AddressAre you an organized and proactive individual with a knack for procurement and inventory management? Mainetec, based in Paget, QLD, is seeking a dedicated Purchasing Officer to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for approving purchase requisitions and ensuring timely delivery of goods and materials to meet both internal and external client requirements. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic environment where your contributions directly impact the success of our projects and operations.
Purpose of Role:
- Approve purchase requisitions for inventory and business purchases within the delegated limit.
- Ensure all goods and materials are expedited within the required project and operation time frames to meet client requirements.
Key Dimensions:
- Direct Reports: None
- Expenditure Limits: As per current matrix
Key Relationships:
- Workshop Manager
- Supply
- Warehouse Coordinator
- Warehouse Personnel
- Estimators/Planners
- Suppliers
- Freight Forwarders
Position Specification:
General Accountabilities:
- Promote and display a positive culture in accordance with Mainetec’s Company Values.
- Follow Mainetec’s safety, health, well-being, and environmental objectives.
- Undertake allocated tasks to support Mainetec’s business strategy.
Company Processes & Procedures:
- Adhere to all Mainetec and Customer Safety procedures.
- Follow all other procedures as required for execution of works in your area of responsibility.
Role Competencies:
- Background experience in inventory/purchasing.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel and Word skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Understanding of overseas freight & customs regulations and legislation.
Key Result Areas and Responsibilities:
1. Safety, Health, and Environment:
- Ensure work is conducted in compliance with the MAINETEC Safety and Health Management Plan, the Environmental Management Plan, and the Quality Management System.
- Report any hazards, incidents, or near misses involving yourself or others.
2. Procurement:
- Procurement Management:
- Oversee the management of all company purchase orders to ensure timely and budget-compliant delivery of goods and materials.
- Ensure supplier selection aligns with Mainetec Procurement Policy to improve purchasing efficiencies and reduce costs.
- Raise purchase requisitions and action purchase orders for direct purchases as needed.
- Support planning and operations with purchasing activities to achieve DIFOT targets.
- Update the purchasing system daily to reflect actual revised purchase status and arrival.
- Respond to client expediting queries within the requested timeframes.
- Manage all internal domestic and international expediting by running and actioning expediting reports twice weekly.
- Maintain procurement paperwork in line with internal standards, client standards, regulatory, and audit requirements.
- Monitor and update procurement policies in consultation with stakeholders and update procedures and policies within the company quality framework as required.
How to Apply:
If you meet the above criteria and are interested in this exciting opportunity, please submit your resume and a cover letter via Seek, detailing your suitability for the role.
