• Tullamarine Location
• $53 plus per hour
• Immediate Start
• Dayshift 7am or 8am starts

An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced Purchasing Supporting Administrator to join a reputable beverage manufacturer located in Tullamarine

This position will be responsible for supporting the State and major projects teams with purchasing, spend reporting and analysing the spend. Providing hands-on support and coordination of Procurement and Purchasing activities.

Reporting to the Engineering Manager your responsibilities will include:

• Obtaining approvals and placing orders on behalf of project manager
• Managing approvals and payment of invoices
• Providing budgets and forecasting reports for active projects
• Reconciling project forecasting tools with monthly forecasting and provide insights to spend variances
• Coordinate all purchasing activities for the National engineering team and provide analysis and reporting for each project spend
• Cost coding and supporting accounts payable
• Goods receipting of invoices
• Processing of invoices
• Creating PO's and purchase requisitions
• Create and maintain price catalogues within SAP
• Ensure accuracy and compliance of requisitions and PO's to Procurement policy, supplier pricing and other commercial terms
• Raise purchase orders with suppliers and expedite orders as required
• Investigate PO and supplier related transactional discrepancies
• Conduct initial sourcing, quotation and negotiation for business requirements
• Track outstanding orders and estimate time of arrival of orders
• Ensure optimal use of SAP functionality to drive efficiencies
• Assist in the evaluation of current suppliers and source new ones as required

To be considered for this position, you will have:

• Project Management qualification or demonstrated experience in project administration and management
• 3 years plus in project cost management or procurement administration
• Experience in engineering or manufacturing environment
• SAP and Dynamics experience
• Advanced skills in Microsoft applications i.e. MS Office suite and MS excel
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail

If you believe that you have the necessary attributes to succeed in this challenging and rewarding role, please forward your resume in 'word' format by selecting "apply."