Procurement Manager

• Weighty role, deliver, make an impact

• Hard-working team in place awaiting further progression

• Role would suit an experienced Procurement Manager used to working with high volumes

Who are we?

TDX is a true New Zealand success story, and 100% New Zealand owned and operated. From humble beginnings when we were set up over 40 years ago by a couple of mates in Canterbury, today TDX is regarded as a market leader for the sales, service and supply of Heavy Diesel equipment, spare parts, lubricants and filters.  

We partner with a number of industries including civil, forestry, mining, marine and warehousing across all of New Zealand as the distributor of leading global brands such as Volvo CE, Yanmar CE Shell Lubricants and Donaldson filtration to name a few.

We are committed to delivering a world-class service with our local know-how. With our “we are in it together” mindset, we’ll get it sorted for the customer every time.

What’s in it for you?
We punch above our weight but have a lot of room for further development to be implemented. This is a newly created role where you can make your mark and ad tangible valve to this department, delivering to internal and external customers alike. Get paid weekly, onsite parking, life insurance, discounted medical insurance, staff discount on retail products and employment in a market leader that continues to grow.

The role:
Reporting to the General Manager – Operations, who has extensive Supply Chain knowledge, you will be the prime contact for purchasing queries and delivering on strategy.

This role has direct reports of approximately 5 including Purchasers and Maser Data specialists. This role would suit a Procurement Manager with strong imports experience, used to overseeing changing unit prices, high volumes of inventory and working with an array of suppliers from all corners of the globe. This role is critical to maintaining our supply chain efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and quality standards across multiple brands.

Responsibilities include:

• Lead a team around the key responsibilities of inventory lifecycles
• Build outstanding relationships with Business Managers, Marketing, Regional Ops Managers, and other key stakeholders
• Have a root cause analysis approach to problem solving for inventory and replenishment settings
• Review orders to meet forecasted and actual demands
• Ensure optimising of orders and delivery options with efficient lead times and costs
• Development, review and implementation of processes and procedures
• Report weekly on inbound VOR’s and air freight shipment timings to key stakeholders, highlighting potential delays and actions taken to expedite
• Review weekly the ‘Inventory Heads Up’ report, which covers identified at risk products, un-forecasted demand increases, slow and obsolete products. Sharing summary with key stakeholders
• Reports to be supplied for inventory, operations, KPI’s, dashboards, demand reviews and more

We are ideally looking for:

• People management experience
• Experience as a Manager in Supply Chain with working knowledge of S&OP processes, demand planning systems, inventory management principles, and master data management
• Strong down-to-earth communicator
• Able to understand the needs of your internal customer who will be the likes of Service Manager’s under pressure to deliver repairs to machines on our client’s sites
• Proficiency with ERP systems and procurement software, advanced in the MS Suite
• Be based in Christchurch
  
  

If you’re keen to be part of a dynamic, honest and hard-working crew, then we can’t wait to see your application by hitting APPLY NOW.

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Working with us

TDX Background

New Zealand market leaders for Construction Equipment, Diesel Engines, Transmissions, Generator sets, Oil and Filtration products, TDX represent a number of leading global brands, the principle being Volvo Construction Equipment. Our reputation is based on providing the best sales and service back up to our customers.

Our culture

TDX people love what they do. We have a positive and energetic attitude and are highly motivated to actually do what we say. We are smart problem solvers, meeting our customers’ high expectations and are ready to support others in the team to achieve their goals.

We're committed to creating a world class sales and service organisation and we are always interested in hearing from like-minded people who want to be a part of our future.

Career builders

With branches throughout New Zealand and a service offering across a number of industries, TDX offers opportunities and pathways for personal growth unlike many others.

With diverse roles in sales, servicing, customer support and administration your career with us can take off in many directions. With the support from a 100% kiwi born and bred company, we've got your back.