Experience

The Essential Ingredient

• Australia
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Purchasing Coordinator

  • Mar 2012 - Present

  Melbourne, Australia Responsibilities: • Monitor all inventory level (retail and wholesale) and develop purchase orders requirement for all food related items with appropriate delivery dates of all products. Monthly purchase forecasts; planning of annual purchases; maintenance of records for all activities; • Developed and implemented purchasing agreements with key suppliers helping to lower the cost and secure supply. Manage vendor relationships and assist in building effective partnerships… Show more Responsibilities: • Monitor all inventory level (retail and wholesale) and develop purchase orders requirement for all food related items with appropriate delivery dates of all products. Monthly purchase forecasts; planning of annual purchases; maintenance of records for all activities; • Developed and implemented purchasing agreements with key suppliers helping to lower the cost and secure supply. Manage vendor relationships and assist in building effective partnerships. • Develop relationships with suppliers in order to resolve delivery and quality concerns to determine cause of problem and take corrective and preventative action in accordance with company policy and negotiated terms. Monitor all supplier performance and ensure timely delivery of all products; • Collaboratewith internal and external customers; manage all communication on pricing, product availability and product movements: weekly stock notice, constant update of wholesale price list- stock movement reports for retail and wholesale resulting in prompt action for slow moving items. Manage all communication with all vendors; • Liaise with Accounts Payable Department to ensure accurate and timely payment of invoices, as necessary for the business with the supplier. Show less



Sabato Ltd

• New Zealand
• Food & Beverages
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Retail/Operations/ Purchasing Manager

  • Apr 2003 - Apr 2011

  Auckland, New Zealand Responsibilities: • Leading a retail and operations team of 25; established clear communication/expectation environment and a work community based on trust and mutual respect resulting in a reduced staff turnover • Local and international ordering; researched and introduced new lines and suppliers from Europe and New Zealand resulting in increased turnover; • Negotiation with a broad number of producers/suppliers enabling the business to import meats and cheeses from Europe… Show more Responsibilities: • Leading a retail and operations team of 25; established clear communication/expectation environment and a work community based on trust and mutual respect resulting in a reduced staff turnover • Local and international ordering; researched and introduced new lines and suppliers from Europe and New Zealand resulting in increased turnover; • Negotiation with a broad number of producers/suppliers enabling the business to import meats and cheeses from Europe and greatly extend stock lines; result the introduction of meat slicing and carving, cheese cutting and the creation of a new area to support the processing, currently employing five staff; • Coordinating and implementing accurate and efficient stock rotation and stock take procedures resulting in reduced stock take time by 50% and counting errors by 30% (bay count procedure tailored for the business) and in 65% reduction of writes off; • Driving and implementing retail sales strategies that result in a sustainable commercial return for Sabato; sole responsibility for organizing European Ethnical food and cultural events and local supplier’s in store demonstrations; Show less