Purchasing Assistant

Job Overview As a Purchasing Assistant, you’ll help keep purchasing and supply chain activities organized and moving forward. You’ll support sourcing, purchase order processing, inventory coordination, and vendor communication while maintaining accurate records in purchasing management systems. This role works across procurement, logistics, production planning, and merchandising to help teams access the materials and information they need. Duties Prepare and track purchase orders; verify pricing, quantities, delivery details, and contract terms. Communicate with vendors about quotes, order status, discrepancies, and delivery schedules; support vendor relationships and negotiations. Monitor inventory levels and assist with inventory control, materials management, and replenishment planning. Maintain purchasing and accounting records, update spreadsheets, and use Excel data analysis to identify order or pricing issues. Your impact: Accurate purchasing and timely vendor coordination help internal teams plan production and maintain product availability. Skills Experience or familiarity with purchasing, procurement, sourcing, supply chain management, logistics, or inventory management. Ability to use spreadsheets and Excel; familiarity with accounting software and e-commerce tools is helpful. Knowledge of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems or materials requirements planning (MRP); experience with SAP, SAP ERP, JD Edwards, Oracle EBS, or AS400 is a plus. Familiarity with purchasing management systems, including technically supported platforms, is beneficial. Clear vendor communication, attention to detail, and negotiation skills; direct negotiation procurement, pricing, contracts, production planning, and merchandising knowledge are helpful. Pay: $24.81 - $29.88 per hour Benefits: 401(k) 401(k) matching Dental insurance Employee assistance program Flexible schedule Health insurance Paid time off Tuition reimbursement Vision insurance Work Location: Remote

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