Logisitics Coordinator

From our humble beginnings in 1935, Haymes Paint has grown to become Australia’s largest Australian made and owned manufacturer of premium brand paints, finishes, and protective coatings. Now in our third generation of family ownership, we haven't slowed down on bringing new and better products to the market, always looking for new advances or opportunities for innovation. Our values of Truth, Passion, Integrity, Respect plus Listening and Learning are reflected in everything we do.

The Logistics Coordinator role is based at our Ballarat site reporting to our Logistics Manager. This role is fundamental in supporting both our four distribution centres and 40 company owned stores, in the supply chain through supply planning, customer relationship management, continuous improvement, operational compliance with a keen eye for process, procedure and reporting.

Responsibilities:

• Work with relevant Warehousing & Transport Suppliers to ensure they are aware of demand expectations.
• Inform Suppliers of all planned/unplanned changes to existing processes & Customer base.
• Manage the processes for pick errors/damaged stock ex Warehouse.
• Carry out a range of supplier management activities either to support others or to fulfill the requirements of the role.
• Support preparation and attend all relevant Supplier meetings.
• In conjunction with your manager, work with suppliers to meet the KPI’s for IFOT, quality, support and pricing.
• Respond to Customers Logistics queries via phone & email by investigating, processing and responding to the Customer in the agreed timeframes.
• Contribute to reviewing existing operations in own area of work and assist in identifying improvements.
• Identify trends, summarise findings and give feedback on existing Suppliers Performance and provide it as input to new contract processes for negotiations/renegotiations.
• Ensure all communications with Suppliers are in alignment with existing Supply Agreements.
• Create all relevant processes and procedures to support the Logistics Team.
• Produce, update, and provide best practice support on documents, databases, and other departmental systems.

About you:

• 5yrs experience working in Logistics within a successful Manufacturing business with 000’s of SKU’s and a national retail and warehousing footprint.
• In depth working knowledge of a major ERP system, in particular the modules associated with Customer Orders, warehousing, transport and inventory control.
• Experience in supporting a logistics team to effectively manage the Suppliers of warehousing and transport services. Experience assisting with logistics projects including supporting the roll out of RF, track & trace, WMS and TMS systems.
• Demonstrated ability to influence the uptake of, and effective participation in change, new initiatives and processes to deliver desired outcomes.
• Strong relational intelligence and recognised capability of building meaningful relationships with diverse internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong customer focussed communication skills.
• Preference to work collaboratively with a bias for action, problem-solving and all-hands on deck attitude.

Benefits

• 50% off retail price of Haymes Paint manufactured products, including friends and family discounts
• 6% Medibank Corporate discount
• 20% New Balance discount
• Ongoing training and support
• Access to a range of workplace health and wellbeing initiatives
• Professional development opportunities

Please apply by including a recent resume and responding to the selection questions. Applications will close when a suitable candidate is identified.

For further information about the role or for a confidential discussion contact National Operations Manager, Andrew Craig on 0439 608 804