Merchandise Buying Assistant
QLD - Cairns
Temporary
Job description
Seeking a detail-oriented administrator with strong Excel skills and a passion for retail, purchasing, and product management? This temporary opportunity could be your next move.
Your new company
Hays is proud to partner with a well-established and purpose-driven organisation seeking a Merchandise Buying Assistant to join their Cairns Office on a temporary contract. This role will support a busy buying team, assisting with merchandising, stock management, supplier coordination, and administrative tasks that contribute to maximising sales and operational performance.
Your new role
Working closely with Category Buyers and the wider Merchandise team, you will provide essential administrative and analytical support across a range of product portfolios.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Maintaining product and pricing data within internal systems
- Creating and managing product codes, stock adjustments and transfers
- Supporting stock management to meet customer demand
- Assisting with product performance analysis and reporting
- Monitoring slow-moving stock and promotional activity
- Reconciling orders, deliveries and supplier invoices
- Coordinating special orders and community event requests
- Building strong relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders
- Assisting with marketing and merchandise initiatives
- Resolving store, customer and distribution-related queries
What you'll need to succeed
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Previous administration experience, ideally within retail, purchasing, procurement, merchandising or supply chain environments
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including Pivot Tables and VLOOKUPs
- Strong numerical aptitude and high attention to detail
- Excellent organisational and time management skills
- The ability to work effectively in a fast-paced team environment
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- Experience working across multiple sites or branches will be highly regarded
- The ability to learn new systems quickly, with experience using ERP, retail or stock management systems advantageous
What you'll get in return
- Immediate start temporary opportunity
- Full-time hours based in Cairns
- Attractive Hourly Rate + Super
- Potential of becoming a permanent opportunity
- Supportive and collaborative team environment
- Opportunity to gain experience within a large and diverse organisation
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV to 
, or call Grace Dunn now on 07 4049 2969
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.
LHS 297508 #3006495 - Grace Dunn
Get AI to assess your suitability to this job
Assess My Fit with AI
Beta — Free during trial period
Login to upload your resume and get an instant match score, strengths, and gaps.
Or use your preferred AI chat tool manually:
Use AI chat of your choice: ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude — and:
-
Paste this into the prompt:
I am a jobseeker. Below is a job posting. Please: 1. Give a match score (0–100) based on my resume vs the job requirements 2. List my 3–5 key strengths that align with this role 3. List 2–3 areas to improve or gaps to address before applying 4. Give a one-sentence verdict: should I apply, apply with adjustments, or skip? Job posting URL: https://australia.job-q.com/jobs/detail/merchandise-buying-assistant After reading the job, ask me to upload or paste my resume. - Upload your resume in the same chat.
Job Summary
- Published on: 08 Jul, 2026
- Category: Office Support,Procurement
- Vacancy: 1
- Job type: Temporary
- Salary:
- Location: QLD - Cairns
- Job Nature: Temporary
Company Details
- Name: Hays
- Location: QLD - Cairns