivery scheduling, shipping and lead times for both domestic and imported ingredients

About You

You're commercially minded, organised and comfortable making buying decisions in a fast-moving environment. You build strong supplier relationships and are equally comfortable with the commercial detail, whether that’s following up a delayed delivery or negotiating a better price.

You will bring:

• Procurement, buying and supply chain experience, ideally in a manufacturing or agribusiness environment.
• Strong Excel skills and experience using SAP or a similar ERP system.
• An understanding of demand planning, inventory management and inbound logistics.
• Strong negotiation, communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience with animal feed, micro-nutrients or commodities is highly regarded, though not essential.

What's on offer at Mauri?

• A genuine focus on personal development.
• A culture that celebrates diversity and authenticity.

GWF is an equal-opportunity employer and invites applications from diverse backgrounds. We value social and cultural diversity and are committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity and the provision of a safe and healthy work environment. We have a Safe, Courageous, Trusting, and Collaborative culture, in line with our values.

We welcome applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, and cultures—including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the LGBTQI+ community, and people living with disabilities.

Learn more at mauri.com.au and gwf.com.au.