Adelaide CBD | Full-time, permanent

Build your procurement career with an iconic Australian manufacturer.

- Brand-new offices in the Adelaide CBD

- Welcoming, collaborative and diverse team

- Genuine opportunities to learn and grow

Southcott is a leading Australian manufacturer and supplier of hydraulic solutions. We have been supporting Australian industry since 1886, but we’re firmly focused on the future. As we continue to grow and transform our business, we’re looking for an organised and proactive Purchasing Assistant to join our team in our new Adelaide CBD offices.

The opportunity

Reporting to the National Procurement Manager, you’ll help keep products and materials moving across our national operations.

You’ll coordinate purchase orders, monitor stock requirements and work closely with suppliers, freight forwarders, warehouses and manufacturing teams. It’s a diverse, hands-on role where accuracy, communication and follow-through really matter.

If you enjoy working with data, solving problems and keeping things organised, this is an excellent opportunity to build your procurement and supply chain experience.

What you’ll be doing

- Placing stock and customer-specific orders with international and key domestic suppliers

- Monitoring orders, delivery dates and stock levels

- Keeping stakeholders informed of order progress, delays and changes

- Reviewing demand and proactively adjusting orders where required

- Working with suppliers, freight forwarders and warehouses to resolve discrepancies

- Coordinating import arrangements and identifying cost-effective freight solutions

- Supporting manufacturing and production-planning requirements

- Maintaining accurate supplier, purchasing and order records





- Responding promptly to enquiries and maintaining clear documentation

- Identifying opportunities to improve procurement processes, systems and tools

- Contributing to procurement and broader business improvement projects

What you’ll bring

- Experience in purchasing, procurement, supply chain, inventory or a similar administrative role
- A relevant tertiary qualification in procurement, supply chain management or business

- Strong Excel skills and confidence working with data

- Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to following processes

- Strong organisation skills and the ability to manage competing priorities

- Clear, professional communication and a customer-focused approach
- A proactive mindset and willingness to take ownership

- Experience using Pronto will be highly regarded

Why join Southcott?

You’ll join a welcoming and diverse team in our new Adelaide CBD offices, with the opportunity to learn from experienced procurement professionals and work across a national manufacturing business.

At Southcott, we value:

- Accountability – taking ownership and following through

- Communication – listening, sharing information and working collaboratively

- Open-mindedness – welcoming different perspectives and better ways of working

- Ambition – being curious, adaptable and ready to grow

- Respect – treating everyone fairly and professionally

Apply now

Southcott is an equal opportunity employer, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

We’ll review applications and interview suitable candidates as they are received, so don’t wait to apply.

Applicants must have appropriate working rights in Australia.

No recruitment agencies, please.

📌 Purchasing Assistant (Adelaide)
🏢 southcott
📍 Adelaide