Senior Inventory & Warehouse Lead – Food & FMCG

Daniels Donuts; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Forklift High Risk Work Licence (LF)

Job summary

Daniel's Donuts in Melbourne is seeking a hands-on Senior Inventory Manager to lead inventory and warehouse operations at our Truganina plant. You’ll ensure stock is received, stored, rotated, and supplied to production while keeping Odoo in sync with floor reality.

The role requires 5+ years in warehouse and inventory management, experience leading teams, and a strong focus on safety, process improvement and KPI-driven performance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in warehouse operations and inventory management within food or FMCG manufacturing.
• At least 2 years leading and developing warehouse or inventory teams.
• Proven experience managing day-to-day warehouse operations – receiving, storage, replenishment, picking, dispatch and space planning.
• A track record of improving warehouse efficiency, inventory accuracy and operational performance.
• Strong knowledge of stock control, lot and batch traceability and FEFO.
• A solid understanding of warehouse safety, including MHE, traffic management and racking.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day warehouse operations across Truganina storage locations – dry store, freezers, chillers, packaging and finished goods.
• Lead receiving, inspection, put-away, storage, replenishment, picking, staging and dispatch.
• Ensure stock is received against purchase orders and checked for quantity, lot, date and condition, with non-conforming stock quarantined and recorded.
• Keep production supplied – raw materials and packaging at the line when needed, with no stoppages from stock.
• Own the warehouse layout, locations and space plan, and optimise storage capacity to support growth.
• Set and audit warehouse standards: housekeeping, labeling, stock rotation, temperature-controlled storage and racking condition.
• Champion warehouse safety – forklift and MHE use, traffic management, racking safety and manual handling.
• Keep damages, expiry, shrinkage and warehouse costs under control.
• Work with Warehouse & Logistics on transport and logistics so orders get out the door on time with correct paperwork.

Skills

Warehouse leadership

Inventory management

ERP/WMS systems

Excel & analytics

Team leadership

Planning & forecasting

Education

Supply chain qualification

Tools

Odoo ERP

Job description

Daniel's Donuts in Melbourne is seeking a hands-on Senior Inventory Manager to lead inventory and warehouse operations at our Truganina plant. You’ll ensure stock is received, stored, rotated, and supplied to production while keeping Odoo in sync with floor reality.

The role requires 5+ years in warehouse and inventory management, experience leading teams, and a strong focus on safety, process improvement and KPI-driven performance.