Procurement Officer

Your Next Opportunity

Your New Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day purchasing activities that support aircraft maintenance operations, ensuring materials are sourced cost-effectively and delivered on time.
• Coordinate purchase orders and liaise with suppliers and internal stakeholders to ensure parts, materials and equipment are available when required.
• Expedite orders and respond to urgent operational requirements in a fast-paced maintenance environment.
• Support inventory and cost control activities, helping maintain efficiency and accuracy across the purchasing process.
• Coordinate freight and customs activities associated with incoming materials and shipments.
• Maintain accurate supplier and purchasing records, ensuring information is current and reliable.
• Resolve invoice, goods receipt and supplier discrepancies in a timely and professional manner.
• Support returns, warranty and exchange processes where required.

What You Will Gain

• A competitive salary package of AUD $60,000 – $85,000 plus Superannuation plus Annual Performance Bonus, reflecting the value of your capability, experience and contribution within a high-performing operational environment.
• The opportunity to build and grow your career with Jet Aviation, a globally recognised aviation organisation known for professionalism, quality and service.
• Exposure to a highly specialised maintenance and operational environment, where your work directly supports business-critical outcomes.
• Broader experience across purchasing, supplier coordination, freight, customs, inventory and aircraft maintenance materials, helping you strengthen both depth and versatility in your career.
• A role that offers variety, pace and visible impact, with the chance to work closely with internal stakeholders and external suppliers in a collaborative team environment.
• The opportunity to further develop your skills in a role that combines operational purchasing responsibility, relationship management and practical problem-solving

Why Join Jet Aviation?

• Join a respected international organisation and become part of a collaborative Cairns-based team supporting important maintenance operations.
• Work in a role that offers stability, team support and the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution every day.
• Be part of a fast-moving environment where your purchasing and coordination capability will be valued and relied upon.
• Develop specialist experience in aviation-related purchasing and supply support, even if your background comes from another industry.
• Enjoy the opportunity to grow in a role that combines practical responsibility, stakeholder engagement and operational relevance.

Who We Are Looking For?

• You are resourceful, dependable and confident working in a fast-paced operational environment where priorities can shift quickly.
• You may already be working in purchasing, procurement or logistics, or you may come from a related operational role and be looking for broader career development.
• You communicate well and build strong working relationships with suppliers, internal stakeholders and team members.
• You stay calm under pressure and can manage competing priorities without losing attention to detail.
• You are comfortable working with systems, data and administration tasks, and you take pride in maintaining a high level of accuracy.
• You enjoy solving problems, thinking ahead and finding practical solutions when plans change.
• You take ownership of your work and can operate independently while also contributing positively to a team.
• You have experience in purchasing, supplier coordination, shipping, packaging, freight or dangerous goods requirements will be highly regarded.
• You have exposure to invoice reconciliation, inventory control or operational support environments will also be well regarded.

Your time to Apply?

If you are looking for a role that combines pace, variety, responsibility and the opportunity to grow your career in a unique operational environment, we would love to hear from you. 

Please submit:

• A cover letter (1–2 pages maximum) outlining your interest in the role and the experience you would bring. 
• Your upto date resume/CV

Please note: If you are currently a Jet Aviation Employee, please apply via your employee JA SuccessFactors under 'Careers'.