National Purchasing Leader: Drive Change & Efficiency

Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers; Manurewa; Hybrid; NZD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid role

onsite parking

Annual bonus

Employee Assistance Program

mentoring programs

Job summary

Aliaxis New Zealand is seeking a National Purchasing Manager to lead procurement across five sites nationwide from our Manurewa location. This newly created role reports to the GM Supply Chain and balances day-to-day purchasing with strategic improvements, process modernisation and supplier performance.

You will build a high-performing NZ purchasing team, drive direct and indirect category work, implement best-practice reporting, and partner with Manufacturing, Planning, Finance and Sales to

Qualifications

• Leadership experience managing and developing purchasing, buying or supply chain teams.
• Experience working within manufacturing, FMCG, plastic, building materials or similar operational environments.
• Strong purchasing and supplier management experience across high-volume, complex product ranges.
• Proven success driving process improvement, standardisation and operational excellence initiatives.
• Strong change management capability with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Advanced analytical skills with the ability to leverage data to drive better business outcomes.
• Experience working with ERP systems and reporting tools.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills.
• A continuous improvement mindset and passion for implementing best-practice processes.
• Tertiary qualifications in Supply Chain, Business or a related discipline will be highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the NZ Purchasing Team, fostering a high-performing and engaged culture.
• Drive purchasing activities across direct and indirect categories to support operational requirements.
• Review, streamline and standardise purchasing processes to improve efficiency, compliance and service levels.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives, automation opportunities and best-practice ways of working.
• Develop meaningful purchasing and supplier performance reporting to support business decision-making.
• Build strong supplier partnerships and manage supplier performance through regular reviews.
• Support procurement and sourcing initiatives, including RFP activities and supplier engagement.
• Lead procurement compliance activities, including trade compliance and modern slavery obligations.
• Drive data quality, reporting capability and process readiness to support future system enhancements and business improvements.
• Partner with stakeholders across Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Planning, Finance, Sales and Marketing to deliver positive outcomes.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Strategic procurement

Stakeholder engagement

Data analytics

ERP systems

Reporting tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain or related field

Tools

ERP systems

Reporting tools

Job description

Aliaxis New Zealand is seeking a National Purchasing Manager to lead procurement across five sites nationwide from our Manurewa location. This newly created role reports to the GM Supply Chain and balances day-to-day purchasing with strategic improvements, process modernisation and supplier performance.

You will build a high-performing NZ purchasing team, drive direct and indirect category work, implement best-practice reporting, and partner with Manufacturing, Planning, Finance and Sales to