Junior Buyer

BH-259811-1

Posted: 07/03/2024
- $70-75K- Australia Victoria Thomastown- Permanent- Manufacturing- My client is a globally renowned chemical and specialist materials manufacturing business, with numerous household brands within its product range.- **The role**

You will be reporting the Plant Director with a dotted line to the Deputy Procurement Director and support with the below key accountabilities:

- Source, negotiate and issue Purchase Orders to support Site Opex and Capex
- Ensure compliance with Procurement processes, be ambassador at plant level of procurement excellence
- Develop savings ideas, automation at plant and make recommendations for approval
- Contract management, mainly service maintenance contracts.
- Build strong relationships with site stakeholders, and external vendors as required.
- Manage FRQ process as required within the assigned scope.
- **About you**

Bachelor’s degree
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in procurement/ buyer role, within a manufacturing environment or engineering company in petro-chemical or pharmaceutical industry, preferably based at a production site
- Ability to work in a multi-national environment.
- Highly organised and able to handle pressure and workload surge at times
- Strong communication skills
- Whilst we fully support a diverse work force, sponsorship will not be offered for this role.
- **In return**

This is a superb opportunity to join a global giant in chemical manufacturing and grow and develop your career. A salary in the region of $70-75K + super is available and all the benefits you would expect of working with large multi-national organization, including first class training and professional development, access to global career opportunities and a local rewards and product discount schemes.- With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.