Purchasing Coordinator

OC Staffing and HR Solutions; Montebello (CA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

OC Staffing and HR Solutions is seeking a Purchasing Coordinator in California to manage day-to-day purchasing and inventory, moving between the warehouse floor and office. The role handles ordering ingredients, tracking inventory, and leading receiving in early days with growing vendor relations and price negotiation responsibilities.

The position requires hands-on involvement, forklift operation training provided, and a proactive, organized approach to maintain accurate purchasing records.

Qualifications

• Experience in purchasing, inventory, receiving or warehouse work is a plus.
• Comfortable working on both production floor and office.
• Bilingual English/Spanish ideal for vendor and floor communication.

Responsibilities

• Place ingredient and packaging orders with vendors twice a week.
• Conduct a physical inventory count of products twice a week.
• Lead the receiving of incoming ingredient deliveries against purchase orders.
• Load outgoing pallet orders when customers come for pickup.
• Put away pallets and log activity in the container sheet.
• Log lot numbers and label incoming ingredients.
• Put away incoming ingredients with FIFO rotation.
• Operate a forklift to receive and stage shipments (training provided).
• Keep purchasing and inventory records accurate and up to date.
• Coordinate with production and QA to align orders with needs.
• Analyze purchasing prices and cost trends by ingredient and vendor.
• Grow into main point of contact for vendors and negotiate better terms.

Skills

Purchasing & inventory

Warehouse operations

Bilingual English/Spanish

Excel / computer tools

Vendor negotiation

Tools

Excel

Ordering systems

Job description

Job Description

Job Description

Pay: From $19.00 per hour

Job description:

Role Summary

We are creating a Purchasing Coordinator role to take over the day-to-day purchasing and inventory work currently handled by our QA Manager, so she can focus fully on quality assurance. This is a hands-on position that moves between the warehouse floor and the office: ordering ingredients, tracking inventory, and leading receiving in the early days, with growing responsibility over time for vendor relationships and price negotiation.

Key Responsibilities

• Place ingredient and packaging orders with vendors twice a week
• Conduct a physical inventory count of products twice a week
• Lead the receiving of incoming ingredient deliveries, checking quantities and quality against purchase orders
• Load outgoing pallet orders when customers come for pickup
• Put away pallets in the freezer and log activity in the container sheet
• Log lot numbers and label incoming ingredients
• Put away incoming ingredients following First In, First Out (FIFO) rotation
• Operate a forklift to receive and stage incoming shipments (training provided)
• Keep purchasing and inventory records accurate and up to date
• Coordinate with production and QA to align orders with actual needs
• Progressively take on analysis of purchasing prices and cost trends by ingredient and vendor
• Grow into being the main point of contact for all vendors
• Push for better pricing and terms as vendor relationships mature

Candidate Profile

• Prior experience in purchasing, inventory, receiving, or warehouse work is a plus, ideally in food or manufacturing
• Comfortable working both on the production floor and in an office setting
• Bilingual English/Spanish ideal, to communicate with both vendors and the production floor team
• Forklift certification is a plus; we provide training if you don't have it yet
• Organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable with basic computer tools (Excel, email, ordering systems)
• Confident communicator who can eventually represent the company with vendors
• Analytical mindset with an interest in growing into cost analysis and negotiation
• Reliable, proactive, and able to manage multiple priorities