Purchasing Coordinator

Job Title: Purchasing Coordinator

Pay: $24 - $27/hr

Onsite M-F

Job Description

The Purchasing Coordinator plays a crucial role in managing open purchase orders and ensuring the timely delivery of materials and components essential for business operations. Acting as a key liaison between suppliers, procurement teams, planners, and internal stakeholders, this role involves monitoring order status, updating due dates, expediting critical orders, rescheduling orders based on demand changes, and coordinating order cancellations as needed. The position requires a strong organizational ability, attention to detail, and proactive communication to ensure supply chain continuity and inventory accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain open purchase orders to ensure accurate order status and delivery commitments.
• Generate and distribute open order reports to internal stakeholders on a scheduled basis.
• Review supplier acknowledgments and ensure purchase order information is current and accurate in ERP systems.
• Update purchase order due dates based on supplier feedback and changing business requirements.
• Proactively communicate with suppliers regarding order status, shipment schedules, and delivery commitments.
• Expedite critical orders to minimize supply disruptions and support production or customer requirements.
• Escalate supplier delivery issues and coordinate corrective actions when necessary.
• Track and report past-due orders and recovery plans.
• Coordinate with planning, inventory, and procurement teams to identify purchase orders requiring rescheduling.
• Push out purchase orders in response to demand changes, inventory levels, or business priorities.
• Process purchase order cancellations in accordance with company policies and supplier agreements.
• Negotiate revised delivery schedules with suppliers to support inventory optimization.
• Maintain accurate records of supplier commitments and order status updates.
• Analyze open order reports to identify risks, shortages, and opportunities for delivery improvements.
• Provide regular updates on supplier performance, past-due orders, and expediting activities.
• Support procurement metrics and reporting requirements.
• Partner with Supply Chain, Planning, Operations, Manufacturing, and Receiving teams to ensure alignment on material availability.
• Communicate supply constraints and delivery risks to affected stakeholders.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives related to purchasing processes and supplier management.

Essential Skills

• Associate's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, or equivalent work experience.
• 2+ years of experience in purchasing, procurement, supply chain, customer service, or supplier management.
• Proficiency with ERP/MRP systems (SAP, Oracle, Dynamics, or similar).
• Strong Microsoft Excel and reporting skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field is preferred.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, distribution, or technology supply chains.
• Knowledge of inventory management and demand planning concepts.

Work Environment

The role operates in a hybrid work environment, alternating between office and warehouse settings, primarily involving computer work in an office. The schedule is to be determined.

This is a Contract position based out of Redmond, WA.

The pay range for this position is $24.00 - $27.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully onsite position in Redmond,WA.

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 4, 2026.

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® Platinum Award winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email [email protected] for other accommodation options.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.