Open Pit Workshop Procurement Buyer

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Open Pit Workshop Procurement Buyer at OceanaGold is a residential role at Macraes Mine, Otago, NZ. You’ll manage day-to-day transactional purchasing, drive supplier spend on safety, quality and service, and use Pronto and other tools to expedite orders while coordinating rotable spares and bulk consumables. Requirements include a Purchasing & Logistics qualification or relevant experience, strong negotiation skills, MS Office proficiency, and NZ work eligibility; a manual license is preferred. Roster is 7:00 am to 4:30 pm 5 on/2 off/4 on/3 off, with a long weekend every fortnight. Tips: tailor your CV to show cost savings, PO consolidation, and supplier development; highlight mining or heavy industry exposure; demonstrate safety and values alignment. Applications close 4 July 2026; agencies not accepted; for help contact [email protected].

Company Description

OceanaGold is a growing mid-tier gold and copper producer listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). With four operating mines—Haile in the USA, Didipio in the Philippines, and Macraes and Waihi in New Zealand—we are committed to safe, responsible mining that generates strong returns and supports sustainable development.

Our purpose is mining gold for a better future. The gold, copper, and silver we produce power renewable energy, life-saving medical devices, and the technology that connects communities. Beyond this, our operations drive economic growth and improve health and education outcomes in the regions we serve, supporting over 3,700 direct jobs globally.

Guided by our values—Care, Respect, Integrity, Performance, and Teamwork—we strive to be a trusted company people want to work for, partner with, and invest in, creating lasting value for all our stakeholders.

Job Description

An exciting opportunity for an experienced procurement professional to work as part of our Open Pit Workshop purchasing and logistics team. If you've got experience in procurement and are keen to join New Zealand's largest gold mine, apply today! This role works 7:00am to 4:30pm, on a 5 on / 2 off / 4 on / 3 off roster, with a long weekend every fortnight based at the Macraes Mine. 

The Procurement Buyer sources materials and executes transactional purchases that capture best value for OceanaGold operations, while ensuring that materials and service purchases are performed to operational requirements and timelines, using best practice transactional purchasing tools and negotiation skills. The role assists in ensuring that items are stored, issued and receipted according to OceanaGold's site protocols.

Key responsibilities:

• Ensuring that funds are committed to suppliers on the basis of safety, innovation, quality, service and price.
• Day-to-day transactional purchasing, reorder, expediting of goods and services.
• Compiling and monitoring purchasing metrics from data extraction and standard reports.
• Identification of potential opportunities for purchase order consolidation, reducing/optimizing supplier roles.
• Use of electronic purchasing tools (e.g., Pronto, purchase orders, expedite, reverse auction, ecommerce system).
• Develop and maintain close working relationships with peers, suppliers, and customers.
• Coordinate the movement of rotable spare items to ensure costs/inventory accuracy and processes are maintained.
• Coordinate and action purchasing strategies for bulk consumables.
• Assist in the review of supply contracts and agreements.
• Comply with all safety requirements and observe all company policies and procedures.
• Compile purchasing and materials reports as required.

Qualifications

• Purchasing & Logistics qualification or relevant work experience.
• Full drivers license with the ability to drive a manual vehicle preferred.
• Applicants must be eligible to work in New Zealand.

Experience:

• Experience in mining or other heavy industry beneficial.
• Developed negotiation skills, capable of planning own workload. 
• Good degree of computer literacy (MS Office) essential.
• Purchasing database experience (Pronto) skills preferred. 
• Accuracy across data entry.

Additional Information

• Residential role, live and work in the stunning region of Otago, NZ.
• 7:00am to 4:30pm, on a 5 on / 2 off / 4 on / 3 off roster, with a long weekend every fortnight
• Competitive salary + bonuses
• Discounts on retail and services
• Free Southern Cross Healthcare and Life Insurance
• Monthly Health and Wellbeing allowance 
• Long service recognition
• Living Our Values recognition program
• Free transport to work
• Study assistance
• Access to OceanaGold Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Exceptional working environment where people are valued and respected

**Applications close 4 July 2026. Shortlisting will commence immediately. Applicants must be eligible to work in New Zealand.

YOU MATTER: OceanaGold is committed to providing equal employment opportunities. We believe a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. Should you require any assistance applying for this opportunity, please contact us at [email protected]
 

PLEASE NOTE: APPLICATIONS FROM AGENCIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED