Product & Buying Manager

Brisbane | Permanent | Senior Commercial Opportunity

About the Company

Join an established and highly regarded Queensland-owned business with a long trading history and a strong reputation for quality, service and long-term relationships.

With an established customer base and a continued focus on innovation, best practice and commercial growth, the business is looking for an experienced Product & Buying Manager to take ownership of its product and procurement function.

This is an prospect to join a privately owned business where you can have a genuine influence on the products, suppliers and commercial decisions that shape future growth.

About the Role

As the Product & Buying Manager, you'll take ownership of the product strategy, range development, buying and supplier relationships across a diverse product portfolio.

This is a role that combines strategic product management with hands-on commercial buying.

You'll work closely with senior leadership and teams across Sales, Marketing, Operations, Finance, Design and Projects to ensure the product range remains competitive, commercially viable and aligned with customer demand.

You'll be responsible for understanding what sells, why it sells and whether it makes money, using sales, margin, inventory and market data to make informed commercial decisions.

What You'll Be Doing

Product Strategy & Range Management

- Develop and execute product and category strategies aligned with business objectives
- Manage the complete product lifecycle from selection and introduction through to review and discontinuation
- Identify emerging market trends, customer requirements and competitor activity
- Analyse sales, margin and market data to optimise product performance
- Develop and maintain a balanced and commercially viable product portfolio
- Lead new product development and launch initiatives

Buying & Procurement
- Source, assess and negotiate with local and international suppliers
- Manage purchasing activity to maintain product availability and optimise inventory
- Negotiate pricing, rebates, trading terms and commercial agreements




- Develop sourcing strategies that improve profitability and supply chain resilience
- Monitor supplier delivery, quality and service performance

Supplier Management
- Build and maintain strong, long-term supplier partnerships
- Conduct regular supplier reviews and performance evaluations
- Work with manufacturers and suppliers to improve quality, availability and innovation
- Identify opportunities for exclusive products and preferred supplier arrangements
- Resolve supplier issues relating to quality, lead times, pricing and warranty matters

Commercial Performance
- Drive category sales, margin and inventory performance
- Prepare budgets and forecasts
- Analyse profitability across products, categories and suppliers
- Recommend pricing strategies that balance competitiveness and profitability
- Identify cost-saving and margin improvement opportunities

Stakeholder Collaboration
- Work closely with Sales, Marketing, Operations, Customer Service and Finance
- Support product training and product knowledge across the business
- Contribute to marketing campaigns, product launches and digital content
- Provide product and supplier expertise to key internal stakeholders

What You'll Bring

We're looking for an experienced commercial product or buying professional who can combine strategic thinking with strong commercial execution.

You'll ideally have:

- 5+ years' experience across Product Management, Buying, Category Management or Procurement
- Proven experience managing supplier relationships and negotiating commercial agreements
- Strong commercial understanding of sales, margin, profitability and inventory
- Experience with forecasting and product lifecycle management
- Advanced Microsoft Excel capability and strong analytical skills
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Strong negotiation and influencing capability




- The confidence to make commercially informed decisions and work autonomously

Experience within commercial products, interiors, fit-out, workplace solutions or another related product environment will be highly regarded.

Experience sourcing from local and international manufacturers, along with ERP, inventory management or BI systems experience, will also be advantageous.

Why This Role?

This is an opportunity to step into a position where your decisions will have a visible commercial impact.

Rather than simply managing purchase orders or supplier administration, you'll have genuine ownership across:

- Product strategy
- Range development
- Supplier relationships
- Pricing and trading terms
- Margin performance
- Inventory and stock turn
- New product opportunities
- Procurement savings
- Product quality and availability

You'll work directly with senior leadership and have the opportunity to influence the direction of the product function and contribute to the broader commercial strategy of the business.

The Opportunity

If you're an experienced Buyer, Product Manager, Category Manager or commercially focused Procurement professional looking for a role with greater ownership, influence and accountability, this could be an excellent next step.

You'll be joining an established Queensland business where your expertise can directly influence product performance, profitability and future growth.

Take the next step in your buying career with us! Apply now to join a business on the up!

RECRUITER: Gary Negus | JOB REF: 220466 | #scr-gary-negus

To apply online, please click on the apply button. For a confidential discussion, contact Gary Negus on 0424 823 120 or [email protected] quoting the reference number above.

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Alternatively, for a confidential discussion, please contact Gary Negus on (07) 3319 1861 quoting the reference number above.

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📌 Product and Buyer Manager (Brisbane)
🏢 Frontline Recruitment Group
📍 Brisbane