Head of Purchasing NZ: Lead Strategy & Automation

Marley NZ; Auckland; Hybride; NZD 180 000 - 280 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Hybrid role after training

Onsite parking

Annual bonus

Employee Assistance Program

Mentoring programs

DEI Council

Go for Zero safety

Résumé du poste

Aliaxis New Zealand seeks a Head of Purchasing to lead the NZ purchasing function across five sites from Manurewa, reporting to the GM Supply Chain. This senior role blends hands-on operational purchasing with strategic leadership to elevate procurement practices.

You will modernise processes, drive best practices, improve reporting and automation, and bring stakeholders on the journey to strengthen purchasing capability across the business.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience in purchasing/supply chain.
• Strong track record of process improvement and change management.
• Experience in manufacturing, FMCG, plastics, or building materials is preferred.

Responsabilités

• Lead the NZ Purchasing Team and develop a high-performing culture.
• Drive purchasing across direct and indirect categories to support operations.
• Review and standardise purchasing processes for efficiency, compliance and service levels.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement, automation and best-practice approaches.
• Develop meaningful supplier performance reporting to inform decisions.
• Build strong supplier partnerships and manage performance through reviews.
• Support procurement initiatives including RFPs and supplier engagement.
• Lead procurement compliance activities including trade and modern slavery obligations.
• Drive data quality and reporting capability to support future system enhancements.
• Partner with stakeholders across Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Finance, Sales and Marketing.

Connaissances

Leadership

Change management

Analytics

Stakeholder engagement

ERP systems

Reporting tools

Communication

Continuous improvement

Data-driven

Manufacturing experience

Formation

Supply Chain degree

Outils

ERP software

Reporting tools

Description du poste

Aliaxis New Zealand seeks a Head of Purchasing to lead the NZ purchasing function across five sites from Manurewa, reporting to the GM Supply Chain. This senior role blends hands-on operational purchasing with strategic leadership to elevate procurement practices.

You will modernise processes, drive best practices, improve reporting and automation, and bring stakeholders on the journey to strengthen purchasing capability across the business.