Procurement Specialist

About Vanguard Vanguard is a New Zealand business focused on helping organisations create safer, more efficient workplaces by improving how people and vehicles move through their sites. Since 1991, the company has partnered with businesses across construction, infrastructure, logistics, manufacturing, and public spaces to deliver practical safety solutions that keep operations running smoothly. Vanguard's product range is genuinely wide, from small fittings through to large-scale installations, sold primarily across New Zealand, with an Australian footprint that’s growing impressively alongside. It is 100% family owned and runs on a culture where people take ownership, back their own judgement, and get stuck into solving problems rather than waiting to be told. The Role Vanguard is looking for a Procurement Specialist to own the day-to-day procurement and inbound logistics that keep the business moving. From placing purchase orders through to managing supplier relationships and coordinating inbound freight across New Zealand and Australia, you'll be the person who makes sure the right stock lands in the right place at the right time. This role sits at the centre of a genuinely wide product range, small fittings one day, large specialised items the next, so it suits someone who's comfortable switching gears rather than working in one lane. It's also a role built to grow. As Vanguard scales, so does the scope of what this person owns. Why This Role Stands Out Own the day-to-day supplier relationships and inbound freight across New Zealand and a growing Australian footprint Work across an unusually wide product range that keeps the job genuinely varied Take real ownership of the doing Join a business with a clear growth trajectory and a real pathway as the team and role scale Be part of a hands-on, family-run culture where people are trusted to make the call Key Responsibilities Placing and managing purchase orders across a wide and varied product range Owning day-to-day supplier relationships, from communication through to order fulfilment Coordinating inbound freight and logistics across New Zealand and Australia Balancing stock levels across multiple distribution hubs Flagging supplier and sourcing opportunities or risks to the Procurement & Product Manager Working closely with the wider team to keep goods moving smoothly from order through to arrival You’ll likely bring: Procurement, supply chain, or logistics experience, ideally with some formal training behind it Comfort managing a wide, varied product range rather than one category Experience working across multiple distribution centres or hubs Confidence to bring options and make the call, rather than waiting to be told NetSuite experience helpful; NetStock exposure a bonus The Details This is a full-time, permanent role based at Vanguard's head office in Lower Hutt, five days a week on site. Hours are flexible around a 42.5-hour week. Benefits include birthday leave and flexible start times. #J-18808-Ljbffr