Strategic Purchasing Specialist – Hybrid & AI-Driven Buying

Universal Fans; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangements

Exposure to AI-supported purchasing &d

Collaborative team environment

Local and international supplier scope

Job summary

Universal Fans, a leading Australian retailer and distributor of cooling and ventilation products, is seeking an experienced Purchasing Officer to join our team. This is a broad, hands-on role covering day-to-day purchasing, stock replenishment, supplier management, pricing analysis and imported products.

You'll work closely with our Procurement Lead to ensure we have the right stock available at the right time and at the right cost. Hybrid working arrangements apply after probation.

Qualifications

• Several years of experience in purchasing, procurement or supply chain.
• Strong analytical and numerical abilities.
• Excellent commercial judgement and problem-solving ability.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Experience with stock replenishment and purchasing decisions.
• Confidence negotiating and communicating with suppliers.
• Experience using ERP or inventory management systems (MYOB Advanced).
• Strong Excel skills and ability to work with sales, stock and purchasing data.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and follow issues through to completion.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day purchasing across local and international suppliers.
• Monitor stock levels, sales demand, supplier availability and replenishment requirements.
• Set and review stock replenishment levels.
• Prepare and manage forward orders, adjusting timing and quantities as requirements change.
• Determine appropriate order quantities considering demand, stock cover, supplier price breaks, pallet quantities and freight efficiencies.
• Build strong supplier relationships and negotiate pricing, quantities, lead times and purchasing arrangements.
• Monitor outstanding purchase orders and proactively follow up availability, deliveries and supply issues.
• Analyse supplier and competitor pricing and identify opportunities to improve buying costs and margins.
• Investigate and resolve supplier, stock, delivery and order-related issues.
• Support container planning, imported stock purchasing and shipment coordination.
• Maintain accurate purchasing, supplier and product information within company systems.

Skills

Purchasing

Analytical skills

Commercial judgement

Attention to detail

Stock replenishment

Supplier negotiation

Excel skills

Multitasking

Supplier communication

Tools

MYOB Advanced

Job description

Universal Fans, a leading Australian retailer and distributor of cooling and ventilation products, is seeking an experienced Purchasing Officer to join our team. This is a broad, hands-on role covering day-to-day purchasing, stock replenishment, supplier management, pricing analysis and imported products.

You'll work closely with our Procurement Lead to ensure we have the right stock available at the right time and at the right cost. Hybrid working arrangements apply after probation.