Purchasing Officer

Maxwell Recruitment; Newcastle City Council; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Maxwell Recruitment is assisting a Mayfield-based client to recruit a Purchasing Officer to support hydraulic repair, manufacturing and engineering operations. The role involves sourcing materials, raising orders and maintaining supplier records, with close collaboration across workshop, stores, sales and management teams.

You should have purchasing or procurement experience in an industrial environment, along with strong communication and organisational skills, high attention to detail and the

Qualifications

• Previous purchasing or procurement experience.
• Experience within engineering, manufacturing, mining support or an industrial environment.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.
• High attention to detail and commercial awareness.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Experience purchasing hydraulic components, steel, machined parts or engineering services will be highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Source and purchase materials, components, consumables and subcontract services.
• Obtain and compare supplier quotes based on price, quality and lead times.
• Raise purchase orders and follow up outstanding deliveries.
• Maintain accurate supplier, pricing and purchasing records.
• Work closely with workshop, stores, sales and management teams.
• Build strong supplier relationships and resolve supply or delivery issues.
• Identify opportunities to reduce costs and improve purchasing processes.

Skills

Communication

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Commercial awareness

Job description

Our client, based in Mayfield is seeking an organised and proactive Purchasing Officer to support our hydraulic repair, manufacturing, and engineering operations.

About the Role

Sourcing and purchasing materials, components, consumables and subcontract services

Obtaining and comparing supplier quotes based on price, quality and lead times

Raising purchase orders and following up outstanding deliveries

Maintaining accurate supplier, pricing and purchasing records

Working closely with workshop, stores, sales and management teams

Building strong supplier relationships and resolving supply or delivery issues

Identifying opportunities to reduce costs and improve purchasing processes

What We Offer

Immediate start

Varied role working across purchasing, suppliers and internal operations

About You

Previous purchasing or procurement experience

Experience within engineering, manufacturing, mining support or an industrial environment

Strong communication and organisational skills

High attention to detail and commercial awareness

Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines

Experience purchasing hydraulic components, steel, machined parts or engineering services will be highly regarded