Purchase Order Coordinator

About the role

An experienced Purchase Order Coordinator is sought by a well-established, growing Australian business in the FMCG/manufacturing industry. The role suits an organised, proactive purchasing professional who enjoys a fast-paced operational environment and has strong experience managing purchase orders, suppliers and procurement processes. You will work closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Finance and Accounts Payable to keep purchasing efficient, deliveries on track and procurement data accurate.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end purchase order process, including raising and processing POs from approved requisitions.
• Coordinate supplier orders and delivery schedules, and follow up on outstanding or delayed deliveries.
• Monitor purchase orders so goods and services arrive within agreed timeframes.
• Complete goods receipting and keep accurate purchasing records in the ERP system.
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies between purchase orders, goods receipts and supplier invoices.
• Work with Accounts Payable and operations to resolve purchasing and invoice queries.
• Monitor purchasing expenditure, identify trends and support cost-control initiatives.
• Maintain supplier relationships and follow procurement processes.
• Identify ways to improve purchasing processes, reporting and efficiency.

Required profile

• Previous experience as a Purchase Order Coordinator, Purchasing Officer, Procurement Coordinator or similar.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end purchase-to-pay processes and experience handling high volumes of purchase orders.
• Exposure to three-way matching, invoice reconciliation and goods receipting.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills across Finance, Supply Chain and Operations.
• Attention to detail, organisation and time management, with a proactive approach to problem-solving.

Required skills

• ERP systems; Microsoft Dynamics 365 highly regarded.
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel.

What we offer

• 12-month fixed-term contract with statutory benefits such as annual and sick leave.
• Salary of $80,000 to $87K plus superannuation.
• Onsite parking.
• Exposure to a broad range of procurement and supply chain activities and opportunities to contribute to process improvements.