Trade Centre Assistant

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Date: Nov 18, 2025

Location: Cairns, AU

Company: AkzoNobel

About AkzoNobel

Since 1792, we’ve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people’s lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands – including International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It’s what you’d expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that’s dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today – while creating an even better tomorrow. Let’s paint the future together.

For more information please visit www.akzonobel.com

Key Responsibilites

Manage day-to-day operations of the Cairns Warehouse and Trade Centre.
Plan and optimise warehouse and office operations to meet stock control, efficiency, and administrative targets.
Lead monthly safety meetings, conduct regular HSE audits, and ensure compliance with head office safety standards, including incident reporting and root-cause analysis.
Maintain high customer service standards through effective stock management, sales order processing, and providing pricing/availability information.
Perform hands-on warehouse tasks including picking, put-away, dispatching, tinting paint, vehicle loading, and operating a forklift (license required) with some heavy manual handling.
Support process improvements, particularly in paint tinting.
Use and maintain computer systems (Microsoft Office and SAP) for customer service, logistics, planning, purchasing, dispatch, invoicing, and stock control.
Manage warehouse layout and assist with product range expansion.
Conduct cycle counts, annual stocktakes, and SLOB control.
Allocate tasks and support skill development for Trade Centre staff while fostering strong relationships with internal sales teams and customers

Job Requirements

The person must possess at the following personal qualities to be able to undertake this role:

Previous experience in a similar role.
Proven organisation and communication skills, as well as flexibility will be key to this challenging role with constantly changing priorities.
Computer knowledge including MS Office, email communication, ERP experience.
Strong people management skills will also be instrumental to your success.
A demonstrated commitment to process and efficiency improvements will be highly regarded.

At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable. In our organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.

Requisition ID: 49980

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