Ejecutivo (a) de compras de insumos en Super Food Holding, gestionando compras bajo condiciones comerciales óptimas. Asegurando abastecimiento y calidad en proveedores con análisis de gestión constante.
About the role
- Procurement Specialist managing supplier performance and cost optimisation at Lyka. Collaborating cross-functionally to enhance procurement in a rapidly growing pet wellness startup.
Responsibilities
- Supplier Management: Monitor on-time delivery, fill rate, and lead time compliance across supplier base. Act as an escalation point for day today non conformance. Run regular QBRs with suppliers and proactively manage performance, communications and contract activities.
- Cost Optimisation: Contribute to strategies that help optimise costs across procurement, including sourcing directly from producers, leveraging Lyka's growing purchasing power, volume consolidation, renegotiation.
- Procurement Processes & Systems: Operate and maintain procurement processes and tools, supporting the ongoing development and optimisation of systems for efficiency and scalability.
- Forecast management: Translate demand plans into supplier-facing forecasts, and ensuring every key supplier gets an updated forecast on the agreed cadence.
- Data Analysis and Reporting: Gather and analyse procurement data and commodities reports, create insights and recommendations for the procurement team.
- Collaboration: Work cross-functionally with teams (R&D, Manufacturing, CAPEX, etc) to support procurement initiatives and ensure alignment with business objectives.
- Cost savings pipeline: Actively identify and progress cost reduction opportunities - whether through renegotiation, alternative sourcing, volume consolidation, or specification review.
Requirements
- 3+ years' experience in a procurement or supply chain role, preferably in the food industry.
- Tertiary qualification in Engineering/Science, Supply Chain, Business, or a related field.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, including experience in using Total Cost of Ownership models and data-driven decision-making.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate ideas and collaborate across teams.
- Demonstrated experience implementing cost reduction strategies: reducing waste/improving efficiency.
- Experience working in cross-functional teams and leading initiatives/projects independently.
- Advanced Excel skills and experience with ERPs (Netsuite preferred).
Benefits
- Work in a fast-growing start-up, experiencing what goes behind the scenes to sustain hyper-growth for a start-up with a physical product!
- Growth and Development – Lyka is growing extremely quickly, which means you will have the opportunity to experience different challenges every day and progressively acquire more responsibilities as our facility and team expand. We provide an annual L&D budget for you to continue your personal development.
- Work for a sustainability-focused company – we care about the health of our dogs and our planet. We’re proud to be Australia’s only carbon-negative and plastic-negative pet wellness company and we’re always looking at ways for us to improve sustainability practices.
- Be part of a diverse top-talent team, coming from widely different backgrounds and geographies.
- Up to 18 weeks of paid parental leave top-up
- Wellbeing assistance and tools to take care of your mental and physical wellbeing so you can do your best work.
- Flexible working: work from where you get your best work done. We have pet-friendly offices and industrial kitchens in Sydney and Melbourne.
- Pupper parent support to care for your furry friends – flexible arrangements for new pets, pet-friendly offices, discounts, and financial allowance for dog training and care to help them live their best life!
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