Storeman, Forestville, Adelaide | Adelaide
Category: | Manufacturing |
Position Type: | Full Time |
Attachments: | No File Attached |
Application Close Date: | 17-Jul-2025 |
Job Description
About the Company
At Goodman Fielder our purpose is to make everyday food better for everyone. We own a host of iconic brands that generations of Australians have grown up with and put in their supermarket trolleys every week.
At Goodman Fielder our aspiration is to be the leading integrated food business in the Region. We are a team that believes that anything is possible. A team that understands our business and focuses on the right things that make the biggest difference and one that considers our end to end value chain when making decisions to optimise our business. We drive change as an opportunity for us to innovate and transform our business and to achieve beyond what we think is possible.
The Opportunity:
We are looking for a motivated Store Person to join the team at our Forestville site in Adelaide.
You will possess a willingness and an aptitude to learn and ideally have some warehouse experience. To ensure success in this role; you will have Good physical strength and a good eye for detail especially with regards to safety and housekeeping.
Shift pattern: Monday to Friday (flexible start time) 38 hours per week
Key accountabilities of the role include:
Management of Purchasing – Receiving Function
- Ensure purchasing procedures are in accordance with Goodman Fielder company policy
- Ensure purchasing - receiving process is efficient and cost effective
Supply Agreements
- Research and understand maintenance purchasing requirements
- Monitor compliance to supply agreements and seek opportunities to improve compliance
- Research and understand maintenance purchasing requirements to improve competitive position
Internal Control
- Monitor the adequacy of factory systems and internal controls, and identification and implementation of system improvements
- Ensure compliance to Goodman Fielder policy and procedures
- External Audit support as required
- Internal Audits as required
Accounts Payable
- Provide support to Accounts Payable function to resolve transaction issues and supplier payment issues
- Process overseas payments
- Ensure payments are accurate and timely Review issues and resolve
Financial maintenance
- Ensure all accounts are reconciled and reviewed in accordance with
Balance Sheet Reconciliation
- Goodman Fielder Accounting Policy
- Ensure expenditure is classified correctly
- GL reporting accuracy
Freight
- Process and validate inwards cartage freight accounts
- Freight cost analysis
- Ensure payments are accurate and timely
Vendor Management
- Seek opportunities to optimise the number of vendors we deal with on a regular basis
- Monitor supplier performance and work with vendors to improve performance where necessary
- Mediate between supplier and site in the event of disputes
- Review factory requirements and supplier performance
Stores management
- Fully integrate SAP maintenance system into stores
- Manage stores inventory through utilization of electronic stores management system (SAP)
- Optimise inventory levels and re-order levels and quantities.
- Optimise stores management system and efficiency
- Management of consignment and PMA stock
- Maintain a critical stock inventory register and consolidate across Goodman Fielder sites
The successful applicant will have:
- Previous warehouse experience with a high element of forklift operation.
- Mechanical / Electrical aptitude (Desirable)
- Inventory/stores control or related qualification
- Excellent communication and engagement skills.
- Must be an adaptable and quick thinking proactive learner
- Experience using SAP Material Management system
What can we offer you?
With sites spanning across the Australasian region, working as part of a highly driven team at Goodman Fielder, you can expect to work with leading technologies producing a variety of the most reputable brands in Australia.
At Goodman Fielder, we aim to be a destination employer in the food industry where we don't just offer jobs - we offer long term careers.