Open Pit Workshop Purchasing Officer

Job Description

An exciting opportunity for an experienced procurement / supply chain professional to join our Open Pit Workshop purchasing and logistics team. Working with the stores team, maintenance mechanics, and internal and external suppliers and stakeholders, this is a great opportunity to start or further develop your career in the mining industry.

This role works 7:00am to 4:30pm, on a 5 on / 2 off / 4 on / 3 off roster, with a long weekend every fortnight, based at the Macraes Mine. We run free buses to site from Oamaru, Dunedin and most locations in between.  

The Purchasing Officer sources materials and executes transactional purchases that capture best value for the OceanaGold operations. As part of the Open Pit Workshop team, this role will work to ensure that items are ordered, stored, issued and receipted according to OceanaGold's site protocols.

Key responsibilities:

• Ensuring that funds are committed to suppliers on the basis of safety, innovation, quality, service and price.
• Day-to-day transactional purchasing, reorder, expediting of goods and services.
• Compiling and monitoring purchasing metrics from data extraction and standard reports.
• Identification of potential opportunities for purchase order consolidation, reducing/optimizing supplier roles.
• Use of electronic purchasing tools (e.g., Pronto, purchase orders, expedite, reverse auction, ecommerce system).
• Develop and maintain close working relationships with peers, suppliers, and customers.
• Coordinate the movement of rotable spare items to ensure costs/inventory accuracy and processes are maintained.
• Coordinate and action purchasing strategies for bulk consumables.
• Assist in the review of supply contracts and agreements.
• Comply with all safety requirements and observe all company policies and procedures.
• Compile purchasing and materials reports as required.

Qualifications

• Purchasing & Logistics qualification or relevant work experience.
• Full drivers license with the ability to drive a manual vehicle preferred.
• Applicants must be eligible to work in New Zealand.

Experience:

• Experience in mining or other heavy industry beneficial.
• Developed negotiation skills, capable of planning own workload. 
• Good degree of computer literacy (MS Office) essential.
• Purchasing database experience (Pronto) skills preferred. 
• Accuracy across data entry.

Additional Information

• Residential role, live and work in the stunning region of Otago, NZ.
• 7:00am to 4:30pm, on a 5 on / 2 off / 4 on / 3 off roster, with a long weekend every fortnight
• Competitive salary + bonuses
• Discounts on retail and services
• Free Southern Cross Healthcare and Life Insurance
• Monthly Health and Wellbeing allowance 
• Long service recognition
• Living Our Values recognition program
• Free transport to work
• Study assistance
• Access to OceanaGold Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Exceptional working environment where people are valued and respected

**Applications close 18 July 2026. Shortlisting will commence immediately. Applicants must be eligible to work in New Zealand.

YOU MATTER: OceanaGold is committed to providing equal employment opportunities. We believe a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. Should you require any assistance applying for this opportunity, please contact us at [email protected]
 

PLEASE NOTE: APPLICATIONS FROM AGENCIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED