ERP-Driven Purchasing & Inventory Specialist

Marine Structures; Sunshine Coast Regional; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Marine Structures is seeking an experienced Purchasing and Inventory Officer to manage purchasing and inventory transactions across the business. You will ensure the ERP system remains the reliable source for supplier and item master data, purchase orders, goods receipts, stock movements and balances.

Reporting to the Procurement and ERP Manager, you will maintain accurate records, resolve discrepancies, support system users and help improve procurement and inventory processes.

Qualifications

• At least three years’ experience in purchasing, procurement, inventory control or supply chain administration.
• Hands‑on experience using ERP purchasing and inventory modules.
• Experience maintaining supplier and item master data.
• Experience processing purchase orders, goods receipts, stock movements, returns, adjustments and stocktakes in an ERP system.
• Ability to extract and interpret ERP data, prepare reports and investigate variances.
• Strong Excel and general Microsoft Office skills.

Responsibilities

• Use the ERP system as the primary record for purchasing and inventory transactions.
• Create and maintain supplier, item, pricing, lead-time, unit-of-measure, storage-location and reorder-point master data.
• Process purchase requisitions and purchase orders from approval through delivery, receipt and closure.
• Record goods receipts, stock movements, transfers, returns, reservations and inventory adjustments.
• Monitor ERP data quality and correct incomplete, duplicate or inaccurate records.
• Reconcile ERP inventory balances against cycle counts and physical stocktakes.
• Use ERP reports and dashboards to monitor stock levels, open orders, shortages, excess inventory and supplier performance.
• Support ERP testing, upgrades and user training.
• Reduce manual workarounds and improve compliance with ERP workflows.
• Translate production plans, project schedules and forecasts into purchasing requirements.

Skills

Purchasing

Procurement

Inventory control

ERP systems

Data analysis

Excel

Tools

ERP system

Job description

Marine Structures is seeking an experienced Purchasing and Inventory Officer to manage purchasing and inventory transactions across the business. You will ensure the ERP system remains the reliable source for supplier and item master data, purchase orders, goods receipts, stock movements and balances.

Reporting to the Procurement and ERP Manager, you will maintain accurate records, resolve discrepancies, support system users and help improve procurement and inventory processes.