Purchasing Clerk

Emergence Health Network; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Emergence Health Network is seeking an Inventory Control Specialist to manage the receipt, storage, and issuance of supplies and equipment critical to consumer services.

You will handle procurement, receiving, stocking, and issuing while following established procedures and working under supervision.

Qualifications

• Requires an Associate degree with two years of experience in inventory control, customer service, warehouse services, or related field.
• Experience with trauma-informed services and related therapies is preferred.
• Must have purchasing and inventory management skills and be able to work under supervision with procedures.

Responsibilities

• Orders stock and non-stock equipment and supplies through outside vendors and authorizes payments.
• Manage inventory, current stock and new deliveries.
• Ensure the accuracy of purchase orders.
• Maintain purchasing and inventory management skills in duties.
• Coordinate with management to ensure deliveries satisfy orders.
• Maintain manual and computerized inventory records and reports.
• Assist in issuing, receiving and storing equipment and supplies.
• Conduct quarterly and yearly physical inventories.

Skills

Inventory management

Purchasing

Stock control

Vendor relations

Education

Associate degree

Job description

Job Code: WC - 105
Revision Date: September 18, 2026

Starting Salary

$15.40 hourly; $32,032 annually

FLSA

Non-Exempt

Overview

We are an agency committed to innovative behavioral health services in trauma-informed care that promote healing and recovery to instill a sense of empowerment and foster a lifelong sense of resilience.

General Description

The purpose of this job is to perform specialized inventory control work in the receipt, storage and issuance of supplies and equipment essential to the support of consumer services. An employee in a position allocated to this class is responsible for procurement, receiving, stocking and issuing of supplies and equipment.

This class works under close to general supervision according to set procedures but determines how or when to complete tasks.

Duties and Responsibilities

The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this position. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the position, as necessary.

• Orders stock and non-stock equipment and supplies through outside vendors in a timely and cost-effective manner and authorizes payments.
• Manage inventory, including current stock and new deliveries.
• Ensure the accuracy of purchase orders.
• Must possess purchasing and inventory management skills when conducting duties.
• Work within the management team to ensure that all deliveries satisfy the assigned orders.
• Maintains and reports manual and computerized physical and perpetual inventory records, as necessary.
• Assists in the process and delivery of mail and supplies.
• Monitors the movement of stocked equipment and supplies.
• Assists in issuing, receiving and storing of equipment and supplies.
• Conducts quarterly and yearly physical inventory of all equipment and supplies.
• Check delivery of equipment and supplies against the invoices to make sure they are billed and shipped properly.
• Submits warranty claims for equipment still under original equipment warranty.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Requires an Associates degree supplemented by two (2) years of experience in customer service, inventory control, warehouse services or related field; or possession of any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Experience with trauma-informed services; cognitive behavioral therapies, including Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT); and motivational therapies including the use of incentives, preferred.

Required Knowledge and Abilities

Knowledge of trauma-informed theories, principals, and practices (includes multi-faceted understanding of concepts such as community trauma, intergenerational and historical trauma, parallel processes, and universal precautions), preferred.

Must possess purchasing and inventory management skills when conducting duties.

Physical Demands

Performs medium work that involves walking, standing, stooping, jumping, dancing, stretching, or lifting all of the time and also involves exerting between 20 and 50 pounds of force on a regular and recurring basis or exceptional skill, adeptness and speed in the use of the fingers, hands or limbs in tasks involving close tolerances or limits of accuracy.

Unavoidable Hazards (Work Environment)

• Involves routine and frequent exposure to:
• Bright/dim light; Dusts and pollen.
• Extreme heat and/or cold; Wet or humid conditions.
• Vibration; Fumes and/or noxious odors.
• Traffic; Moving machinery.
• Electrical shock; Heights.
• Radiation; Disease/pathogens.
• Toxic/caustic chemicals; Explosives; Violence.
• Other extreme hazards not listed above.

Special Certifications and Licenses

• Must possess and maintain a valid state Driver's License with an acceptable driving record.
• Must be able to pass a TB, criminal background and drug screen.

Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance (ADA)

Emergence Health Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ADA requires Emergence Health Network to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. Prospective and current employees are encouraged to discuss ADA accommodations with management.

Other Job Characteristics

• Staffing requirements, including criteria that staff have diverse disciplinary backgrounds, have necessary State required license and accreditation, and are culturally and linguistically trained to serve the needs of the clinic's patient population.
• Credentialed, certified, and licensed professionals with adequate training in person-centered, family-centered, trauma informed, culturally-competent and recovery-oriented care.
• Responsible for adhering to the EHN common purpose and service framework to continuously provide exceptional care to all constituents.

Note: This Class Description does not constitute an employment agreement between the Emergence Health Network and an employee and is subject to change by the Emergence Health Network as its needs change.