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Purchasing officer

Newcastle
Norship Pty
Posted: 30 April
Offer description

Varley Group is an Australian company with a rich history spanning over 138+ years, operating as a successful, diverse, multi-national engineering and manufacturing firm serving a wide range of major sectors.

The Role

Full‐time Purchasing Officer at our Tomago site, responsible for ensuring projects are delivered on time, safely, with quality maintained and budgets met.

Responsibilities

* Sourcing materials and components.
* Being the first point of contact for purchasing requirements and queries.
* Negotiating best pricing and trading terms with suppliers.
* Ensuring preferred vendors are used and processes are adhered to.
* Reviewing market and industry trends and proposing strategies to improve processes and supply chain as required.
* Regularly monitoring ERP to assist with ensuring production schedules can be met.
* Working closely with the production manager to ensure we have stock and materials for production.

Qualifications

* Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
* 2-3 years' experience in a similar purchasing role within a fast‐paced manufacturing environment.
* Proven experience as an analytical thinker and problem‐solver.
* Demonstrated experience in developing client relationships – internal and external.
* Experience with ERP systems (preferably Epicor but not essential).
* Ability to work in a fast‐paced environment.

Benefits

* Variety of work on innovating and market‐leading projects.
* Discounted access to the Fitness Passport – giving access to hundreds of fitness and sporting centres across Australia.
* Opportunity for career development and encouragement to work across teams to build skills and experience.
* Access to our employee assistance programme.

We know that diverse teams are high performing teams. At Varley Group, we welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, and we are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

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