HID6807 INVENTORY SPECIALIST
Advertised: 30 October 2026
Harmony Australasia
Mining, Oil and Gas | Morobe
We are seeking to recruit for the position of Inventory Specialist for our Lae - Logistics Department. Reporting to the Inventory Superintendent, the primary objective of this role is to deliver benefit through improved spares management, critical spares identification and cataloguing and overall assurance and coordination responsibilities.
The responsibilities include identifying opportunities for inventory optimisation, data cleansing/catalogue management, stock replenishment - reducing stock outs and critical consumables management as well as for the end-end disposals process.
The role will further require the elimination of all process control and non-performance issues through targeted coaching, root cause analysis and process improvements.
Key roles and responsibilities include:
- Facilitate and self-manage inventory processes related to critical spares to ensure optimal availability
- Focus on reducing critical spares stock outs and downtime through improved availability.
- Ensure integrity and availability of inventory data in Pronto and required support systems (catalogue, re-order parameters, stock classification, stock-aging and performance level analysis).
- Pro-actively identify and escalate material availability risks. Follow-up resolution with support functions to promote material availability.
- Support the management of the obsolescence program to meet the annual inventory reduction targets.
- Ensure compliance with the ANSI process for additions/changes is maintained.
- Support the review and maintenance of written procedures, SOP’s and templates for all inventory activities
- Coach and train staff and provide functional guidance on safe and efficient completion of tasks up to acceptable standards.
- Provide assistance with the preparation of departmental monthly reports, including activities in budget, safety and other relevant information.
- Engage internal stakeholders to improve integrated demand planning and maintaining good relationships.
- Ensure that inventory levels are determined, recorded, monitored, controlled and transacted in a collaborative and cost-effective manner to consistently satisfy operational requirements.
- Coach customer departments on how they can contribute to increased inventory availability and optimised inventory related processes.
- Support management of the inventory and inventory catalogue improvement plans to identify or improve spares stocking strategies
- Implement data integrity procedures to ensure security of stock and accuracy of material availability.
- Support the compliant execution of the annual stock count plan for all relevant warehouses
- Ensure that all allocated activities comply with all legislative/statutory obligations, company policies, standards, and procedures.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience required:
- Diploma or certificate in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration, or a related field is an advantage.
- Previous experience in inventory control, warehousing, or stock management is preferred.
- Strong attention to detail and excellent organizational skills.
- Good computer skills
- Strong Microsoft Office applications user, preferably intermediate or higher Microsoft Excel user
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Honest, dependable, proactive, and able to meet deadlines.
The above role is Lae Based
If you are interested in this exciting and challenging opportunity and confident you have the skills, knowledge and experience to fulfil this role then please apply by email to; [email protected] or via the link; Apply
"We thank all applicants for their interest in Harmony. While we consider all suitable applicants, candidates who progress through the selection process will be contacted directly”
Application closes on Friday 13th November, 2026
More information
Job ID: #29094
Industry: Mining, Oil and Gas
Location: Morobe, Papua New Guinea
Company: Harmony Australasia
Company Description: The Hidden Valley mine is an open pit gold and silver mine, situated in the Morobe province in Papua New Guinea, some 210km northwest of Port Moresby and approximately 90km south-southwest from Lae, the capital of the province. The mine is located at elevations between 2 800m and 1 700m above sea level within steep mountainous and forested terrain that experiences approximately 3m of rainfall per year. The major gold and silver deposits of Hidden Valley are located in the Morobe Granodiorite of the Wau Graben. Crushed ore is conveyed from the Hidden Valley pit via a 3.8km long overland pipe conveyor and is treated at the Hidden Valley processing plant, which uses a two stage crushing circuit followed by a SAG mill, gravity, CCD/Merril Crowe circuit for silver and carbon-in-leach circuit for the gold.
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