Inventory Control

NEX Building Group; Newcastle-Maitland; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discount on building a home

Income protection insurance

Purchased leave

Parental leave

Employee discounts

Professional development

Job summary

The Inventory Controller position at NEX Building Group in Thornton on a 12-month contract will join the Inventory Control team. You will maintain and update inventory data and collaborate with key stakeholders to analyse, update and maintain our inventory database.

Using Excel and BusinessCraft, you will collect pricing information, provide reports on product availability and inventory status, assist with admin/data entry, review vendor invoices and work with procurement to manage supply

Qualifications

• Advanced Excel skills with VLOOKUP.
• Strong analytical and attention to detail.
• Effective oral and written communication.
• Team oriented with stakeholder liaison.
• Residential construction industry experience desirable.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and update inventory data using Excel and BusinessCraft.
• Collect and analyse pricing information to support cost-saving decisions.
• Provide reports on product availability and inventory status.
• Assist with admin/data entry and review vendor invoices.
• Work with procurement to manage supply contracts.
• Deliver accurate information within tight deadlines.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Analytical skills

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Cert IV in Building (desirable)

Tools

Excel

BusinessCraft

Job description

• Coordinate and create inventory on our database
• Gain exposure to procurement, pricing and inventory control in this rewarding role
• 12-month contract | Located in Thornton | 5 days in the office

The NEX Building Group is a diverse and expanding organisation with over 1,300 passionate employees. Our purpose is to build beautiful homes for Australians. Established in 1987 and continuing to evolve both organically and through acquisition, we are well positioned for growth and committed to achieving our vision of being Australia’s leading home building group. Our iconic brands include McDonald Jones, MOJO Homes, Weeks Homes, Wilson Homes, Arden Homes Brighton Homes and Supaloc Steel Frames. From architecturally designed first homes and multi-residential projects to luxurious residences and investment properties, our brands strive to set the benchmark in the new home building industry while ensuring that our people, both customers and staff, are at the centre of everything we do along the way.

Building new homes and better futures for Australians is a true honour and so rewarding. Here are some other rewards and benefits we offer our employees.

Our perks and benefits

We believe that our employee community is a key strength of our organisation, and we aim to attract the best talent to achieve our strategic goal of being Australia’s leading residential builder and employer of choice in our sector. We are committed to taking care of our employees, that’s why we offer a bundle of benefits:

• Discount on building a home with any of our building brands (after qualifying period)
• Income protection insurance– 100% funded by NEX. Covers up to 2 years at 75% of base salary in case of illness or injury
• Purchased leave – opportunity to apply for up to 2 weeks extra leave each year
• Paid Parental leave - 12 weeks for the primary carer and 4 weeks for secondary carer (we’re proud to be industry leading with this benefit!)
• Employee discounts on gym memberships (Fitness Passport), motor vehicles (Mitsubishi), home appliances, energy, health insurance and more
• AIA Vitality health and wellbeing program
• A genuine focus on diversity and inclusion (we’re proud of our Women in Construction Program and annual Building Inclusivity Awards)
• Employee assistance program to support your mental, financial and physical wellbeing
• A huge catalogue of online learning and ongoing professional development programs
• NAWIC and HIA corporate membership
• Attractive remuneration and so much more!

About the opportunity

The Inventory Controller reports to the Estimating Development Manager and is part of NEX Building Group’s Inventory Control team. Your focus will be to collaborate with key stakeholders to analyse, update and maintain our inventory database. More specifically, your responsibilities will include:

• Maintain and update inventory data using Excel and BusinessCraft.
• Collect and analyse pricing information to support cost‑saving decisions.
• Provide reports on product availability and inventory status.
• Assist with general admin/data entry and review vendor and supplier invoices.
• Work closely with the procurement team to manage supply contracts.
• Support business goals by delivering accurate information within tight deadlines.

About you

You will share a passion for our purpose and be aligned to our core values; better together, be accountable, people matter and think bigger. In addition, you will:

• Advanced Excel skills – comfortable with functions such as VLOOKUP
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to details with effective oral and written communication skills
• Goal oriented, self‑motivated, and able to work effectively within a team environment
• Ability to liaise across a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
• Previous experience within the residential construction industry or Completion of Cert IV in Building is desirable

We are keen to improve female (and other marginalised groups) representation in our workplaces. If this role appeals to you but you don’t feel you tick every box, we encourage you to still apply. We’d love to have a chat with you about your career goals.

Interested?

The appointment of successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory employment screening and depending on the inherent requirements of the role, may involve the completion of a National Police Check and a pre‑employment medical.