Fonterra's strength is in the collective.
We value our people and are committed to your career progression. We are in a strong position; there are a wide range of opportunities and pathways across the Co-op. This means no matter what business unit you're in, or stage of life you're at, there's a good chance we've got something to suit.
About the opportunity
This is an exciting time to join our team while we prepare for our Whareroa Cool Stores project. Whareroa is one of our largest sites. Along with a 7-hectare distribution centre and 1000 employees, our site boasts a total of 11 plants which includes four milk powder plants, two cheese plants, a cream plant, an anhydrous milk fat plant plus a whey protein and casein plant. We have the capability to process an impressive 14 million litres of milk per day in peak season.
In this highly visible role as our Project Coordinator , you will play an important role in providing effective support and coordination to the project site and the Construction Management Team for our Cool store project. This role is a three-year fixed term and includes a wide range of support tasks across the project lifecycle including developing and promoting the use of project administration best practice across the project, maintaining key project records and stakeholder management.
Reporting to the Project Manager you will support the project, taking the initiative and seeking opportunities to standardise practices through collaboration.
Other key responsibilities will include:
Project Administration including reception duties for the project office, document control and central liaison and project communications.
Coordinate, organise and support project meetings and events, taking responsibility for equipment, room or venue bookings, catering, agenda and minutes.
Coordinate travel and related duties for project team members.
Management of the project environment and identification and implementation of continuous improvement ideas.
Maintain project budget and cost data, reconciliation and raising purchase orders for the project within budgets.
Develop and coordinate presentation materials.
About you
You are a quick learner and can manage priorities in a fast-paced environment. You can assist with project tracking and reporting of actual, committed and forecast spend and can reconcile project transaction reports against the budget.
Attributes that will help you succeed in this role:
Great communication and organisational skills – both written and verbal to engage well with internal and external stakeholders.
Good understanding of project budgeting and financial accounting in ERP, preferably SAP.
Experience within Microsoft Windows work groups and SharePoint.
Strong team player who loves to deliver excellent customer service.
One to two years project experience would be ideal, but not essential. In place where no experience exists, the ability to quickly learn and grasp concepts is key.
Our Story
Whanaungatanga, our Co-operative spirit gives us all a common strength and purpose. Manaakitanga is how we care for all our people who are at the heart of what we do, we want our farmers, employees, customers and communities to thrive. Kaitiakitanga ensures we take care of the land. We are committed to farming in a way that regenerates our farms and environment for future generations.
Whakaohooho constantly inspires ourselves and each other with great career development opportunities and benefits. We enable flexibility and balance to suit everyone's lifestyles and choices.
Our Co-operative is a place where everyone can be themselves, feel empowered to do their best.
Applications for this role close midnight Wednesday 16th October 2024.
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