Purchasing Coordinator

Join a values-driven, not-for-profit social and community enterprise based in Melbourne's inner city, where your work will contribute to meaningful social impact and community outcomes.

We are seeking a Purchasing Coordinator to support purchasing activities across maintenance, planned works, facilities and capital works. This is a great opportunity for someone with strong administration, attention to detail and purchasing experience who enjoys working collaboratively and making a practical difference.

About the role

• Raise and maintain purchase orders, ensuring supplier, cost, scope and approval information is accurate and complete.
• Maintain supplier and contractor records, including compliance documentation and preferred supplier information.
• Support Maintenance and Capital Works teams with purchasing processes, including requesting quotes from preferred suppliers.
• Identify and follow up missing information, purchasing issues and discrepancies, escalating matters where required.
• Work collaboratively with Procurement, Finance, Compliance, Maintenance and Capital Works teams to keep purchasing activities moving.

About you

• Experience in purchasing, procurement administration, accounts payable, contract administration or a similar administrative role.
• Strong organisational skills, attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Confident working with purchase orders, quotes, invoices, supplier records and business systems.
• Clear communicator with a practical, customer-focused and collaborative approach.
• Relevant qualifications in business administration, procurement, finance, property services or a related field are desirable, although equivalent experience will be considered.

What's in it for you?

• Generous NFP salary packaging, including access to meals and entertainment benefits.
• Six additional days of paid leave, plus 17.5% annual leave loading.
• Hybrid working arrangements, Employee Assistance Program and the opportunity to work for an organisation with a strong social purpose.

If you are looking to build your purchasing career while contributing to an organisation that puts people and community at the centre of what it does, we would love to hear from you.  APPLY NOW!