Purchasing Officer - Huonville

At Tassal Group, we are dedicated to “Sustainably Feeding Tomorrow.”

With over 35 years of aquaculture experience, we focus on providing healthy, sustainable, and nutritious food, including salmon, prawn, and barramundi. We are committed to producing accessible food, supporting communities, and delivering strong economic results, all while prioritising sustainability to ensure a prosperous, healthy planet for future generations.

The Role

We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Purchasing Officer to join our team on an initial 6-month fixed-term contract, with the possibility of extension. This role is based in beautiful Huonville, Tasmania. You will play a key role in a small, high-performing team, ensuring the seamless flow of our purchasing operations. Your core responsibility will be to accurately process approved purchase requisitions into formal purchase orders and manage supplier communications. The ideal candidate will be a natural problem-solver who takes pride in precision and thrives in a varied, fast-paced environment.

Your Impact

You’ll play an important part in keeping our purchasing operations running smoothly. Your day will involve:

• Entering and managing purchasing data with accuracy in our systems.
• Processing purchase requisitions into orders and communicating with suppliers in a timely manner.
• Ensuring all purchase requests have the appropriate financial approvals.
• Providing excellent service by liaising with internal teams and external suppliers on orders, quotes, and deliveries.
• Helping to resolve any delivery issues or invoice discrepancies efficiently.
• Assisting in the improvement of purchasing systems, policies, and procedures.
• Performing general ad-hoc duties to support the team’s objectives.

You Are

• A professional with a strong understanding of purchasing principles and processes.
• Someone who enjoys variety, communicates with clarity, and takes pride in getting things right the first time.
• Proactive, highly motivated, and flexible, with the ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
• Analytically minded, comfortable handling numbers and administrative tasks with ease, and skilled at solving purchasing-related problems.
• Tech-savvy, with confident, hands-on experience in Microsoft Outlook, Teams, Excel, and SharePoint. Prior experience with a dedicated Purchasing system is preferred.
• Possessed of excellent verbal and written English communication skills and strong data entry accuracy.
• Legally authorised to work in Australia.

Role Offerings

• An initial 6-month full-time contract, with the possibility of an extension.
• The opportunity to work with a supportive, passionate, and collaborative team.
• Great potential for skills development and career progression.
• A generous employee discount on our range of seafood products.
• Access to the Maxxia Salary Packaging, Novated Leasing & Rewards programme.
• Workplace health and wellbeing support for you and your family.

Company culture:

Our people each contribute in different ways, embracing our business values and harnessing our can do – safely culture with purpose and intent. Our shared values are an essential part of our business culture; they define us. They underpin and guide our commitment, attitude, how we work and the quality of our products. We are passionate, we achieve together, we own it and we can do it safely.

We encourage early applications as we review them on a daily basis.

If you have any questions, please email Jeff at [email protected]