Assistant Buyer

AppleOne Employment Services; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Major medical

Dental

Vision

401k

Job summary

AppleOne is seeking a detail-oriented Assistant Buyer for a 6+ month contract in Orlando, FL near the theme park area. This onsite role supports a busy Food and Beverage purchasing team with data, purchase orders, pricing, and supplier documentation.

You will assist the Senior Buyer and Senior Category Manager, maintain records in SAP and other systems, review invoices and contracts, and help resolve discrepancies in a fast-paced environment with clear processes.

Qualifications

• Support purchasing operations for Food and Beverage buying activities.
• Review and validate pricing, invoices, purchase orders, contracts, and received quantities.
• Maintain purchasing, supplier, and user information across internal systems.
• Assist with supplier communication, discrepancy resolution, reporting, and purchasing documentation.
• 1 to 2 years of relevant experience preferred in purchasing, procurement, supply management, inventory, vendor support, supply chain, food and beverage, hospitality, or a similar structured environment.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to review pricing, quantities, invoices, and purchase order information accurately.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Word and Excel.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to interact professionally with vendors, leadership, and internal stakeholders.
• Ability to multitask, prioritize responsibilities, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Comfortable working independently with minimal supervision after training.
• Adaptable, organized, and able to manage changing priorities while maintaining accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative and purchasing support to the Senior Buyer and Senior Category Manager.
• Validate purchase order pricing prior to warehouse receipt and update records as needed.
• Review invoices, statements, contracts, purchase orders, and supplier documents for accuracy and completeness.
• Maintain purchasing information in internal systems, including SAMMs, SAP, and SEApass SUS user administration.
• Research and help resolve pricing, invoice, purchasing, vendor, and delivery discrepancies.
• Communicate professionally with suppliers, leadership, buyers, and internal teams regarding purchasing questions and process updates.

Skills

Attention to detail

Vendor support

Communication

Multitasking

Microsoft Excel

Tools

SAP

Job description

Job Summary

We are seeking a detail-oriented Assistant Buyer for a 6+ month contract opportunity supporting a busy Food and Beverage purchasing team in Orlando, FL near the theme park area. This onsite role is ideal for someone with purchasing, procurement, supply chain, vendor support, invoice review, or administrative buying experience who enjoys working with data, purchase orders, pricing, and supplier documentation. The Assistant Buyer will provide critical support to the Senior Buyer and Senior Category Manager, helping ensure purchasing records, invoices, contracts, supplier information, and pricing details are accurate and up to date. This is a great opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a structured purchasing environment with exposure to vendor communication, SAP maintenance, purchasing systems, and cost tracking processes. Candidates can expect a collaborative, fast-paced office environment with clear processes, supportive leadership, and the opportunity to work closely with experienced purchasing and category management professionals. This role offers stability for the contract term, consistent Monday through Friday scheduling, and meaningful experience in purchasing operations within the travel, transportation, tourism, hospitality, and food and beverage space.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide administrative and purchasing support to the Senior Buyer and Senior Category Manager.
• Validate purchase order pricing prior to warehouse receipt and update records as needed.
• Review invoices, statements, contracts, purchase orders, and supplier documents for accuracy and completeness.
• Maintain purchasing information in internal systems, including SAMMs, SAP, and SEApass SUS user administration.
• Research and help resolve pricing, invoice, purchasing, vendor, and delivery discrepancies.
• Communicate professionally with suppliers, leadership, buyers, and internal teams regarding purchasing questions and process updates.

Compensation and Benefits

• Pay range: $18.50 to $21.00 per hour.
• Job type: Contract/Temporary.
• Contract length: 6+ months.
• Schedule: Monday through Friday.
• Work arrangement: Fully onsite in Orlando, FL near the theme park area.
• Start time: Some flexibility regarding start time.
• For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, AppleOne is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required.
• We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact your staffing representative who will reach out to our HR team.
• AppleOne participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations as required by law. Learn more about the E-Verify program. https://e-verify.uscis.gov/web/media/resourcesContents/E-Verify_Participation_Poster_ES.pdf
• We also consider for employment qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements, including, if applicable, the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, including, if applicable, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For Los Angeles, CA applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Support purchasing operations for Food and Beverage buying activities.
• Review and validate pricing, invoices, purchase orders, contracts, and received quantities.
• Maintain purchasing, supplier, and user information across internal systems.
• Assist with supplier communication, discrepancy resolution, reporting, and purchasing documentation.
• 1 to 2 years of relevant experience preferred in purchasing, procurement, supply management, inventory, vendor support, supply chain, food and beverage, hospitality, or a similar structured environment.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to review pricing, quantities, invoices, and purchase order information accurately.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Word and Excel.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to interact professionally with vendors, leadership, and internal stakeholders.
• Ability to multitask, prioritize responsibilities, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Comfortable working independently with minimal supervision after training.
• Adaptable, organized, and able to manage changing priorities while maintaining accuracy.

Preferred Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of SAP or financial accounting processes.
• Experience working with purchase orders, invoices, contracts, supplier pricing, vendor records, or inventory documentation.
• Experience in a Food and Beverage, hospitality, travel, tourism, transportation, or theme park-adjacent business environment.
• Familiarity with purchasing program tools, order guides, outline agreements, contracts, KPI tracking, or supplier price change analysis.

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