Temporary Purchasing Officer
- Support purchasing and inventory replenishment activities.
- Raise and maintain purchase orders while monitoring outstanding orders.
- Coordinate with suppliers and internal teams to ensure material availability.
Job description
Our Client
Based in Yatala, this established manufacturer is seeking an experienced Purchasing Officer to support its purchasing and inventory replenishment activities. Working closely with procurement, warehouse and manufacturing teams, you will help ensure materials are available to meet operational requirements.
The Role
- Immediate start preferred.
- Initial three month contract with potential for permanency.
- Free onsite parking.
- Flexibility around start and finish times.
- Based in the office five days per week.
Key responsibilities include:
- Raising and maintaining purchase orders, checking pricing, quantities, lead times and delivery requirements.
- Monitoring outstanding orders and following up with local and international suppliers.
- Reviewing stock levels, forecasts and purchasing commitments to identify replenishment requirements and potential shortages.
- Maintaining accurate purchasing, supplier and inventory information.
- Coordinating incoming materials and communicating delivery changes to internal teams.
- Investigating discrepancies between purchase orders, goods received and supplier invoices.
Skills & Experience
You will bring previous purchasing experience and the confidence to take ownership of daily purchasing activities from the outset. Strong attention to detail, proactive supplier communication and an understanding of inventory replenishment will be essential.
- At least three years of experience in purchasing, procurement or inventory replenishment.
- Experience within manufacturing, distribution or a similar inventory focused environment.
- Confidence coordinating international suppliers and managing changing lead times.
- Strong organisation skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
- Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills and experience using MYOB, ideally MYOB Acumatica. Exposure to Netstock would be advantageous.
Apply
Click ‘Apply’ or contact Shanae Barrett, Consultant – Procurement, Contracts & Supply Chain, at ************************** for more information.
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