Purchasing Officer (a.k.a. The Person Who Knows Where Every Dollar and Door Goes)
About Us
At Complete Group, we build things that don’t stay put. We specialise in transportable site accommodation for mining and construction projects—basically, we create buildings that can pack up and move when the job’s done.
Our hire arm, Complete Portables, keeps sites running by delivering essential assets across the metro area daily.
We’re based in Wattleup (WA), with depots in Busselton, Port Hedland, and Sydney—so yeah, we get around.
The Opportunity
We’re on the hunt for a Purchasing Officer who can read plans like a novel, and negotiate like they’re at a Sunday market.
You’ll be the right hand to our Building Manager—keeping projects moving, materials flowing, and budgets (mostly) under control.
Bonus points if you’ve survived the world of residential estimating or scheduling.
What You’ll Actually Be Doing
* Turning construction drawings into real-world orders (no magic wand required)
* Measuring, counting, and double-checking everything that goes into a build
* Hunting down suppliers and negotiating deals like a pro
* Create and manage purchase orders, whilst maintaining accurate procurement records, and supplier information
* Identify cost‑saving or process improvement opportunities and escalate as appropriate
* Making sure materials show up when they should, our storeman will also be your new best mate (
* Keeping track of orders, costs, and communications without losing your sanity
* Working with supervisors, aka people who “just need it yesterday”
What You Bring to the Table
* Experience in purchasing or procurement (construction = big tick)
* A solid understanding of building materials (you know your studs from your joists)
* The ability to read plans without squinting or guessing
* Negotiation skills that would make your parents proud
* Organisation skills bordering on obsessive (in a good way)
* Excel skills that go beyond “just opening it”
* A proactive attitude—you don’t wait to be told, you just get it done
* Full working rights in Australia
Why You’ll Actually Want This Job
* A genuinely good team (no awkward silence in the lunchroom and a no BS attitude 😊)
* Room to grow and develop your career
* Stable, long-term work (we’re not going anywhere)
* A company that takes pride in what we build—and who we build it with
If you’re someone who likes seeing projects come together, enjoys a bit of organised chaos, and gets weirdly satisfied by a perfectly balanced spreadsheet… we should talk.