Australia & New Zealand | Full-Time | Newcastle or Sydney Based

For over 30 years, Colterlec has been a trusted distributor of high-quality engineered electrical products and innovative solutions across Australia and New Zealand. We partner with globally recognised brands and deliver end-to-end solutions, from supply and custom design through to service and maintenance.

We're seeking an experienced Procurement & Supply Specialist to take ownership of procurement and supply coordination across our Australian and New Zealand operations. This is a pivotal role that will work closely with suppliers, warehouse teams, sales, engineering, and logistics stakeholders to ensure products and projects are delivered on time, on budget, and with exceptional service.

About the Role

Reporting to the National Logistics Manager, you will be responsible for coordinating purchasing, inventory replenishment, supply continuity, supplier relationships, and project-related procurement activities across Australia and New Zealand. This is a stand-alone specialist role offering variety, autonomy, and the opportunity to influence supply chain performance nationally.

Key Responsibilities

Coordinate procurement, purchasing and supply activities across Australia and New Zealand

Manage customer sales orders, supplier purchase orders, work orders and bills of materials

Monitor supplier lead times, backorders and procurement pipelines

Build and maintain strong relationships with local and international suppliers

Support inventory planning, replenishment and stock optimisation activities

Proactively identify supply risks and implement solutions to minimise disruptions

Coordinate project deliveries and ensure accurate and timely shipment outcomes

Manage supplier communications relating to returns, warranties and operational support





Support non-engineering assembly workflows and cross-functional operational activities

Produce procurement and supply reports, maintaining data accuracy and process integrity

Drive continuous improvement initiatives across procurement, inventory and supply chain processes.

About You

You are a proactive procurement or supply chain professional who enjoys problem-solving, building supplier relationships and improving operational performance.

To be successful, you will have:

Experience in procurement, purchasing, inventory control, supply chain coordination or a similar role

Experience working within a distribution, technical, industrial or wholesale environment

Strong ERP experience, ideally NetSuite

Sound understanding of purchasing, supplier management, inventory planning and replenishment processes

Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders

Strong analytical and problem-solving capability

Exceptional organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities

High attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy

A collaborative and team-focused approach.

Highly Regarded

Experience within the electrical distribution industry

Exposure to project delivery, logistics coordination or warranty management

Tertiary qualifications in Business, Supply Chain or a related discipline

Experience supporting supplier performance and procurement reporting.

What's on Offer?

Key national role with responsibility across Australia and New Zealand

Prospect to influence procurement and supply chain outcomes

Work with a respected and growing organisation

Collaborative and supportive team environment

Diverse role with exposure to procurement, inventory, supplier management and project delivery

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📌 Procurement & Supply Specialist (Newcastle)
🏢 Colterlec
📍 Newcastle