Purchasing Officer

Midland Industries; Kyneton; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Midland is an Australian heavy trailer manufacturer seeking a procurement professional to own BOMs, stock control and supplier relationships across manufacturing, production and engineering.

You'll create purchase orders, manage long lead items, track deliveries and assist with job costing to ensure margins are accurate. Strong Excel, ERP experience and reading engineering drawings are essential. This is a permanent, full-time on-site role in Victoria.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in purchasing, procurement or supply chain, ideally in manufacturing.
• Hands-on experience building BOMs and managing stock in an ERP system.
• Solid understanding of job costing and how material costs flow through to margin.
• Able to read engineering drawings and parts lists (heavy vehicle trailer exposure is a plus).
• Strong Excel skills and a sharp eye for detail.
• Confident negotiating with suppliers and following up until parts arrive.
• Organised and proactive, with the ability to respond to changing priorities and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Create purchase orders, including for long lead time items, track incoming goods and follow up outstanding orders.
• Keep the internal team informed of any delivery changes.
• Manage supplier relationships, including pricing reviews, price-increase updates and assessing new suppliers before opening accounts.
• Manage stock, including stock turn, allocation to jobs and stock movements, and flag potential shortages early.
• Build BOMs according to technical specifications and the scope of works for each trailer.
• Assist with job costing, making sure material costs are accurately captured against each job.
• Prepare presentations on inventory, procurement savings and other related operational reports.

Skills

Procurement

BOMs

Stock management

Excel

Negotiation

ERP

Job costing

Engineering drawings

Tools

ERP system

Job description

You'll sit at the centre of supply, production and finance. Working closely with engineering, the production team and our finance team, you'll make sure every build has an accurate bill of materials, the right stock allocated, long lead items on order early, and a clear picture of what each job really costs.

Key responsibilities

Create purchase orders, including for long lead time items, track incoming goods and follow up outstanding orders. Keep the internal team informed of any delivery changes.

Manage supplier relationships, including pricing reviews, price-increase updates and assessing new suppliers before opening accounts.

Manage stock, including stock turn, allocation to jobs and stock movements, and flag potential shortages early.

Build BOMs according to technical specifications and the scope of works for each trailer.

Assist with job costing, making sure material costs are accurately captured against each job.

Prepare presentations on inventory, procurement savings and other related operational reports.

About you

3+ years in purchasing, procurement or supply chain, ideally in manufacturing

Hands-on experience building BOMs and managing stock in an ERP system

Solid understanding of job costing and how material costs flow through to margin

Able to read engineering drawings and parts lists (heavy vehicle trailer exposure is a plus)

Strong Excel skills and a sharp eye for detail

Confident negotiating with suppliers and following up until parts arrive

Organised and proactive, with the ability to respond to changing priorities and deadlines

About us

Midland is an Australian heavy trailer manufacturer. We design and build custom, PBS-compliant dog trailers, tag trailers, semi drop decks and deck wideners for the agriculture, logistics and industrial transport sectors — built strong for Australian conditions. Every trailer we build is engineered to order, so getting the right materials and components to the floor at the right time is central to what we do.

A permanent, full-time role with a competitive salary

Real ownership — your work directly shapes build schedules and job margins

The ability to influence trailer specs and designs

The chance to make a real difference to the product and the customer experience

A close-knit team at an Australian manufacturer making custom, heavy-duty trailers

Exposure across engineering, production and finance

Opportunities to improve systems and processes as we grow