Purchasing and Operations Associate

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Located in South St Paul, MN

Salary: $27-30/hour

We’re hiring a detail-oriented Purchasing & Operations Associate to support vendor coordination, order management, and customer communication. This is a hands-on role where you’ll help source products, manage purchase orders, and ensure orders move smoothly from request to delivery.

If you’re organized, reliable, and comfortable working with vendors and systems, this is a great opportunity to grow within a locally owned company. 

Key Responsibilities

• Contact vendors for pricing, stock availability, and sourcing
• Place and manage purchase orders (POs)
• Build quotes and sales orders
• Track orders and proactively resolve delays or issues
• Communicate updates, ETAs, and tracking to customers
• Maintain accurate records for products, vendors, and orders
• Coordinate returns, credits, and vendor claims

What We’re Looking For

• Strong attention to detail
• Experience with order management or administrative workflows
• Clear written communication
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines
• Comfortable using computers, browsers, and CRM systems
• Highly organized and dependable
• Able to follow processes and stay on top of details
• Comfortable juggling multiple priorities
• Takes ownership and follows through
• Willing to learn products, vendors, and systems quickly
• Previous experience with purchase order pricing and vendor sourcing (preferred)
• Familiarity with HVAC, plumbing, or maintenance products is a plus

Schedule

• Monday through Friday 8:30am-5:00pm

Express Employment Professionals provides one of the most comprehensive benefits packages in the industry to contract workers.

• Medical benefits
• 401K
• Direct Deposit
• Weekly Pay

Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled

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