SUNRICE
In the heart of Australia ’ s food bowl , Ricegrowers and the many brands and facilities it operates as SunRice , play an important role for consumers domestically and abroad .
“ We are trusted to transform nature ’ s goodness into healthy , enjoyable and nutritious foods that meet the needs of consumers around the world ,” says Simone Anderson , General Manager of Operations at SunRice .
Maintaining the multiple moving parts of such a large supply chain can be complex and challenging in its own right ; optimising that supply chain can be even more so . But SunRice is on a journey toward making its supply chain more efficient and effective than ever before . Through this endeavor , the company is poised to push forward into new markets and new applications .
STREAMLINING THE P R O C U R E M E N T PROCESS When Frank Wohlfarth joined in 2014 to lead the SunRice procurement team , he notes that
Deniliquin Site Manager , Paul Scoulla
most of the company ’ s procurement was centralized and focused primarily on transactions . But since then , the Procurement Manager has observed a change underway to move toward a group procurement structure to centralize strategic sourcing via Procurement Category Management . This approach aims to aggregate and bundle volume
60 April 2016