Purchasing Coordinator

Persistent Systems, LLC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 71,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Paid Time Off

Flexible Spending Accounts

401(k) Plan with company match

Fitness membership reimbursement

Tuition assistance

Mental health benefits

Veterinary benefits

Job summary

Persistent Systems, LLC is seeking a Buyer at its New York City headquarters to support PO requests, expedite orders, and assist the buying team with procurement tasks. You’ll maintain records, communicate with suppliers, and help manage the purchasing workflow.

Responsibilities include processing purchase orders, monitoring the PR portal, expediting deliveries, and keeping ERP data current. Strong organizational and communication skills are essential for success in a collaborative team setting.

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement, purchasing, or related administrative roles
• Familiarity with ERP systems is advantageous
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook)
• Excellent organizational, multitasking, and attention to detail skills
• Effective written and verbal communication abilities
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team and across department

Responsibilities

• Comply with company purchasing policies and procedures
• Create and update purchase orders
• Monitor the PR portal for timely and accurate execution of orders
• Track purchase order due dates and align with supplier confirmations
• Support expediting delivery of goods/services to meet schedules
• Maintain ERP system with current products, pricing, and supplier information
• Communicate with suppliers regularly to confirm order receipts and resolve issues
• Provide general administrative support to the procurement team
• Collaborate with internal departments for smooth procurement processes
• Assist with weekly ad hoc reporting and vendor qualification/evaluation
• Work within a healthy and collaborative team environment

Skills

Procurement experience

Microsoft Office

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain or related field

High school diploma

Tools

ERP systems

Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook)

Job description

Job Description & Responsibilities

Persistent Systems is actively seeking a Buyer to join our team at the New York City headquarters. In this role you will support the internal purchase order requests portal, expedite order processing, and assist the buying team with administrative tasks related to purchasing and supply chain operations. Your role involves maintaining accurate records, ensuring seamless communication with suppliers, and supporting the overall procurement process.

Position Responsibilities

• Comply with company purchasing policies and procedures
• Create and update purchase orders
• Monitor the Purchase Request (PR) portal for timely and accurate execution of orders
• Track purchase order due dates and align with supplier confirmations
• Support in expediting the delivery of goods/services to meet schedules
• Support in maintaining the ERP system with current products, pricing, and supplier information
• Communicate with suppliers regularly to confirm order receipts and resolve issues
• Provide general administrative support to the procurement team
• Collaborate with internal departments for smooth procurement processes
• Assist with weekly ad hoc reporting and vendor qualification/evaluation
• Ability to work within a healthy and collaborative team environment

Job Qualifications & Experience

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma
• Experience in procurement, purchasing, or related administrative roles
• Familiarity with ERP systems is advantageous
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook)
• Excellent organizational, multitasking, and attention to detail skills
• Effective written and verbal communication abilities
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team and across department

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of supply chain processes and procurement best practices
• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain or a related field

The pay for this role can vary from $71,000 to $75,000 a year based on the selected individual's education and experience.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• life
• disability insurance
• paid time off
• flexible spending accounts
• 401(k) plan with company match
• fitness membership reimbursement
• tuition assistance
• mental health benefits
• veterinary benefits

Company Overview

Persistent Systems, LLC is a leading global provider of mobile networking solutions for military, first responder, government, and commercial markets. We engineer our Wave Relay® MANET and Cloud Relay™ technology to transmit voice, video, and situational awareness under the most difficult conditions. Through the Wave Relay® Ecosystem, an alliance of industry-leading companies, Persistent unites warfighters, UGVs, UAVs, sensors, cameras, and devices on a common network. Persistent was founded in 2007 and has offices in New York City, Colorado, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, and Wyoming.