Maintenance Stores Lead

Asahi Beverages; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Asahi Beverages Group in Australia seeks a Maintenance Stores Lead to manage end-to-end maintenance stores processes, ensuring parts availability for planned maintenance, breakdowns, shutdowns and projects. The role combines hands-on management with ongoing improvement of stores systems and inventory performance.

You will collaborate with Maintenance, Reliability, Operations, Procurement and suppliers to strengthen inventory controls and support a reliable stores function on site at Wulkuraka,

Qualifications

• Experience in maintenance stores, engineering inventory or industrial procurement.
• Strong knowledge of engineering spare parts and inventory control principles.
• SAP experience across purchasing, materials management, master data and inventory reporting highly regarded.
• Experience monitoring inventory performance and improving stores processes.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with excellent attention to detail.
• The ability to build effective relationships across internal and external stakeholders.
• A proactive approach and the confidence to act as the stores subject matter expert and senior point of contact.
• A current forklift licence and experience within an FMCG or manufacturing environment would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end maintenance stores process, including sourcing, purchasing, receiving, issuing and inventory control
• Contribute to the development and ongoing maintenance of the site’s maintenance stores strategy
• Monitor inventory value, accuracy, stockholding levels and critical-spares availability, balancing cost with operational risk
• Assess and coordinate new store materials based on criticality, usage, lead times and existing inventory
• Maintain accurate SAP records, material master data and Bills of Material
• Develop and improve stores systems, procedures and inventory controls
• Coordinate approved improvement activities that strengthen inventory performance and process efficiency

Skills

Maintenance stores experience

Engineering inventory knowledge

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Forklift licence

Tools

SAP (Materials Management)

Job description

Use your maintenance stores expertise to improve inventory performance, systems and critical-spares availability at a leading beverage organisation.

Join our Wulkuraka site as a Maintenance Stores Lead and take a senior, hands-on role supporting the performance and ongoing development of our maintenance stores function.

As the senior point of contact, you’ll oversee the end-to-end management of engineering materials and contribute to the site’s maintenance stores strategy. You’ll balance inventory cost, parts availability and operational risk to ensure maintenance teams have what they need for planned maintenance, breakdowns, shutdowns and projects.

Working closely with Maintenance, Reliability, Operations, Procurement and suppliers, you’ll improve stores systems and processes, strengthen inventory performance and support a reliable and well-controlled maintenance stores function.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end maintenance stores process, including sourcing, purchasing, receiving, issuing and inventory control
• Contribute to the development and ongoing maintenance of the site’s maintenance stores strategy
• Monitor inventory value, accuracy, stockholding levels and critical-spares availability, balancing cost with operational risk
• Assess and coordinate new store materials based on criticality, usage, lead times and existing inventory
• Maintain accurate SAP records, material master data and Bills of Material
• Develop and improve stores systems, procedures and inventory controls
• Coordinate approved improvement activities that strengthen inventory performance and process efficiency

About You

You’ll be an experienced maintenance stores or engineering inventory professional who is confident managing day-to-day stores operations while also improving systems, processes and inventory performance.

You’ll bring:

• Experience in maintenance stores, engineering inventory or industrial procurement
• Strong knowledge of engineering spare parts and inventory control principles
• SAP experience across purchasing, materials management, master data and inventory reporting highly regarded
• Experience monitoring inventory performance and improving stores processes
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with excellent attention to detail
• The ability to build effective relationships across internal and external stakeholders
• A proactive approach and the confidence to act as the stores subject matter expert and senior point of contact
• A current forklift licence and experience within an FMCG or manufacturing environment would be beneficial.

At Asahi Beverages, we're passionate about crafting more than just drinks - we craft moments of connection, celebration, and shared enjoyment. We bring together a diverse portfolio of iconic beverage brands, a commitment to quality, and a drive to constantly innovate. Headquartered in Melbourne and with facilities right across Australia and New Zealand, you’ll find Asahi is a place where talent is nurtured, and ambition is rewarded. If you’re ready to toast your future, we’re ready to meet you.