Purchasing Manager

Revere Recruitment; Brisbane; Vor Ort; AUD 110.000 - 160.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Free Parking

Zusammenfassung

Desky, founded in Brisbane and expanding globally, is seeking an experienced Purchasing Manager to lead strategic procurement across Australia, the US, Canada and Europe. You will shape stock plans, negotiate with suppliers and align with operations to ensure products are available when customers want them.

You’ll manage a hands-on purchasing and logistics team, drive cost savings, forecast demand and report on supplier performance to guide strategic decisions as Desky grows.

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years in purchasing with hands‑on experience buying from international suppliers.
• Experience sourcing, negotiating, and managing suppliers and logistics.
• Experience in a product business, ideally ecommerce, retail or consumer goods, shipping internationally.
• Comfortable using Cin7 or similar ERP systems.

Aufgaben

• Shape the purchasing strategy for markets in Australia, the US, Canada and Europe.
• Find and assess new suppliers, and negotiate contracts, pricing and terms.
• Forecast demand and plan stock levels with operations to meet customer demand.
• Prepare purchasing, forecasting and supplier performance reports for management.
• Identify cost savings via pricing, freight and supply chain trends.
• Lead and develop a hands‑on purchasing and logistics team as Desky grows.

Kenntnisse

International sourcing

Negotiation

Forecasting

ERP Cin7

Team leadership

Tools

Cin7 ERP

Jobbeschreibung

Desky started in Brisbane in 2020 with sit-stand desks. It now sells ergonomic furniture to customers in Australia, the US and Canada, and has just launched in Europe. The team built the supply chain behind all of that themselves. Now they are looking for an experienced Purchasing Manager to take it over and make it even better.

What you’re going to love

• Be part of a fast-growing, entrepreneurial team that values innovation and collaboration.
• Working in a supportive, high-performing environment with great people
• A flat structure that values direct communication and quick action
• No corporate attire; this is a smart casual workplace
• Working from Desky's signature sit-stand desks, and you can mix it up with a fit ball, balance board or walking pad if you're keen to get your steps ups
• Free Parking

What you’ll be doing

• Strategy: You’ll shape the purchasing strategy for markets in Australia, the US, Canada and Europe, planning how and when stock is bought so each country has what it needs.
• Suppliers and negotiation: Part of the role is finding and assessing new suppliers, and working through contracts, pricing and terms with them.
• Stock: You’ll forecast demand and plan stock levels together with the operations team, so the right products are there when customers want them.
• Reporting: You’ll put together the purchasing, forecasting and supplier performance reports that help the business make decisions.
• Savings and improvement: Find cost savings by keeping an eye on pricing, freight and wider supply chain trends.
• Leadership: You’ll lead and support a hands‑on purchasing and logistics team, helping them grow and shaping how the team works as Desky grows.

What we’d love to see in your background

• 5+ years in purchasing or procurement, with hands‑on experience buying from international suppliers
• You’ve done the whole lot yourself: sourcing, negotiating, managing suppliers and sorting out logistics
• Experience in a product business, ideally ecommerce, retail or consumer goods, shipping internationally
• Comfortable in an ERP system (Cin7 or similar)