Purchase Order Specialist

TDIndustries; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

TDIndustries is hiring for a purchasing coordinator to manage the end-to-end purchasing process, create POs, monitor transportation, and process invoices. You will ensure accurate cost allocation, data entry, and timely payments while maintaining strong relationships with technicians and the accounts payable team.

The role emphasizes attention to detail, multitasking, and excellent communication, with responsibilities spanning receiving, cost checks, and follow-up to keep POs current.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 1-3 years of relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated strong attention to detail is essential.
• Ability to multitask, prioritize and manage time effectively.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and managing all activities during the purchasing process, such as creating purchase orders, monitoring transportation, invoice creation, and follow-through.
• Manages purchase order needs and requests, delivering exceptional service to consistently exceed expectations, and offers technical support to partners as required.
• Accurately issues and processes all Service POs in a timely manner and maintains accurate records related to purchases.
• Examines and categorizes receipts/invoices to ensure proper cost allocation to the work order, flags pricing, promotions, or credit issues, verifies orders for authenticity, calculates any additional charges or shipping dates, and enters data into the system.
• Builds and maintains internal relationships with technicians, service managers, and the accounts payable team. Communicates regularly with technicians and vendors to process POs efficiently. Assists the accounts payable team with common issues and errors to ensure timely invoice payments.
• Performs follow up tasks ensuring PO's do not age past 90 days before being submitted or cancelled.
• Manages goods throughout the purchasing/receiving process, coordinates and oversees all activities involved in the purchasing process, including creating purchase orders, monitoring transportation, invoice creation, and follow-through.
• Resolves issues within capability; lift issues outside capability.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Communication

Customer service

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Job Summary

Coordinates and managing all activities during the purchasing process, such as creating purchase orders, monitoring transportation, invoice creation, and follow-through. Calculates any additional charges or shipping dates and enters data into system.

Essential Duties

• Manages purchase order needs and requests, delivering exceptional service to consistently exceed expectations, and offers technical support to partners as required.
• Accurately issues and processes all Service POs in a timely manner and maintains accurate records related to purchases.
• Examines and categorizes receipts/invoices to ensure proper cost allocation to the work order, flags pricing, promotions, or credit issues, verifies orders for authenticity, calculates any additional charges or shipping dates, and enters data into the system.
• Builds and maintains internal relationships with technicians, service managers, and the accounts payable team. Communicates regularly with technicians and vendors to process POs efficiently. Assists the accounts payable team with common issues and errors to ensure timely invoice payments.
• Performs follow up tasks ensuring PO's do not age past 90 days before being submitted or cancelled.
• Manages goods throughout the purchasing/receiving process, coordinates and oversees all activities involved in the purchasing process, including creating purchase orders, monitoring transportation, invoice creation, and follow-through.
• Resolves issues within capability; lift issues outside capability.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

• High school diploma or GED, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 1-3 years of relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated strong attention to detail is essential.
• Ability to multitask, prioritize and manage time effectively.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills are essential.

DISCLAIMER

Not all aspects of the job are covered by the description - may require other duties as
Job may change over time in accordance with business

Grow Your Career with TDIndustries

Founded in 1946, TDIndustries is a premier, employee-owned Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) company delivering full-lifecycle building solutions-from design and construction to service and facilities maintenance. We power critical environments like hospitals, schools, data centers, stadiums, and commercial buildings across Texas and the Southwest.

Our Partners (employees) are the core of our success. As an employee-owned company, you have a voice, a stake, and a clear path to grow. Recognized by FORTUNE Magazine as a "100 Best Company to Work For", we invest in top training, career development, and a culture built on trust and servant leadership.

Join a growing team where your skills matter, and your future is built to last.

At TDIndustries, we believe opportunity should be built - and shared - by all. Whether you work with tools or technology, in the field or the office, we hire and grow people based on skill, potential, and integrity - never labels.

We value the diverse paths that bring people to our team and welcome Partners of all backgrounds, including differences in race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, ability, military service, and more.

What matters most is how we work together to build excellence.