About the role

Responsible for overseeing and coordinating the day-to-day operations of the clothing side of the business, ensuring the efficient procurement, purchasing, inventory control, administration and logistics to include mainly remote communities. The role is also responsible for maintaining and strengthening relationships with both suppliers and customers.

Key responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end procurement and purchasing activities, including sourcing products, obtaining quotations and negotiating pricing and terms
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with domestic and international suppliers
• Identify cost-saving opportunities through strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations and alternative product options
• Monitor supplier performance, product quality, pricing and delivery timeframes
• Manage purchase orders, ensuring purchasing requirements are met efficiently and cost-effectively
• Develop creative designs of both clothing and merchandising to encourage sales growth - can include planograms, displays, signage and any other promotional materials as required.
• Oversee daily business operations, ensuring workflows, processes and resources are managed effectively
• Manage inventory levels, stock control, replenishment and demand planning to maintain appropriate stock availability
• Coordinate warehousing, dispatch, freight and logistics activities
• Remote travel to maintain products and support customers instore, to include full in store roll outs and range refresh if and when required
• Maintain customer relationships with buying groups to ensure stock replenishment is timely and relevant to individual store needs.

About you

• Use Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Outlook, and other business software to support daily operations
• Open to developing knowledge around community needs and requirements, as well as upcoming trends, in order to creatively refresh and update the range
• Ability to work as part of a team but also autonomously, as and when required
• Flexibility to plan and attend work trips to community as and when required
• Physical capability to plan and assist with in store role out - can include light lifting and assisting with displays
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to encourage sales and be enthusiastic about aligning goals of both the customer and the business
• Confidence to present data, learnings and new concepts both internally and externally to buying groups

Employer questions

Your application will include the following questions:

• Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia?
• How many years' experience do you have as a Stock Controller?
• How much notice are you required to give your current employer?
• How many years of Warehouse Logistics experience do you have?
• Do you have experience using Microsoft Excel?
• How many years' experience do you have in a procurement role?
• Do you have experience in a sales role?

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