Warehouse & Inventory Coordinator

Open Country Dairy Ltd; Auckland; On-site; NZD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Open Country Dairy Ltd. is seeking a practical Warehouse & Inventory Coordinator in New Zealand to support inventory accuracy, warehouse activity and stock visibility across our third-party warehouse network.

You will report to the Group Logistics Manager and connect sites, logistics providers and internal teams to ensure smooth warehouse operations. The role involves monitoring inventory balances, coordinating stock transfers, investigating discrepancies, supporting month-end stock

Qualifications

• 3+ years’ experience in warehousing, inventory control or logistics.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Good communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working with third-party logistics providers.
• WMS or ERP experience would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Monitor inventory balances and maintain accurate records.
• Coordinate stock transfers, warehouse bookings and operational instructions.
• Investigate discrepancies, adjustments and reconciliation requirements.
• Support month-end stock reconciliation and export container loading.
• Maintain compliance records, seal controls, SOPs and work instructions.
• Act as a first point of contact for third-party warehouse providers.
• Prepare inventory, warehouse performance and issue tracking reports.

Skills

Attention to detail

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Tools

WMS/ERP systems

Job description

About Open Country Dairy

Open Country Dairy is a proudly New Zealand-owned dairy manufacturer and exporter, producing high-quality dairy ingredients for customers around the world.

About The Role

We are looking for a practical, detail-focused Warehouse & Inventory Coordinator to support inventory accuracy, warehouse activity and stock visibility across our third-party warehouse network.

Reporting to the Group Logistics Manager, you will be the key connection between our sites, logistics providers, transport operators and internal teams, helping ensure warehouse operations run smoothly.

What You Will Be Doing

• Monitor inventory balances and maintain accurate records.
• Coordinate stock transfers, warehouse bookings and operational instructions.
• Investigate discrepancies, adjustments and reconciliation requirements.
• Support month-end stock reconciliation and export container loading.
• Maintain compliance records, seal controls, SOPs and work instructions.
• Act as a first point of contact for third-party warehouse providers.
• Prepare inventory, warehouse performance and issue tracking reports.

About You

You’ll be organised, accurate and confident following up issues to resolution. You’ll enjoy working with different teams and keeping warehouse activity on track.

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• 3+ years’ experience in warehousing, inventory control or logistics.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Good communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working with third-party logistics providers.
• WMS or ERP experience would be an advantage.

What We Offer

• A varied role with visibility across a national warehouse network.
• The chance to work with manufacturing, logistics, transport and external warehouse partners.
• Meaningful work where accuracy and problem solving make a real impact.
• A values-led team focused on doing the right work, the right way.

Applications close 17 October 2026 or on appointment.

Applicants must have the legal right to work in New Zealand.