Strategic Purchasing & Supply Chain Lead

JobSpace; Hamilton; On-site; NZD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fast-growing environment

Great team culture

Diverse NZ markets

Family-owned company

Job summary

Somerset in Hamilton is seeking a Purchasing Manager to oversee end-to-end purchasing, forecasting and supply chain activities within a fast-growing NZ family-owned company.

Based in Hamilton, you will manage purchasing, planning, inventory, and logistics, ensuring raw and finished goods are available on time while leading continuous improvement with suppliers and transport partners as the business scales.

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement of physical products and supplier management.
• Strong forward planning and cross-functional collaboration.
• Excellent communication and leadership across the business.

Responsibilities

• Oversee end-to-end purchasing and inventory management.
• Coordinate demand forecasting and planning to meet growth.
• Lead warehouse activities, inventory control, and logistics.
• Maintain supplier relationships and drive cost optimization.
• Identify improvement opportunities to reduce costs and improve freshness.

Skills

Procurement

End-to-end procurement

Forecasting

Leadership

Communication

Excel

Education

Bachelor degree

Tools

MS Office

Google Apps

Job description

Somerset in Hamilton is seeking a Purchasing Manager to oversee end-to-end purchasing, forecasting and supply chain activities within a fast-growing NZ family-owned company.

Based in Hamilton, you will manage purchasing, planning, inventory, and logistics, ensuring raw and finished goods are available on time while leading continuous improvement with suppliers and transport partners as the business scales.