Supply Chain Specialist - 12 Month Fixed Term | Wellington

Supply Chain Specialist - 12-month fixed term contract 

• Play a pivotal role in shaping sustainable, high-performing supply chains
• Join a small, collaborative team delivering impact at scale
• Wellington based,12-month fixed term contract

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

This is a commercially focused hands-on role at the centre of NZ Post's supply chain operations with an environmental sustainability emphasis.

In this role you'll manage end-to-end supply chains for retail and network customers, ensuring the efficient, cost-effective, and sustainable flow of goods from suppliers through to our warehouses and customers.  Working closely with internal stakeholders and suppliers you'll keep product moving, inventory balanced and service levels high.

Supply Chain Specialists are the experts within the supply chain, feeding information on how well a product is working and, where appropriate, be in direct contact with the product owner or suppliers to drive improvement.

This role offers real breadth and variety, spanning demand forecasting, inventory management, supplier and warehouse relationships and performance analysis.  Your work will directly contribute to smoother operations, reduced costs, and enhancing customer satisfaction.                                                                       

Mōu - About you

You're someone who enjoys operational detail and takes pride in keeping complex supply chains running smoothly.

You may already be in a planning, buying, or analytical role and ready to take on a broader, more influential challenge applying your experience throughout a product lifecycle.  You're confident working with multiple stakeholders and naturally look for ways to improve how things are done.                                  

Key skills and experience you'll bring will include:

• Experience as a goods-based buyer, preferably within a large organisation with a strong logistics and customer relationship component
• Proven inventory management experience in high volume environments
• Process improvement experience across people, process, and systems
• Experience working within large complex supply chains

Hiahia? - Interested? Come and join the whanau!

Apply today or find out more details about this opportunity by downloading the JD on the NZ Post Careers page.  If you require additional information, please contact Cath Scott in the Talent Team on 022 323 0684.

Applications for this position close on 20 May 2026

All successful applicants will be required to provide proof of their eligibility to work in New Zealand and will be subject to a security check and reference checks.  Some of our roles may also require a credit check and/or a drug test. 

 There's something really special about being part of the team here at NZ Post - Tukurau Aotearoa, who we are and what we stand for is grounded in our values.