Zac Petrie

Aspiring and driven procurement professional with 4+ years of experience in Procurement, Purchasing, and Inventory Management, backed by 20+ years in sales support and customer service. I bring a strong foundation in procurement, inventory control, and cross functional projects, with a growing interest in procurement, purchasing and strategy. I am eager to contribute to a dynamic, forward-thinking organisation where I can apply my skills, add value, and continue developing professionally.

Procurement Officer - Victoria University - Footscray Park

(2024-07)

• Provide internal stakeholders with guidance on Purchasing Policy & Procedure requirements
• Manage all contract and procurement processes for all Fleet, manage all Fleet enquiries and ensure the business service standards are met.
• Creating Purchase Requisitions and variations in accordance with university Purchasing Policy and Procedures
• Co-ordinate billing and/or cost recovery of centralised supply contracts
• Prepare accurate accrual information to support end of month and year accounting and spend management
• Obtain request for quotations for university stakeholders
• Manage and support of Tenders, developing proposals and negotiated contract terms

Purchasing Project Officer - Jetstar Airways - Melbourne

(2022-09 - 2024-07)

• Manage technical purchasing of all aircraft spares, component repairs, loans and exchanges in a timely manner, within approved budgets and in accordance with company policy and procedures
• Manage scrap, MIN/MAX levels to pro-actively identify items to be purchased.
• Apply inventory optimisation principals in order to meet and exceed service level targets whilst minimising holding costs
• Purchase and maintain stock levels in line with budget
• Required to interpret manufacturers and company technical documentation to ensure correct parts are being purchased
• Provide interface between Logistics department and PIR department for all material rejections, quarantine store activity and receipt discrepancies.
• Monitor Inventory levels to ensure suitable availability of required parts for planned maintenance

Retail Purchasing Manager - PUMA Group - Melbourne

(2020-02 - 2022-09)

• Management of the purchase order process, overseeing the PO creating and updating purchase orders in SAP
• Management of the Delivery Tracking Process. Creating & Monitoring the shipment of goods from the ex-factory to arrival at warehouse. Updating changes of information (PO's, CSD's, shipping status, arrival of goods). Proactive communication to relevant teams.
• Conduct weekly meetings with the buying teams to monitor/share the delivery status and provide recommendations
• Monitoring stock and inventory for all retail channels, providing early & delayed delivery recommendations based on trade and inventory levels
• Responsible for the invoice approval, checking PO vs Received goods
• Analyze sales trends and stock levels across all channels
• Liaising with the Buying and Planning teams with updates on orders placed/on orders quantity's per channel

Bachelor of Business - Business - Federation University (2016)