Maintenance Stores & Procurement Lead - Dubbo (Pet Discount)

Real Pet Food Company; Dubbo; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hands-on site-based role

Values-driven culture

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Real Pet Food Company is seeking an experienced Maintenance Stores & Procurement Officer to manage engineering stores, inventory and MRO procurement at its Dubbo site. The role supports reliability by ensuring spare parts, BOMs and consumables are available for maintenance and shutdowns.

Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, you will drive 5S, accurate stock records, and cost-effective supplier performance while coordinating with Maintenance, Production and Quality teams to keep the plant

Qualifications

• Experience in maintenance/engineering stores or MRO procurement in FMCG or manufacturing.
• Strong inventory control experience (cycle counts, stocktakes, variance analysis).
• Experience managing mechanical and electrical spare parts.
• CMMS experience (MEX highly regarded) and/or ERP systems (SAP, QAD, etc.).
• Strong Excel and computer skills.
• Understanding of basic inventory accounting principles.
• Ability to source parts quickly during breakdown situations.
• Strong negotiation, communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate engineering stores, purchasing, receipting and inventory control.
• Maintain accurate item masters, pricing, vendor data and stock records in CMMS (MEX).
• Manage spare parts and consumables for breakdowns, shutdowns and planned maintenance.
• Ensure all purchasing complies with RPF P2P and financial policies.
• Ensure on-time receipting of all inventory and consumables.
• Proactively manage stock levels to minimise stock-outs and excess inventory.
• Support shutdown planning with BOM costing and procurement.
• Drive 5S, housekeeping and best-practice stores layout and organisation.
• Seek opportunities to reduce vendor count and improve commercial outcomes.

Skills

Maintenance stores

Inventory control

CMMS (MEX)

ERP systems (SAP, QAD)

Excel and computer skills

Negotiation & stakeholders

Organised & detail oriented

Sourcing parts during breakdowns

Education

Engineering qualification or trade background

Tools

MEX CMMS

ERP systems (SAP, QAD)

Job description

Real Pet Food Company is seeking an experienced Maintenance Stores & Procurement Officer to manage engineering stores, inventory and MRO procurement at its Dubbo site. The role supports reliability by ensuring spare parts, BOMs and consumables are available for maintenance and shutdowns.

Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, you will drive 5S, accurate stock records, and cost-effective supplier performance while coordinating with Maintenance, Production and Quality teams to keep the plant