APAC Procurement Administrator

A role has become available for a highly organised and efficient Procurement Administrator to join our APAC Procurement Team. This is a 15-month Maternity Leave Contract role.

Reporting to the General Manager Supply Chain and Procurement Asia Pacific, you will be responsible for providing timely support services to the Branch Network.

Requirements

Responsibilities & Duties

• Liaise directly with Branches to own, and provide support during, the process of gathering and completion of required procurement documentation.
• Track and manage all open procurement requests, including their status and projected completion timeline, and communicate these to the Branch Network weekly.
• Review current vendor/supplier contracts for opportunities to increase value, reduce costs, and to seek overall areas for improvement.
• Review processes to ensure any invoice queries forwarded by the Accounts Payable Team are dealt with in a timely manner, and purchase orders are aligned to the most cost-effective source of supply.
• Proactively demonstrate safe working practices by identifying hazards, using Personal Protective Equipment provided, and coordinating resources to meet the Company’s Work Health and Safety requirements.

Skills & Experience

• Highly motivated with excellent time management.
• Experience in logistics, working knowledge of warehouse, receiving and shipping functions.
• Excellent in Microsoft Office applications, specifically Excel.
• Resourceful and able to work independently.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.

Benefits

What sets us apart?

Crown’s history began when two brothers founded the Company in New Bremen, Ohio (USA) in 1945. Today, the fourth generation of the very same family continues to lead Crown in all its operations across the globe. Being a family-owned and run business is evidenced by more than 200 employees reaching service milestones in our 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45 and 50 year categories in Australia alone, with more than 2,000 employees reaching a 25 year service milestone globally. 

As a Company we want to continue to support our employees to be the best versions of themselves and that’s why, as a Crown employee you get to enjoy:

• A benefits program which gives you access to discounts and cashback from over 400+ retailers nationwide.
• Access to a health and wellbeing platform which supports your Mental, Physical and Financial goals.
• Corporate Rates for Private Health Insurance.
• An inclusive working environment.
• An Employee Assistance Program for confidential counselling with chat, phone and face to face counselling options.