MRP Buyer

About the Company

Our client is a successful New Zealand-owned manufacturing business based in East Tāmaki. They’re known for producing high-quality products and maintaining a strong reputation for reliability and innovation.

About the Role

This is an initial 3-month contract role that will see you playing a key part in ensuring materials and inventory are available to meet production requirements. For your category, you will take ownership of materials replenishment planning, inventory management and purchasing and logistics coordination.

It is a hands-on, fast-paced role that would suit someone who enjoys balancing detail with collaboration — keeping production running smoothly while identifying opportunities to streamline processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and manage material replenishment in line with production schedules and demand forecasts (experience in demand planning would be highly advantageous)
• Monitor and maintain accurate inventory levels to ensure the right materials are available at the right time
• Raise and track purchase orders, following up with suppliers to confirm delivery dates and resolve any supply issues
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders across production and the wider supply chain team
• Support basic supplier relationship management and coordination
• Identify and suggest improvements to processes, systems and communication flow within materials and purchasing activities

About You

You’ll be a proactive, organised and an adaptable team player with experience across the supply chain within a manufacturing based environment. You need to have full time working rights to be considered for this role.

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Interested?

If this opportunity is of interest, please submit your CV by following the link below. If you would like to find out more or for a confidential discussion please call Katherine Biggelaar on or email

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