At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage shipping, purchasing, and inventory for a busy import operation.
- Company: Established importing business with a dynamic work environment.
- Benefits: Stable full-time role, competitive salary, and flexible hours.
- Other info: Build strong relationships with suppliers and enhance your career.
- Why this job: Join a key role in a fast-paced environment and make an impact.
- Qualifications: Experience in shipping, logistics, or supply-chain coordination preferred.
The predicted salary is between 100000 - 100000 $ per year.
We are looking for an experienced, organised and proactive Shipping, Purchasing & Inventory Coordinator to join our busy import operation. Our business imports approximately 1,000 containers each year, so this is a key role requiring excellent attention to detail, strong communication skills and the ability to manage multiple orders and shipments simultaneously.
Key responsibilities:
- Raise and manage purchase orders for products.
- Monitor and maintain inventory levels in our various warehouses around Australia and NZ.
- Liaise regularly with overseas suppliers regarding pricing, production and delivery schedules.
- Coordinate approximately 1,000 container imports per year.
- Monitor orders from placement through to final delivery.
- Book shipments and work closely with freight forwarders, shipping lines and customs agents.
- Maintain accurate shipping, purchasing and product records.
- Check commercial invoices, packing lists, bills of lading and other import documentation.
- Track containers and proactively manage delays or supply issues.
- Keep internal teams informed of order and delivery dates.
- Check supplier invoices and investigate discrepancies.
- Maintain strong working relationships with suppliers and logistics partners.
- Support stock planning and ensure products are ordered in line with business requirements.
About you:
You will be highly organised, commercially aware and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment. You should be confident communicating with suppliers and logistics partners and capable of managing a large number of orders and shipments at different stages. Ideally, you will have:
- Previous experience in shipping, imports, purchasing, logistics or supply-chain coordination.
- Experience managing containerised imports.
- Strong administration and organisational skills.
- Good attention to detail and the ability to prioritise.
- Confidence using Microsoft Excel and order-management or ERP systems.
- The ability to identify problems early and follow them through to resolution.
- Knowledge of import documentation and customs procedures would be an advantage.
What we offer:
A stable, full-time position within an established and busy importing business. A varied role with responsibility across both purchasing and international shipping. The opportunity to build strong relationships with suppliers and play an important part in the company’s supply chain.
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