Purchasing Specialist

Cypress Lawn Cemetery Association; Colma (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Cypress Lawn Cemetery Association in California is seeking a dependable, detail-oriented Purchasing Assistant to join the team. You will coordinate merchandise and customer orders and build strong vendor relationships to ensure accurate deliveries.

You will track incoming orders, support inventory management, perform quality checks, maintain purchasing records, and collaborate with other departments on order status and purchasing needs.

Qualifications

• Weekend availability.
• Spanish speaking and reading ability.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Great communication skills, written and verbal.
• Comfort managing multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel).
• A self starter mindset with dependability and independence.
• Strong interpersonal skills across teams and vendors.
• Purchasing, inventory, customer service, or admin experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate merchandise and customer orders.
• Build relationships with vendors on orders, deliveries, and discrepancies.
• Track incoming orders and packages.
• Support inventory management and organization.
• Perform quality checks on products.
• Maintain purchasing records.
• Partner with other departments on order status and purchasing needs.
• Learn new purchasing systems and tools.
• Take on special projects with the Purchasing Manager.

Skills

Weekend availability

Spanish language

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Multitasking

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Interpersonal skills

Purchasing experience

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Description

Ready for a new challenge? The Purchasing Department is looking for a dependable, detail oriented team member to grow into this role.

What You'll Do

• Coordinate merchandise and customer orders
• Build relationships with vendors on orders, deliveries, and discrepancies
• Track incoming orders and packages
• Support inventory management and organization
• Perform quality checks on products
• Maintain purchasing records
• Partner with other departments on order status and purchasing needs
• Learn new purchasing systems and tools
• Take on special projects with the Purchasing Manager

Requirements

What You Bring

• Weekend availability
• Spanish speaking and reading ability
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Great communication skills, written and verbal
• Comfort managing multiple priorities and deadlines
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel)
• A self starter mindset with dependability and independence
• Strong interpersonal skills across teams and vendors
• Purchasing, inventory, customer service, or admin experience is a plus