Purchasing Assistant

Our practices cover strategy, operations, technology implementation, risk and human capital. Since 1893, the firm has opened offices in more than 30 cities. We write a lot: proposals, status reports, slide decks and final reports.

Wickhall Group runs purchasing in SAP. You will place POs, negotiate pricing and keep suppliers on schedule. We are headquartered in Sydney and have been hiring remotely since 2020. This is a long-term contractor role, paid monthly in USD. Core hours overlap with Sydney business hours until mid-afternoon. You will write a lot of updates, so clear written English is important.

Responsibilities:

• Qualify new suppliers with quality and finance
• Resolve invoice and receiving discrepancies with accounts payable
• Track supplier performance on delivery, quality and cost
• Expedite late orders and keep production planning informed
• Manage blanket orders and consignment agreements
• Identify cost savings and report them monthly
• Run RFQs and RFPs and compare bids on total cost
• Issue purchase orders from approved requisitions and MRP signals in SAP

Skills and experience:

• 1+ years of purchasing or procurement experience
• Comfortable pushing suppliers on dates and price
• Organised with dozens of open orders at a time
• Working knowledge of contracts, Incoterms and payment terms
• Advanced Excel for bid comparisons and spend analysis
• Strong negotiation skills, with examples of savings you delivered

Benefits:

Compensation: $1,250 to $1,500 per month

• Flexible hours
• Paid in USD
• Annual rate review
• Monthly payments via wire transfer or Wise

We look at every application, usually within a week.

Duration: 12 months. Start: Within 30 days.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Wickhall Group Ltd.