About this role
Purchasing Coordinator
Role
This detailed job description outlines the role of a Purchasing Coordinator within the manufacturing industry, emphasizing the critical demands of managing procurement operations in a job shop environment. The position is designed to ensure cost-effective sourcing, timely material availability, vendor relationship management, and seamless coordination with production, quality, and finance teams, leveraging both analytical and administrative skills to support operational efficiency and supply chain reliability
Responsibilities
• Researching potential vendors
• Comparing and evaluating offers from suppliers
• Negotiate contract terms of agreement and pricing
• Track orders and ensure timely delivery
• Review quality of purchased products
• Enter order details (e.g. vendors, quantities, prices) into internal databases
• Maintain updated records of purchased products, delivery information and invoices
• Prepare reports on purchases, including cost analyses
• Monitor stock levels and place orders as needed
• Coordinate with warehouse staff to ensure proper storage
• Cross-Functional Collaboration and communication
• Administrative Support
• Quality and Inventory Management
• Continuous improvement
Expectations
The Purchasing Coordinator ensures zero production delays by maintaining accurate purchase orders, on-time vendor deliveries, and ISO/OSHA-compliant documentation in the ERP. Expected to deliver monthly cost savings through proactive negotiation and sourcing, conduct inventory checks to prevent stockouts, provide clear same-day updates to production and order teams, and implement process improvement strategies—fully owning material flow, cost control, and supply chain reliability in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Full Time, Day Shift 8 am to 5 pm with overtime opportunities
Required Education: - High School Diploma or GED
Compensation: - $18.00 to $30.00 /hour, Dependent on Experience
Benefits:
- Medical/Dental Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- 401k
-Paid Holidays
- Supplementary Insurance Options
$18-$30