Description:
About this role
Why You'll Be Excited About This Role
As a Purchasing Officer at Freedom, you'll be the crucial connection between our planning team, suppliers, and customers, ensuring that the right products arrive at the right time. Your work will directly impact customer satisfaction as you maintain relationships with suppliers worldwide and solve complex logistical challenges.
This role offers the perfect balance of structured processes and creative problem-solving, where your expertise will help overcome shipping challenges and optimize our supply chain efficiency.
How This Will Transform Your Career
At Freedom, your role as a Purchasing Officer will equip you with comprehensive experience across the entire supply chain, positioning you perfectly for future growth into leadership positions. You'll enhance both communication and analytical skills by working with diverse stakeholders and managing data.
As your understanding of our purchasing processes, stakeholder engagement and problem solving techniques, you'll develop valuable technical expertise that opens doors to career advancement within our supportive environment.
Why You'll Like Working Here
At Freedom, we've earned our certification as a Great Place to Work by putting our people first. We've created an environment where innovation thrives, and every team member can make their mark. Our culture is built on transparency and collaboration, ensuring you'll always have clarity about your progress and impact.
You'll enjoy:
- Hybrid working arrangements that respect your work-life balance
- A competitive salary package with superannuation
- Generous 25% staff discount on all Freedom products, including sale items
- True flexibility with our innovative 'Freedom to Flex' program - work from anywhere in the world for up to 4 weeks annually
- Monthly themed pop-up Town Hall's to connect with wider teams in our Support Centre
What You'll Be Working On
Your key responsibilities will include managing the full lifecycle of purchase orders – from receipt of planned orders to final delivery and payment. You'll communicate directly with suppliers to confirm orders, track changes, and resolve any issues that arise.
You'll review loading plans to ensure optimal use of container space, and coordinate with our shipping team and freight forwarders to ensure timely delivery. When challenges occur, you'll be the problem-solver who finds solutions and communicates changes to all relevant stakeholders.
Your analytical skills will shine as you prepare reports to monitor purchase orders and track new products. You'll also play a crucial role in onboarding new suppliers to our systems and ensuring they understand our processes, helping to maintain our high standards across our supply chain.
What Type of Person Will Succeed
The ideal candidate brings a strong foundation in purchasing principles and processes, with at least 5 years of experience in a similar role. You're analytical by nature, able to solve complex purchasing and inventory challenges with confidence.
Your excellent communication skills allow you to build strong relationships with suppliers and internal teams alike. You're highly organised, proactive, and flexible – qualities that are essential when navigating the dynamic world of international purchasing.
You have strong data entry skills and are proficient with MS Office applications. Your ability to prioritise tasks and remain detail-oriented even during busy periods will ensure you thrive in this role. Leadership experience would be a valuable bonus as you coordinate with various stakeholders.
What Type of Person Will Succeed
The ideal candidate will possess the following qualities:
- Highly organized: Manages multiple orders, schedules, and documentation simultaneously
- Proactive: Anticipates issues and follows up before deadlines to prevent disruptions
- Flexible: Adapts quickly to changes in global supply chains and unexpected challenges
- Data entry skilled: Maintains accurate records and updates information precisely
- MS Office proficient: Creates tracking reports and organizes data effectively including Excel and Word.
- Good prioritizer: Identifies urgent tasks and balances competing demands
- Detail-oriented: Ensures accuracy in specifications even during busy periods
- Leadership potential: Coordinates between departments and guides suppliers through processes
How to Apply
We're excited to grow our team and would love to learn more about you. To take the first step towards your future at Freedom, click the apply button to submit your application and don't forget to attach your resume.
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