October 25, 2024

Westland Milk Products

Hokitika

OTHER

Supplier Payments Officer

Westland Milk Products is a well-known New Zealand end-to-end dairy manufacturer based in the beautiful South Island. We process over 700 million litres of milk a year and produce a wide range of dairy ingredients and consumer and foodservice products. With a committed and passionate team of approx. 650, we recognise that our people are a huge part of our on-going success, and they are immensely proud of the world-class products we produce.
The Role
We have a great opportunity for a new Supplier Payments Officer based in Hokitika. Reporting directly to the General Manager Environment and Milk Supply, this is a critical front-line role in Westland Milk which liaises directly with the lifeblood of our business, our milk suppliers.
The Supplier Payments Officer has the crucial responsibility for ensuring all payments for milk and colostrum are made to our suppliers correctly and on time and will also carry out daily accounting and administration activities, maintain supplier information and respond to suppliers' queries in a timely and courteous fashion. Responsibilities also include administering the Supplier Committee Election voting process and processing the voting for resolutions when a vote needs to be prepared for a resolution.
Preferred applicants will possess:-

Previous accounts processing and administration experience (essential) and a strong level of numerical literacy
Sound computer literacy, including Microsoft Office Suite with intermediate level Excel desirable
Exceptional interpersonal skills along with a proactive and pragmatic approach
Great attention to detail along with exceptional problem solving, communication and relationship building skills
A flexible and adaptable approach together with a commitment to quality customer service
A genuine and authentic nature, a desire to learn and a willingness to help

If you have great time management and organisational skills and enjoy effectively communicating with a wide variety of people, we'd love to hear from you. We offer a competitive salary, incentive scheme, health and other insurances (+ delicious discounted grass-fed butter!) and a passionate and committed team to work with. For further information, please see the accompanying position description (available on our Westland Careers page - westlandcareers.co.nz).
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Applications will close on Thursday 7th November. To apply for this vacancy, you MUST possess current eligibility to work in New Zealand.