Procurement Officer

2 weeks ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia DroneShield Full time $90,000 - $120,000 per year

Work with cutting edge technology, making the world a safer and more secure place. DroneShield (ASX:DRO) offers an opportunity to solve some of the world's most challenging technical problems in Electronic Warfare, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, RF sensing, Sensor Fusion and distributed systems. Working with high profile customers across militaries, government agencies, airports, critical infrastructure, law enforcement and many others.

With one of the largest listed defence company market capitalisations in Australia and having raised approximately $250m in 2024 alone, DroneShield is undergoing hypergrowth stage, fuelled by rapidly increasing use of drones for nefarious applications, from battlefield, to terrorism, to contraband delivery and commercial espionage.

This role is in the DroneShield Sydney headquarters in Sydney CBD. There are approximately 300 staff based in the 4,000sqm facility today, scheduled to grow to approximately 400 staff by end of 2025. Overseas on the ground presence includes USA, Denmark, Mexico, and UAE, as well as distributors in over 70 countries globally.

About the role

The Operations Team is expanding in response to increased production volume and product complexity. DroneShield is looking to recruit a Procurement Officer whose responsibilities will be critical in helping the business run smoothly during its next phase of growth.

The position will be part of the Procurement Team and will report directly to the Procurement Manager. They will work closely with the Production, Quality, Finance, Legal & Engineering Teams daily. This role will suit someone with excellent attention to detail and a passion for technology who wants to develop their career in a fast-moving ASX listed defence technology company.

Responsibilities, Duties and Expectations

  • Requests for quotation from new and approved Suppliers
  • Placing of Purchase Orders using our ERP system
  • DIFOT management & due-date communications
  • Purchasing of general supplies and production components alike
  • Purchasing of R&D materials requested by Engineering
  • Develop effective relationships with suppliers
  • Perform value for money assessments
  • Follow delegation of authority when releasing PO
  • Any other procurement related activities as they arise

Qualifications, Experience and Skills

  • 3-5 years+ Procurement experience required
  • Experience in procurement for manufacturing, including BoM (Bill of Material) management
  • Excellent written and verbal communication
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent time management skills
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Intermediate Excel (Essential)
  • Experience using ERP systems (Oracle preferred)
  • Knowledge of engineering or technical environments (preferred)

Note for recruitment agencies: we do not accept floated candidates from external recruiters unless they were instructed to do so.

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