Inventory Control

NEX Building Group Pty Ltd; Newcastle-Maitland; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts on home building brands

Income protection insurance

Purchased leave

Parental leave

Employee discounts

AIA Vitality program

Diversity and inclusion programs

Employee assistance program

Online learning & development

NAWIC & HIA memberships

Attractive remuneration

Job summary

NEX Building Group Pty Ltd in the Newcastle area is looking for an Estimating Support Coordinator to join our Inventory Control team on a 12-month contract. You will maintain inventory data, support procurement with pricing insights, and produce timely reports on product availability and status.

The role requires Advanced Excel, strong analytical skills, and the ability to liaise across stakeholders. Residential construction experience is desirable; a pathway to permanent roles may exist for

Qualifications

• Advanced Excel skills with functions such as VLOOKUP and pivot tables.
• Strong analytical abilities and attention to detail.
• Ability to liaise across internal and external stakeholders.

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.
• Review vendor and supplier invoices and support procurement.
• Collaborate with procurement to manage supply contracts.
• Deliver accurate information within tight deadlines.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Analytical skills

Stakeholder liaison

Team collaboration

Education

Cert IV in Building

Tools

Excel

Job description

Estimating Support Coordinator

• 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 Estimating Support Coordinator 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.

Our Talent Acquisition Team and Hiring Leaders kindly request no unsolicited resumes or approaches from Recruitment Agencies. NEX Building Group and its brands are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.