Campari Group Looking for Supply Coordinator at Auckland, New Zealand Full Time

Campari Group today is a major player in the global branded spirits industry, with a portfolio of over 50 premium and super premium brands, marketed and distributed in over 190 markets around the world, with leading positions in Europe and the Americas.

Headquartered in Milan, Italy, Campari Group owns 22 plants worldwide and has its own distribution network in 22 countries, and employs approximately 4,000 people.

Shares of the parent company Davide Campari – Milano N.V. are listed on the Italian Stock Exchange since 2001. Campari Group is today the sixth-largest player worldwide in the premium spirits industry.

General Description Of The Role

The Supply Co-ordinator role provides support to operations and planning across New Zealand. The role is responsible for inventory planning and co-packing across the New Zealand warehouse network. Major focus for this role will be the copacking of Campari and 3rd party products.

Key Responsibilities And Activities

• Manage copacking and re-labelling requirements for imported and LTO products.
• Manage inventory of labels and packaging required for co-packing/re-labelling activities.
• Raise purchase orders and maintain forward order schedules with vendors both local and overseas.
• Update and review stock levels bi-weekly and daily for products with low stock cover.
• Undertake daily stock reconciliation.
• Monitor planned or actual changes to purchase orders and production quantities.
• Maintain open and regular communication with suppliers to ensure procurement plans are fulfilled in a timely manner.
• Assist in the implementation of procedures and management of slow moving and obsolete inventories (SLOB)
• Process supplier invoices for payment. Cost allocation, and resolve any discrepancies.
• Liase with freight forwarders to schedule purchase orders on containers.
• Provide inputs and analysis to drive decisions in relation to inventory settings and holdings whilst maintaining the appropriate stock availability and service level to our customers.
• Assist in the implementation of procedures and management of slow moving and obsolete inventories (SLOB).
• Assists inventory solutions and managing stakeholders to minimise the forecast changes within the forecast freeze period.
• Publish routine and ad hoc reporting and analysis relative to inventory for stakeholders.
• Periodical attendance at the warehouse to ensure stock take and quick resolution of differences to Book. Also ensure timely resolution to any damages (rework or remission)
• Support the Demand & Supply Planner with local production requirement planning
• Attend internal/external meeting as required.
• Participate in and undertake project work as required.

Experience Required:

• This role requires a person with Supply Chain, Purchasing or Co-Packing process experience.
• Hands on experience with materials requirements planning (MRP) highly desirable.
• FMCG background advantageous
• SAP experience is advantageous
• Industry knowledge valuable

Skills

• Advanced Microsoft Excel user with extensive experience using Formulae, Pivot Tables, and V-look ups.
• Able to multi-task various projects at one time
• Structured and detailed in their approach to tasks and projects
• High level of attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently to organise and prioritise demands, handle multiple complex tasks simultaneously, set and meet deadlines and following through within a fast paced (matrix) environment with multiple and competing demands.
• Ability to manage desired outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with key vendors/suppliers.
• Well developed interpersonal skills to enable effective communication with suppliers, customers, management, technology specialists and peers.
• Commitment to standardisation of best practice planning and inventory management principles.

General Competencies:

(applicable to all Camparistas)

Work Results & Execution, Innovation & Judgment, Consumer/Client Focus, Communication & Team Work, People Development, Ability to Learn, Attention to Detail, Analysing.

Functional Competencies:

Expert impact & horizon:

Expert competencies are used in some, but not all, roles to represent areas of expert and specialised experience, qualification or protracted knowledge needed to perform a particular function or set of functions.

There are no Expert competencies required for this role.

Strategic impact & horizon:

Strategic competencies focus on delivering long-term impact to company capability and/or adopting a long-term focus for areas considering risk, planning and project implementation. Typical horizons are in excess of 12 months.

There are no Strategic competencies required for this role.

Tactical impact & horizon:

Tactical competencies focus on medium term impact to company capability, considering changes to operating environments, emerging threats or available resources to ensure sustainable operation. Typical horizons are 6 to 12 months.

There are no Tactical competencies required for this role.

Operational impact & horizon:

Operational competencies focus on the completion of a series of standard tasks requiring more advanced knowledge & skills functional task or duty. Typical horizons are weekly to 3 months.

NPD & Innovation

• Ensures coordination with Supply and Demand functions, during the phase-in and phase-out of NPD
• Is responsible for providing the most correct information to the NPD project leader on the timing of production/supply for the new project

Delivery impact & horizon:

Delivery competencies focus on the immediate and transactional aspects of work, including day-to-day operations. Timeframe is typically daily activity.

Supply Production Planning

• Possesses and applies understanding of replenishment procedures and minimum stock levels
• Consistently demonstrates knowledge of and adherence to stock management policies and SOP model
• Understands the logic of scheduling in the plant (for Plant Planning roles)
• Liaises with operational colleagues in communication on routine replenishment activity

Masterdata Maintenance

• Completes all the fields of APO statistics to enable correct functioning of the system/platform

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

At Campari Group we believe in building more value together, thus we see diversity in all forms as a source of enrichment. Our employment policies and practices ensure that we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities in all aspects of employment without regard to any individual’s race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or characteristics or expression, political affiliation or activity, age, veteran status, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Note to applicants:

Your application will be assessed based on your abilities, expertise, general knowledge and experience, not because of any confidential, proprietary or trade secret information you may possess. You must not disclose to Campari Group any such information. In the event that you are asked a question that cannot be answered without disclosure of any confidential, proprietary or trade secret information (including from a current or prior employer or their vendors or customers), you must decline to answer the question.

Notice to third party agencies:

Please note that we do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Services Agreement, we will not consider, or agree to, payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event that a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, we explicitly reserve the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency