Procurement Support Specialist – ERP & Manufacturing

Aston Carter; Hanover (MN); On-site; USD 33,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Aston Carter seeks a Purchasing Assistant to support a busy manufacturing purchasing team in Saint Michael, MN. You will manage purchase orders, coordinate with vendors, track deliveries, and ensure ERP data accuracy to keep production on schedule.

This contract role offers hands-on experience in purchasing, procurement, and supply chain operations, with growth opportunities across operations, finance, and vendor management within a high-volume manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Experience working in an ERP system and maintaining purchasing, inventory, or order-related data.
• Previous experience supporting vendors, customers, suppliers, or logistics operations.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to professionally follow up and build vendor relationships.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent attention to detail, organization, and follow-through.
• Strong computer skills, including data entry and working within digital systems.
• Exposure to purchasing, procurement, order entry, supply chain, inventory, or vendor management processes.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and update purchase orders within the ERP system to ensure information remains accurate and up to date.
• Monitor open and past-due purchase orders to help support production schedules and material availability.
• Communicate regularly with vendors regarding order status, shipment timelines, and delivery expectations.
• Follow up on delayed shipments, shortages, and order discrepancies to ensure commitments are met.
• Track incoming deliveries and provide updates to internal teams across operations, production, and finance.
• Maintain purchasing records, documentation, and order data with a high level of accuracy.
• Support invoice reconciliation, reporting, and purchase order maintenance activities.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to help ensure materials are available to support manufacturing operations.
• Assist with backlog reduction and ongoing purchasing process improvements.

Skills

ERP system experience

Vendor coordination

Data entry

Communication skills

Multi-tasking

Tools

Acumatica ERP

Job description

Aston Carter seeks a Purchasing Assistant to support a busy manufacturing purchasing team in Saint Michael, MN. You will manage purchase orders, coordinate with vendors, track deliveries, and ensure ERP data accuracy to keep production on schedule.

This contract role offers hands-on experience in purchasing, procurement, and supply chain operations, with growth opportunities across operations, finance, and vendor management within a high-volume manufacturing environment.