7,389 Purchasing Assistant jobs in the United States

General Position Summary

This position is facilitating the purchase and sale of products between domestic and overseas companies.

Handle export import and shipping for procurement of parts and/or products by performing the following duties
Assures that the ordered parts and/or products are delivered on schedule, at the negotiated price, and meets the quality standards of the company.

Maintains timely control of orders, amendments, shipping notices, and other documents to assure accurate retention of records.

Coordinates appropriate methods needed to distribute parts and/or products in a cost-effective manner to and from the supplier.

Requirement:

Bachelors degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.

At least 2-3 years of similar experience.

Purchasing Assistant

Job Description

The Purchasing Assistant is responsible for supporting company operations by managing operating systems, ensuring accurate data entry, and maintaining take-off information. This role involves maintaining standardized cost codes, item codes, and pricing to support the division's operational needs.

Responsibilities

• Set up and maintain plan take-off information, including complete entry for new and revised plans.

• Maintain option take-offs for all plans and communities within the assigned division.

• Monitor and manage the home site budgeting process to comply with projected start dates.

• Review and finalize simulated take-off budgets before finalizing them.

• Prepare and distribute weekly start packages for the field and office.

• Collaborate with estimating and division purchasing to resolve budget and take-off issues.

• Maintain supplier and trade partner item pricing using Excel and JDE systems.

• Generate Cost per Square Foot (CPSF) reports.

• Correct purchase order issues within JDE, including take-off changes.

• Work with suppliers and trade partners to resolve outstanding invoices.

• Adapt to varying workload and pace as defined by business needs.

Essential Skills

• Minimum high school diploma or equivalent.

• At least 2 years of experience in an office environment.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to perform multiple detail-oriented tasks with simultaneous deadlines.

• Strong work ethic, integrity, and ability to work under pressure.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Proficiency in data entry and 10-key typing.

• Experience with Adobe software.

• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to work well as part of a team.

• Familiarity with purchasing, documentation review, and report analysis.

Work Environment

The position is based in a corporate office located near the International Mall in the Westshore area. The office features a gym, cafe, and is surrounded by numerous restaurants. A shuttle service is available for employees to the airport and nearby restaurants. The role requires working in-office five days a week, supporting various geographical divisions across DE, PA, FL, NC, SC, NJ, and NY. The team comprises Purchasing Assistants, Leads, and a Manager.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $20.00 - $20.00/hr.

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)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Tampa,FL.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Aug 29, 2025.

About Aston Carter:

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® double diamond 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 (% ) for other accommodation options.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

Emplify Health by Gundersen is seeking a Purchasing Assistant to join our team! In this role, you'll be involved with managing orders pertaining to general and specialized medical supplies, clinical supplies, and medical equipment. You will be responsible for updating various internal systems and supporting our senior buyers. Your work will directly impact our ability to serve patients and staff.

This role is ideal for someone that is seeking independent work but also values being a part of a collaborative, service driven team.

What's Available:

• Full time, 80 hours biweekly (1.0 FTE)

• Schedule : Primarily Monday- Friday 7:30am-4:00pm or 8:00am-4:30pm

• Location: Must be within driving distance to our location in West Salem, WI

• Training: Training will take place onsite in West Salem for a minimum of 6 months. After training there is a potential to have a hybrid schedule that will allow a few days a week to work remotely.

• Starting pay of $21.15/hour and up, based on your years of experience

What You'll Need:

• High School Diploma or equivalency, Required

• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines with accuracy

• Strong attention to detail and communication skills

• Independent and self-motivated: You're comfortable managing your own workload and staying productive with minimal supervision.

• Resilient customer service mindset and the ability to remain calm, professional, and solution focused in a fast paced environment

• Proficiency with computers and data entry, experience with ERP or Materials Management Systems a plus

In addition to this meaningful and important work, we offer a competitive benefits package:

• Benefits: In addition to medical and dental, we have pet insurance and a substantial contribution to retirement

• Work/life balance: 24/7 Employee Assistance Program for employees and their families, generous PTO and paid holidays

• Health/Wellness: GunderZen Relaxation Room including massage chairs, corporate gym and yoga, local gym discounts

• Professional Development: Tuition Invest Program totaling up to $3k per year, access to a catalogue of hundreds of internal courses, corporate incubator, Career Development Center

• Plus Additional Employee Perks!

If you are looking to be a part of a stable and growing mission-driven organization, this may be the right opportunity for you!

Emplify Health is comprised of two of the Midwest's most respected healthcare systems, Bellin Health and Gundersen Health System. Once neighbors, we are now partners, united in our mission to provide exceptional care to our communities. As a not-for-profit, patient-centered healthcare network, we have headquarters in Green Bay and La Crosse, Wisconsin. Our extensive network includes 11 hospitals and more than 100 clinics, serving 67 cities and rural communities across Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. With over 4,500 dedicated nurses and providers, we are committed to delivering primary, specialty and emergency care, along with innovative medical education programs. Join us in making a meaningful difference in the lives of our patients and communities.

If you need assistance with any portion of the application or have questions about the position, please contact or call .

We inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning and innovating. This is our purpose. Together with our values - belonging, respect, excellence, accountability, teamwork and humility - our pillars set our foundation and our future.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

Emplify Health by Gundersen is seeking a Purchasing Assistant to join our team! In this role, you'll be involved with managing orders pertaining to general and specialized medical supplies, clinical supplies, and medical equipment. You will be responsible for updating various internal systems and supporting our senior buyers. Your work will directly impact our ability to serve patients and staff.

This role is ideal for someone that is seeking independent work but also values being a part of a collaborative, service driven team.

What's Available:

• Full time, 80 hours biweekly (1.0 FTE)

• Schedule : Primarily Monday- Friday 7:30am-4:00pm or 8:00am-4:30pm

• Location: Must be within driving distance to our location in West Salem, WI

• Training: Training will take place onsite in West Salem for a minimum of 6 months. After training there is a potential to have a hybrid schedule that will allow a few days a week to work remotely.

• Starting pay of $21.15/hour and up, based on your years of experience

What You'll Need:

• High School Diploma or equivalency, Required

• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines with accuracy

• Strong attention to detail and communication skills

• Independent and self-motivated: You're comfortable managing your own workload and staying productive with minimal supervision.

• Resilient customer service mindset and the ability to remain calm, professional, and solution focused in a fast paced environment

• Proficiency with computers and data entry, experience with ERP or Materials Management Systems a plus

In addition to this meaningful and important work, we offer a competitive benefits package:

• Benefits: In addition to medical and dental, we have pet insurance and a substantial contribution to retirement

• Work/life balance: 24/7 Employee Assistance Program for employees and their families, generous PTO and paid holidays

• Health/Wellness: GunderZen Relaxation Room including massage chairs, corporate gym and yoga, local gym discounts

• Professional Development: Tuition Invest Program totaling up to $3k per year, access to a catalogue of hundreds of internal courses, corporate incubator, Career Development Center

• Plus Additional Employee Perks!

If you are looking to be a part of a stable and growing mission-driven organization, this may be the right opportunity for you!

Emplify Health is comprised of two of the Midwest's most respected healthcare systems, Bellin Health and Gundersen Health System. Once neighbors, we are now partners, united in our mission to provide exceptional care to our communities. As a not-for-profit, patient-centered healthcare network, we have headquarters in Green Bay and La Crosse, Wisconsin. Our extensive network includes 11 hospitals and more than 100 clinics, serving 67 cities and rural communities across Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. With over 4,500 dedicated nurses and providers, we are committed to delivering primary, specialty and emergency care, along with innovative medical education programs. Join us in making a meaningful difference in the lives of our patients and communities.

If you need assistance with any portion of the application or have questions about the position, please contact or call .

We inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning and innovating. This is our purpose. Together with our values - belonging, respect, excellence, accountability, teamwork and humility - our pillars set our foundation and our future.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Purchasing Assistant is responsible for providing administrative support to the Purchasing Department in a fast paced work environment. 

Full Time  Monday-Thursday 7:30am-5pm and Friday 7:30am-11:30am. 

Benefits: Full medical, dental, vision, 401k, vacation & PTO.

Pay rate: $19.00- $23.00 / Hour

• Provide overall, general administrative support to the Purchasing group.• Responsible for tracking and confirming of Purchasing Orders. • Make changes to Purchase Orders, relative to: confirmations, due dates, pricing, quantities, etc.• Follow-up with suppliers on a routine, as needed basis, on unconfirmed orders, order status updates, and tracking information.• Update Item Master with supplier quotes.• Review Past Due Purchase Order Reports on a daily basis. Follow-up with vendors as needed. Work with Receiving and Warehouse to identify and correct missed material receipts or other errors.• Liaison with QC department to address material QC issues with vendors, and follow through with disposition of material. This can include organizing rework, replacements, or issuing credit.• Manage new tool orders with vendors, to include but not limited to; placing new orders submitted through internal requisition, liaison between the vendor and engineering during the new tool process, identify incoming FAS and create internal request for QC using Work Flow Gen, respond back to vendor with approval or rejection and the steps that follow. Ensuring compliance with tariffs and duties on parts and tooling.• Responsible for inbound overseas freight. Work with vendor and our freight forwarder to arrange for rate quotes, material pickups, mode of transit, and final delivery to Selux.• Responsible for initiating freight claims.• Responsible for placing vendor orders based on internal requisitions for parts and materials.• Work closely with other departments, to include but not limited to; Production, Shipping, Customer Service, Accounting.• Other responsibilities as required.

• 2 - 4 years of administrative or purchasing experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment or equivalent.• Experience working with MRP• Experience with inbound freight rules/regulations both domestic and international preferred

• Strong computer skills in Microsoft Office, Word, Excel 

• Work under minimal supervision. Must be able to work independently as well as cohesively in a team-oriented environment• Detail oriented and strong follow-up/closure.• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Employ­ment Selux Cor­o a ion has a suc ess ul track record of tremen ous growth and sus ain bil ty as a world-wide man ac urer of archi ec urally designed lumi aires, nes led right here in the Hudson Valley. We offer a great vari ty of inter st ng work, allow ng our employ es expo ure to both the inte ior and exte ior archi ec ural light ng market, in addi ion to many Euro ean affil tes.

Selux Cor o a ion recruits and retains tal nted employ es who are inter sted in making a long-term com it ent to an orga i a ion that con in lly invests in the latest man ac ur ng tech iques and new tech olo ies, as well as its employ es.

Ben its Selux Corporation’s ben­e it phi os hy is simple — we want to help our employ­ees t build great futures. We are doing that through com re en ive health plans, well ess pro rams, dental and vision cov r ge, short and long term dis bil ty pro rams, com any paid life insur nce, 401(k), train ng pro rams, and an empha is on work-life bal nce. Selux is com it ed to offer ng afford ble ben it plans to its employ es by having low employee con ri u ions, co-pay ents, and deductibles, while pro id ng access to the best pos i le care avail ble. Con act our Human Resource Depart ent for more detailed infor a ion

Selux Corporation provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

Emplify Health by Gundersen is seeking a Purchasing Assistant to join our team! In this role, you'll be involved with managing orders pertaining to general and specialized medical supplies, clinical supplies, and medical equipment. You will be responsible for updating various internal systems and supporting our senior buyers. Your work will directly impact our ability to serve patients and staff.

This role is ideal for someone that is seeking independent work but also values being a part of a collaborative, service driven team.

What's Available:

• Full time, 80 hours biweekly (1.0 FTE)

• Schedule : Primarily Monday- Friday 7:30am-4:00pm or 8:00am-4:30pm

• Location: Must be within driving distance to our location in West Salem, WI

• Training: Training will take place onsite in West Salem for a minimum of 6 months. After training there is a potential to have a hybrid schedule that will allow a few days a week to work remotely.

• Starting pay of $21.15/hour and up, based on your years of experience

What You'll Need:

• High School Diploma or equivalency, Required

• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines with accuracy

• Strong attention to detail and communication skills

• Independent and self-motivated: You're comfortable managing your own workload and staying productive with minimal supervision.

• Resilient customer service mindset and the ability to remain calm, professional, and solution focused in a fast paced environment

• Proficiency with computers and data entry, experience with ERP or Materials Management Systems a plus

In addition to this meaningful and important work, we offer a competitive benefits package:

• Benefits: In addition to medical and dental, we have pet insurance and a substantial contribution to retirement

• Work/life balance: 24/7 Employee Assistance Program for employees and their families, generous PTO and paid holidays

• Health/Wellness: GunderZen Relaxation Room including massage chairs, corporate gym and yoga, local gym discounts

• Professional Development: Tuition Invest Program totaling up to $3k per year, access to a catalogue of hundreds of internal courses, corporate incubator, Career Development Center

• Plus Additional Employee Perks!

If you are looking to be a part of a stable and growing mission-driven organization, this may be the right opportunity for you!

Emplify Health is comprised of two of the Midwest's most respected healthcare systems, Bellin Health and Gundersen Health System. Once neighbors, we are now partners, united in our mission to provide exceptional care to our communities. As a not-for-profit, patient-centered healthcare network, we have headquarters in Green Bay and La Crosse, Wisconsin. Our extensive network includes 11 hospitals and more than 100 clinics, serving 67 cities and rural communities across Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. With over 4,500 dedicated nurses and providers, we are committed to delivering primary, specialty and emergency care, along with innovative medical education programs. Join us in making a meaningful difference in the lives of our patients and communities.

If you need assistance with any portion of the application or have questions about the position, please contact or call .

We inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning and innovating. This is our purpose. Together with our values - belonging, respect, excellence, accountability, teamwork and humility - our pillars set our foundation and our future.

Equal Opportunity Employer

HM is looking for a new grad with an eagerness to learn Supply Chain. HM is looking for those that have graduated within the past year. This is a contract role, please make sure candidates are aware before submitting them. This individual will provide support for the purchasing of materials, equipment, supplies and services necessary to support the company.

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• Assist with door pricing updates and work order printing
• Support the service department with issue tracking and invoicing
• Schedule will be Monday-Friday

• Advance Services is for and about people; we are your employment specialists.
• Enjoy our easy application process.

• You NEVER pay a fee!
• Weekly pay.
• Fun Safety and attendance incentives.
• Health Benefits to keep you and your family healthy.
• PTO so you have time for you.
• Great Referral Incentives.
• Advance Services partners with the top companies in the area!

• Recent grad from a 2 or 4 year program