Purchasing & Expediting Officer

4 days ago

Greystanes, Australia Blackwoods Full time

Join an iconic Wesfarmers business, leaders in industrial & safety supplies
- Working with a friendly and supportive team, kick start your career with us
- Great Mon-Fri role with flexible work arrangements

**OUR STORY**

Blackwoods is Australia’s leading supplier of industrial and safety supplies. For over 140 years, we have supported businesses big and small with our range of over 300,000 products from the world’s best brands. From the Sydney Harbour Bridge to the railway and your local mechanic, we supply what our customers need when they need it, along with unparalleled expertise and service from our passionate team.

With a national footprint of over 50 branches and 6 Distribution Centres, our people are at the heart of everything we do. Being a part of the Wesfarmers group, also means that we have endless opportunities to make a difference, so join us, and let’s help more people build a better Australia.

**YOUR OPPORTUNITY**

We currently have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced **Purchasing & Expediting** **Officer **to join our high performing team based out of **Greystanes NSW**.

Reporting to the Purchasing Manager you will be responsible for facilitating the purchasing of stock to deliver and ensure stock availability to our network of branches and distribution centres, ensuring timely customer experience with a focus on minimising operational costs and exposure to our network.

Your key responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

- Review and execute replenishment plans to meet projected forecast requirements and committed customer orders
- Build, review and approve supplier purchase orders, considering containerisation opportunities
- Review and approve transfer orders between branches and DCs
- Review and approve inventory balancing opportunities between branches and DCs
- Review and approve inventory balancing opportunities between DCs
- Review and approve buy-ins and urgent purchase requirements
- Work with vendors and category team to obtain Better Buy opportunities
- Liaising with suppliers to manage order tracking, expedition and cancellation / deferment
- Conduct excess stock review and action to redistribute stock, defer, redirect or cancel open orders
- Liaise with Branch / Department Managers to review stock targets for each branch
- Review system input parameters such as safety stock overrides, minimum stock presence and other inventory parameters
- Assist with demand planning, identifying opportunities to improve history cleansing and forward forecast review
- Participate in S&OP process and provide inventory and supply perspectives on S&OP initiatives
- Review overdue purchase order report and work towards reducing backlog
- Review backorder report to ensure orders are placed and expedited to support customer demand
- Undertake any other relevant activities as requested by the business from time to time

To be successful, you will have:

- Working / post graduate experience (3-5 years)
- Knowledge of inventory management
- Demonstrate experience in a purchasing and expediting role
- Purchasing system / ERP experience (GAINS and Dynamics preferrable)
- Knowledge of demand planning tools and processes
- Collaboration skills to resolve understocked and overstocked inventory positions
- Data analytics
- Microsoft Excel and Access (Advanced)
- Attention to detail
- Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines

**CULTURE & BENEFITS**

A career with Blackwoods will offer you rewarding experiences and opportunities for growth and development. We have a diverse, inclusive, and safe workplace where our team members care about each other and enjoy building meaningful connections.

To ensure our employees feel valued, supported, and celebrated, we provide a range of employee benefits including:

- Competitive salaries and incentives
- A range of diversity and well-being initiatives
- Ability to purchase up to 4 weeks additional annual leave
- Team events, celebrations, and development opportunities
- Team member discounts on Wesfarmers products
- Discounted offers from over 300 corporate partners
- Onsite parking and novated lease options
- Generous Wesfarmers annual share plans
- Attractive parental leave policy and more
- Flexible work arrangements

**NEXT STEPS**

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