**Purchasing and Expediting Officer**
- **Join an industry leader in industrial supplies**
- **Great team environment + ongoing Development and Training**:
- **Outstanding employee benefits**:
- **Flexible location within any Blackwoods location**
Due to exciting growth in the business, we are looking for dynamic **Purchasing and Expediting Officer** to join our team. This role can be based out of any of our locations, to provide an exceptional level of service to all customers.
***You will be Responsible for**:
- Review and execute replenishment plans to meet projected forecast requirements and committed customer orders
- Build, review and approve supplier purchase orders, considering freight optimisation opportunities
- Review and approve transfer orders between branches and DCs
- Review and approve inventory balancing opportunities between branches and DCs
- Liaising with suppliers and internal customers to manage order tracking, expedition and cancellation
- Communicate with vendors representing Blackwoods to ensure despatch dates are realistic
- Review and assisting in resolving NLA and MOQ/MOV issues
- Review overdue purchase orders and work towards reducing backlog
**Important to Your Success**:
- Collaborative skills in resolving understocked and overstocked inventory positions
- Knowledge of key inventory performance metrics (e.g. Inventory turns)
- Experience with DRP / MRP functionality and a background in forecasting, requirement determination and procurement advantageous
- Background in electrical preferred
- Strong attention to detail and analytical abilities
- Proficient with Microsoft Office programs including Excel - including formula functionality
**What's on offer**:
- Job security with a proud Australian company
- Competitive salary package
- The opportunity to participate in the Wesfarmers Share Plan
- Join an inclusive and diverse workforce
- Supportive parental leave policy
- Fantastic flex work opportunities
- Up to 4-week Purchase leave option
- Novated lease opportunity
- Team member discounts on company products
- Access to discounted offers from over 300 corporate partners
- Ongoing career development and training
- Employee recognition programs
- Work in a fun and supportive team
As part of the Wesfarmers Industrial and Safety group, Blackwoods is Australia's leading supplier of industrial and safety products with over 140 years' experience delivering end-to-end specialist solutions across a multitude of industry segments.
Blackwoods prides itself on Safety, Quality and providing outstanding customer interactions at all levels.
Join a dynamic, engaged and fun team as a Customer Care Consultant, where your talents and ambition to work in an industry-leading environment will be rewarded.
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