Purchasing Officer - Sri Lanka

About Us

Founded in 2014, and listed on the ASX since 2015, Superloop’s purpose is to enable better internet for Australian homes and businesses, by enabling challenger retail brands (including our own Superloop and Exetel brands) to take a larger share of the market, leveraging Superloop’s Infrastructure-on-Demand platform.

Superloop operates in three segments of the market: consumer connectivity, business network and security solutions, and wholesale connectivity, all of which leverage Superloop’s investments in physical infrastructure assets including fibre, subsea cables and fixed wireless, as well as Superloop’s software platforms. Hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses rely on Superloop and Exetel everyday for their connectivity needs.

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Superloop is looking for a Purchasing Officer, responsible for Superloop’s procurement process, including managing purchase orders from requisition to receipt, payment and closure. Ensuring suppliers are paid accurately and on time, and that Superloop follows best practice procurement processes

Exetel’s Colombo office is located at CBD Business Center, Colombo 01 with AEST working hours.

What will you do?

• Process Purchase Requests, and Purchase Orders and manage related enquiries in a timely manner.
• Proactively following up on open orders and updating the ERP system.
• Maintenance and tracking of all purchase orders from creation to delivery
• Close liaison with Logistics and Warehouse regarding expected deliveries of stock and quantities expected.
• Ensure all processes are documented and reviewed continuously for improvement
• Manage vendor qualification and onboarding processes and procedures ensuring that our suppliers are compliant with our qualification criteria
• Provide information relating to periodic supplier performance management
• Generate Reports within our system when required
• Ensure adherence to regulatory and compliance requirements
• Ad-hoc tasks and special projects assigned by Management
• Working with Corporate Procurement Manager to minimise overstocks and removal of obsolete/redundant stock lines to maximise the availability of working capital
• Assist in closing AP ledger during month end.
• Match and follow up on purchase order discrepancies.
• Liaise with suppliers or stakeholders to close out payment discrepancies in a timely manner.
• Receipt and Bill Purchase Orders within the ERP system.

Here's what you'll need:

• Tertiary qualification in Procurement is preferred
• Previous experience in a Procurement position.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Process improvement and optimisation mindset.
• Ability to work independently
• Team player with strong communication & interpersonal skills, able to work collaboratively and build relationships with stakeholders of varying background and financial competency.
• Highly self-driven, achievement orientated with a “can do” attitude and strong ability in exercising sound judgement on areas of ambiguity.
• Able to learn and master new concepts, systems and processes quickly.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Netsuite
• Strong planning, analytical and organisational skills.

What can we do for you?

As we grow and evolve, we want you to as well.

We’re progressive. We understand that life exists outside of work which is why we have a flexible approach to the way we work.

We’re innovators.  Innovation is part of our identity, which is why we celebrate the uniqueness of yours.

We’re easy-going.  We pride ourselves on creating a fun, casual and relaxed environment. Ditch the corporate attire if you want to - embrace it if that’s your thing. What matters most is that you’re comfortable when you come to work.

We welcome diversity.  We encourage and seek out diversity of backgrounds and opinions, because we know differences challenge us and help us grow.

We give back.  In addition to annual and sick leave, we give you the opportunity to spend some paid time away from work doing something meaningful with five personal development days per year. You can use these to help out in the school tuckshop, attend training for your own personal development, or lend a hand to a meaningful charity if you would like to.

We stand by our product.  We’re confident we have the best connectivity product on the market so we offer our employees free connection to our home broadband service.

We take care of our people.  We provide market-competitive compensation, a collaborative workspace in the center of Colombo, and a range of perks and benefits, including insurance, mental health services and personal and leadership development. We put forth a lot of effort at work and when it comes to having fun, we do the same.

You have the chance to join the opportunity of a lifetime. What are you waiting for?