Raw Materials & CI Manager

• Free onsite parking and some freebies (Milk, Cheese etc) to take home.
• Get access to amazing discounts for over 600 retailers through Milk Bar!!
• Worlds No 1 Dairy Company with some Iconic Australian Brands

About this Opportunity

A new opportunity has arisen for an experienced Raw Materials Manager to join our Industrial team in Longwarry. Reporting to the Site Manager, you will be responsible for the management of inventory levels, to ensure full supply of raw materials to the site.

Critical to the role is ensuring the effectiveness of raw material control parameters through identifying, controlling and reducing losses and industrial variability. Key to the role is the continuous improvement of raw material management controls.

About You

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Strong ability to problem solve and good analytical ability;
• Sense of urgency with the ability to prioritise and respond promptly to meet production requirements including managing external customers;
• Previous experience in SAP is highly regarded.

More specifically your duties will include (but not limited to): 

• Reduce material losses and industrial variability in the plant;
• Lead continuous improvement within the process environment;
• To build and work on reliable mass balance and yield reports;
• Continual review of stocks & levels to reduce working capital;
• Ensure products are ordered according to the specification required & delivered in time to meet production schedules at the best price;
• Liaise with the relevant departments to ensure stock levels are adequate to cover production requirements;
• Assist in inventory control, stock balances and reconciliation on Raw Ingredients & Packaging at timely intervals in SAP;
• Reporting anomalies in stock or other problems that could disrupt the smooth running of the operation.

The successful applicant must be pro-active, have highly developed organisational and time management skills as well as a demonstrated ability to identify and implement improvement opportunities.

If you have the ambition, drive and competency to succeed in this role please submit your application, including current resume by selecting 'Apply' and following the prompts.

Our story:

Ours is a STORY of a family business created by the Besnier Family in 1933 and is today the worlds’ No. 1 dairy company. We are 85,000 loyal team members working across 100 countries and together we create the #LactalisExperience.

Lactalis Australia’s iconic and heritage brands are our PASSION, providing quality and nutritious products for all Australians. We are humble, proud and resilient. We care for our employees, land, farmers and consumers, which is our driving purpose to ensure a responsible and sustainable dairy industry.

We take pride in developing our internal talent and encourage entrepreneurship by bringing together pragmatic and tenacious personalities. Our accountability ensures we have ownership within our roles and with our EXPERTISE and dairy "know how", sets us apart.

Lactalis is a supporter of reducing barriers that exist due to traditional working practices and therefore flexible work arrangements will be considered for this role.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage applications from people regardless of gender, ethnicity, religious beliefs or ability.

If you are ready to join the #LactalisExperience Apply now!

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