International Logistics Coordinator

**About us**

Buildsafe is a market leader that sets the standard in residential height safety across Australia.

Through innovative product design and engineering, we partner with our clients to streamline the build process, and provide safe and compliant worksites throughout QLD, NSW and VIC.

The majority of our products are designed in house and hold exclusivity within the marketplace. Our range of products includes Platforms, Scaffold and Guardrail/Fallguard systems.

We are fast paced, ever evolving, and constantly challenging ourselves to do things better

**About the Role**

The International Logistics Coordinator is a supporting role to the Supply Chain and Inventory Manager which will see you be responsible for the management of product order lead times and importation, maintaining supplier relationships, as well as providing general administrative support to the international purchasing and compliance teams

**Key Responsibilities**:
**SUPPLY CHAIN & STOCK MANAGEMENT**
- Communicate with suppliers to monitor production/lead times and completion dates for all orders
- Communicate with freight forwarder to organize container and book shipments
- Develop and maintain strong supplier relationships (international as well as local)

**QUALITY ASSURANCE**
- Manage quality assurance documentation;- Providing to suppliers to clearly communicate requirements
- Work with suppliers to provide any missing/additional information or rework required to approve quality assurance documents
- Arrange QA checking, coordinate inspections process
- Storage of QA documentation/confirmations in the system

**FREIGHT & LOGISTICS**
- Manage supply chain documentation including order spreadsheets, purchase orders, payment deposits, customs documentation, product receipting
- Communicate with suppliers to monitor production/lead times and completion dates for all orders and with freight forwarders to organise containers and book shipments
- Organise documentation for shipping, and container movements
- Arrange local freight
- Source Freight and transport companies on a regular basis to validate shipping costs, ensuring best value and agent agreements in place
- Negotiate freight pricing and make the best commercial decisions

**LEADERSHIP & TEAMWORK**
- Ensure collaboration amongst the team to determine best outcome within a set timeframe
- Implement and share “best practice” initiatives
- Ensure a culture of continuous improvement
- Lead by example and engage with other teams to achieve goals

**About You**

We are looking for someone who shares the same values that we do to become an integral part of our national Buildsafe team. Working in a team environment, you will be collaborative, adaptable and a problem solver.

Ideally you will have worked in a similar support role before where you have shown initiative, strong stakeholder engagement and have a thoughtful and persistent approach. You are known for your exceptional communication skills, both written and oral, as well as your ability to be relentless in providing solutions and driving tasks to completion.

**Key Skills**:

- Exceptional ability to build relationships and rapport
- Professional communication and interpersonal skills
- A flair for negotiation and networking
- Exceptional eye for detail and accuracy
- Time management and prioritisation skills
- Flexibility and adaptability
- able to juggle tasks as priorities change
- Ability to make important decisions and cope with the pressure of demanding targets and tight deadlines

**What’s in it for you?**

We are committed to providing a platform for individuals to succeed both personally and professionally.

We offer on-site parking, fortnightly professional car cleaning, leadership development programs, regular team building/wellness experiences and access to our Employee Assistance Programs for you and your family.

Our architecturally designed Head Office is based at Arundel on the Gold Coast, with multiple branches located throughout Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.