Procurement & Supply Chain Manager (013-1375)

• →Own purchasing and inventory planning across key suppliers, ensuring adequate stock availability while keeping inventory levels and working capital under control.
• →Manage the full procurement cycle, including forecasting, reorder points, purchase orders, supplier confirmations, lead times, inbound shipments, and goods received.
• →Lead demand planning using sales history, seasonality, lead times, MOQs, and safety stock requirements to establish clear purchasing plans.
• →Monitor and optimise inventory, including dead and slow-moving stock, inventory days, clearance opportunities, and working capital tied up in stock.
• →Manage supplier relationships, including pricing, MOQs, delivery performance, claims, supplier scorecards, and contract requirements.
• →Manage inbound freight and logistics coordination, including forwarders, customs brokers, shipping documentation, and ETA tracking.
• →Maintain supplier and service contracts, including renewal dates, commercial terms, targets, rebates, and other key obligations, with appropriate renewal alerts.
• →Manage local and indirect procurement, including packaging, consumables, and essential business services, with a focus on supplier consolidation and efficient ordering.
• →Lead quarterly procurement and forecasting reviews with Sales and Marketing, aligning purchasing plans with expected demand and business requirements.
• →Own the procurement and inventory side of the NetSuite implementation, ensuring purchasing, supplier, inbound shipment, receiving, reorder, and landed-cost processes are set up correctly and maintained accurately.
• →Provide clear reporting on inventory levels, purchasing activity, supplier performance, inventory days, and working capital to leadership.

• 6+ years in procurement / supply chain for an importer, wholesaler or distributor, including 3+ years owning the function (sole owner or team lead) — physical goods, container and air freight, overseas suppliers (China and US preferred)
• NetSuite hands-on: Purchase Requests and approval workflow, Purchase Orders, Vendor records, Inbound Shipments, Item Receipts, reorder point / min-max, landed cost, Bill matching from the procurement side; has been through a NetSuite implementation on the procurement/inventory side
• Demand planning: forecasting from sales history, safety stock, lead time and MOQ maths, seasonality (our peak is April–September)
• Inventory optimisation: dead and slow stock, clearance plans, inventory days; can own a working-capital number
• Indirect procurement: packaging, consumables and services; supplier consolidation and standing orders; contract negotiation and renewal management
• Freight and import: Incoterms, forwarder and customs broker liaison, shipping documents, ETA management; dangerous goods a plus
• Supplier management: quotes, MOQ and price negotiation, performance scorecards, claims, principal relationships at execution level
• Strong Excel; Power BI (reading dashboards, maintaining inputs) required, building reports a plus
• Fluent written and spoken English; presents to a Brisbane leadership team and writes to overseas principals and Australian suppliers without supervision

• Experience managing distribution or supply agreements, including purchase targets and commercial obligations.
• Experience working with an Australian SME or remotely supporting an Australian business.
• MYOB experience, particularly during a system transition.
• Experience managing contracts, supplier agreements, or procurement across multiple categories.

• Key products are consistently available, with purchasing completed within agreed ordering windows.
• Procurement plans are established well ahead of each quarter and aligned with business demand.
• Purchasing is consolidated where appropriate, reducing unnecessary PO volume while maintaining strong supplier terms.
• Dead and slow-moving inventory is actively managed, with inventory days and working capital improving against agreed targets.
• Supplier performance is monitored, issues are resolved promptly, and claims are properly managed.
• Supplier and service contracts are fully documented, with appropriate renewal alerts and regular reviews.
• Procurement, inventory, and inbound processes are accurately maintained in NetSuite following implementation.
• Routine purchasing, supplier follow-up, and inbound issues are managed independently, reducing the day-to-day involvement required from the CEO and CFO.

This is a remote role that will be set up as an independent contractor engagement.

To ensure alignment and transparency, successful candidates will be expected to:

• Disclose any existing ongoing roles or client work
• Reflect this engagement on their LinkedIn profile (clearly marked as “Independent Contractor”)