WHY BUNZL
Bunzl is a global distribution and outsourcing business supporting customers across a broad range of industries. Our teams work closely with customers and suppliers to provide practical solutions, reliable service and products that help businesses operate effectively.
This role provides exposure across sales, purchasing, operations and project delivery, with the opportunity to build strong commercial experience within a large and established organisation.
YOUR ROLE
As a Purchasing Officer at Bunzl, you’ll help ensure the right products are available at the right time, maintaining strong inventory availability while balancing stock investment, cost and customer demand.
Working closely with suppliers, sales, customer service and operations teams, you’ll manage purchasing activity, monitor stock performance and help resolve supply issues before they impact our customers.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Manage purchase orders, supplier deliveries and stock requirements to maintain strong product availability
- Monitor inventory levels, stock turnover, backorders and slow-moving or obsolete stock
- Analyse purchasing spend, stock performance and supply trends to identify opportunities for improvement
- Maintain accurate product, pricing, supplier and purchasing information within ERP systems
- Expedite overdue purchase orders and work with suppliers and internal teams to resolve supply issues
- Support supplier returns, credits, cost changes and new product or supplier setup
- Build strong relationships with suppliers and key internal stakeholders
- Assist with stocktakes, reporting and other purchasing and inventory activities as required
ABOUT YOU
You’re an organised and commercially minded purchasing professional who enjoys working with data, suppliers and internal stakeholders to keep stock moving and customers supplied.
You’ll ideally bring:
- 3–5 years’ purchasing experience within a medium to large distribution, wholesale or similar environment
- Experience managing both local and overseas purchasing activities
- Exposure to ERP or inventory management systems
- Strong numerical, analytical and problem-solving skills
- Confidence working with suppliers and managing competing priorities
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to maintain accurate purchasing and product information
- Good Microsoft Office skills, particularly when working with purchasing and inventory data
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively across sales, customer service and operations
- A proactive approach with the ability to identify issues, take initiative and drive practical solutions
BENEFITS
Bunzl offers a broad and flexible range of benefits to our team including profit share scheme for eligible employees, exclusive motor vehicle and health insurance products, travel and accommodation discounts, study assistance, many wellbeing and community programs and access to discounted Bunzl products.
WE BELIEVE
With an entrepreneurial spirit providing endless opportunities, we believe that together we can achieve anything. We believe that through diversity we build strength and stability, and that the safety and security of our employees is not negotiable. Through innovation we find solutions, with an entrepreneurial spirit providing endless opportunities, and we believe that together we can achieve anything. Investing in our local communities is the right thing to do, and here in APAC that investment is creating a sustainable environment for us and those who follow.
WE WELCOME ALL
At Bunzl we believe that through diversity we build strength and support the principle of equality and diversity in employment. We oppose all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. We believe that it is in the company’s best interests and those of all who work in it, to ensure that the human resources, talents and skills available throughout the community are considered when employment opportunities arise. If you have a disability or special need that requires support or adjustments to working or interview arrangements, please let us know.
APPLY
At Bunzl, we believe that when you join our team, your potential is endless. Because at Bunzl… We believe in you! If you like the sound of this, then we definitely want you on our team.
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