Coordinator - Materials

Whitehaven is a leading player in Australia’s coal mining industry. With a culture based on our STRIVE values, our reputation for excellence in project delivery and safe, efficient and environmentally responsible operations continues to grow.

Our STRIVE Values connect us and define how we behave. Whitehaven Coal award, recognise and celebrate individuals and teams going above and beyond the requirements of their role to deliver excellent outcomes while demonstrating our values of Safety, Teamwork, Respect, Integrity, Value and Excellence. 

About Daunia Mine:

Daunia mine is a high performing operation in Queensland's Bowen Basin, producing premium metallurgical coal for global export since 2013. Located southeast of Moranbah and neighbouring Whitehaven's Winchester South project, Daunia is equipped with world class infrastructure and autonomous haulage technology, enabling safe and efficient operations.

What truly sets Daunia apart is its people. We’re proud to foster a supportive, collaborative culture that values everyone’s contributions, encourages personal growth, and focuses on safety. At Daunia, our team doesn’t just work together, they build each other up, creating an environment where skills, ideas, and passion for the work we do thrives.

About The Role:

The Materials Coordinator plays a critical role in keeping Daunia moving by ensuring the right materials, components and consumables are available when needed. Working closely with Maintenance, Operations, Supply and vendors, you will coordinate critical materials, manage urgent freight, monitor inventory and respond quickly to changing operational priorities.

You will use your knowledge of site requirements and inventory performance to minimise material-related delays, support equipment availability and identify opportunities to improve how materials are managed across the operation. This is a high paced role where strong coordination, problem-solving and a proactive approach are essential to supporting safe, reliable and productive mining operations.

What You'll Do:

• Coordinate and expedite critical materials to meet short-term maintenance and operational requirements.
• Manage urgent and special freight requirements, including air freight and hotshot deliveries, while identifying opportunities to improve cost and efficiency.
• Analyse inventory consumption, stock movements and usage trends to optimise holdings and reduce excess and obsolete inventory.
• Monitor and report key warehouse, inventory and service KPIs, providing insights to improve operational performance.
• Track warehouse returns and identify opportunities to improve ordering, usage and inventory practices.
• Maintain inventory accuracy through timely system updates, reconciliations and effective inventory management.

What You'll Bring:

• Strong inventory analytics experience with a strategic, continuous improvement mindset.
• Demonstrated supply chain expertise, including KPI and MIFOT performance reporting.
• Advanced Excel skills and extensive ERP experience, preferably SAP.
• Strong vendor and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across site.
• Experience managing inventory, including repairable and rotable components, within mining, heavy industry or a similar environment.
• Strong planning, prioritisation and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage competing demands in a fast-paced operational environment.

Why Whitehaven?

• FIFO from Brisbane plus DIDO and local residential options available

• 26 weeks paid parental leave   
• Competitive salary packages with salary sacrificing options (local living & novated leases) 
• Employee Referral Scheme - $4,000 for Successful Referrals! 
• Employee discounts: groceries, petrol, fashion, entertainment plus more
• Career development, mentorship and coaching.  
  
  

Whitehaven is committed to increasing the representation of women and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the workplace. We strive for an inclusive workplace that engages people from diverse backgrounds and welcomes diversity of gender, culture and experience.