An exciting opportunity is available for an experienced Purchase Order Coordinator to join a well-established and growing Australian business within the FMCG/manufacturing industry.
This role will suit a highly organised and proactive purchasing professional who enjoys working in a fast-paced operational environment and has strong experience managing purchase orders, suppliers and procurement processes.
Working closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Finance and Accounts Payable, you will play a key role in ensuring purchasing activities run efficiently, deliveries are managed effectively and procurement data remains accurate.
ABOUT THE ROLE:
- Manage the end-to-end purchase order process, including raising and processing POs from approved requisitions.
- Coordinate supplier orders, delivery schedules and follow up on outstanding or delayed deliveries.
- Monitor purchase orders to ensure goods and services are received within agreed timeframes.
- Complete goods receipting and maintain accurate purchasing records within the ERP system.
- Investigate and resolve discrepancies between purchase orders, goods receipts and supplier invoices.
- Work closely with Accounts Payable and operational teams to resolve purchasing and invoice queries.
- Monitor purchasing expenditure, identify trends and support cost-control initiatives.
- Maintain supplier relationships and ensure procurement processes are followed.
- Identify opportunities to improve purchasing processes, reporting and operational efficiencies.
ABOUT YOU:
- Previous experience in a Purchase Order Coordinator, Purchasing Officer, Procurement Coordinator or similar role.
- Strong understanding of end-to-end purchase-to-pay (P2P) processes.
- Experience raising and managing high volumes of purchase orders.
- Exposure to three-way matching, invoice reconciliation and goods receipting.
- Experience working with ERP systems; Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365) highly regarded.
- Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work across Finance, Supply Chain and Operations.
- Excellent attention to detail, organisation and time management.
- A proactive approach to problem-solving and process improvement.
ABOUT THE BENEFITS
- 12 Months fixed term contract which means you will be entitled to statutory benefits (Annual leave, sick leave, etc)
- $80,000 to $87K + super
- Opportunity to join an established Australian business.
- Collaborative and operationally focused working environment.
- Exposure to a broad range of procurement and supply chain activities.
- Opportunity to contribute to process improvements and operational efficiencies.
- Onsite parking available
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Purchase Order Coordinator in Penrith employer: Norwest Recruitment
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