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Posted 09/08/26
Job ID: 69869

Job Description


Purchasing Specialist – Contract-Hire/Full-time – Onsite in Minnetonka, MN

Do you enjoy hands-on purchasing work and keeping orders, materials, and deliveries moving? Are you someone who is highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing a high volume of part numbers and supplier relationships?


This opportunity is with a small, stable manufacturing company that values reliability, accuracy, and teamwork. The Purchasing Specialist plays a critical role in managing the purchasing of components for distribution, maintaining appropriate stocking levels, and ensuring materials are available to support customer orders and delivery timelines. This is a hands-on position ideal for a motivated individual contributor who enjoys ownership, organization, and seeing the purchasing process through from order to delivery.

The company uses Sage X3 as its ERP/business system. Over time, this person will have the opportunity to become the internal subject matter expert (SME) for Sage X3, serving as the go-to resource for system knowledge, troubleshooting, process questions, and ongoing improvements.

JOB DETAILS:
  • Pay: $28–$30/hour, based on experience
  • Contract-to-Hire opportunity
  • Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 am–5:00 pm
  • Location: 100% onsite in Minnetonka, MN


KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Manage daily purchasing activities for components and parts supporting distribution with both global and domestic partners.
  • Manage purchasing activity across 1,000+ part numbers
  • Review customer orders, demand, usage, and inventory levels to determine purchasing needs
  • Set and maintain appropriate stocking levels, reorder points, and purchasing quantities
  • Create, issue, track, and follow up on purchase orders with suppliers
  • Monitor supplier confirmations, lead times, and delivery dates to ensure materials arrive when needed
  • Coordinate the process from customer order through purchasing, receipt, and delivery
  • Monitor volume and usage of specific part numbers to support purchasing decisions
  • Identify material shortages, late deliveries, and potential supply issues and proactively expedite as needed
  • Maintain accurate item data, supplier information, lead times, and purchasing parameters within the ERP system
  • Support inventory accuracy through cycle counts, discrepancy investigation, and system updates
  • Use Excel and ERP tools for data entry, tracking, reporting, and purchasing analysis
  • questions, troubleshoot system/process issues, and help improve how the company uses the system
  • Help identify opportunities to improve purchasing, inventory, and ERP processes

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
  • Must have 3+ years of purchasing/procurement experience (Required)
  • Experience purchasing components, parts, materials, or products for distribution or manufacturing
  • Experience managing a high volume of SKUs/part numbers; experience with 1,000+ part numbers preferred
  • Experience using Sage X3 ERP or StockIQ preferred; open to candidates with experience using similar ERP, purchasing, or inventory systems
  • Experience with purchase orders, supplier follow-up, lead times, deliveries, and expediting
  • Strong attention to detail, organization skills, and follow-through
  • Excel skills at a basic to intermediate level
  • Self-motivated, hands-on contributor mindset


APPLY NOW!

Please click Apply to submit your application. If needed, you may also send your resume to apply@therightstaff.com.

This position will require a Background Check and Drug Test.

We thank all interested candidates. However, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

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THE RIGHT STAFF is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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