Remote Procurement & Vendor Coordinator – Industrial Demo Plant

Limelight Steel; Oakland (CA); Remote; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Limelight Steel is recruiting a contract Procurement & Vendor Coordinator to oversee day-to-day buying, expediting and vendor management for our laser steelmaking demonstration plant in Oakland, CA. The role is 20–30 hours per week, flexible, for 2–4 months, with a preference for occasional on-site work in Oakland but fully remote is possible.

You will handle RFQs, quotes, POs, vendor follow-ups, and logistics coordination, interfacing with engineering to manage cost, delivery risks, and

Qualifications

• 5+ years in procurement, expediting or vendor coordination on industrial projects.
• Experience with metal fabrication, piping, and field welds is preferred.
• Ability to read P&IDs, BOMs and fabrication drawings.
• Strong vendor negotiation and cost-tracking skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with engineers and vendors.

Responsibilities

• Own procurement package list for laser furnace and sulfur system.
• Issue RFQs, gather quotes, and place orders with tight schedule.
• Raise spend requests in Procurify and track approvals.
• Manage orders for fabricated components and services.
• Coordinate with logistics for import, incoterms, and on-site receiving.
• Maintain vendor documents and resolve issues with engineering.
• Provide weekly procurement status updates to engineering lead.
• Archive procurement records for audit.

Skills

Procurement

Expediting

Vendor coordination

Reading P&IDs

BOMs

Data sheets

Communication

Procurify

Tools

Procurify

Smartsheet

MS Project

Job description

Limelight Steel is recruiting a contract Procurement & Vendor Coordinator to oversee day-to-day buying, expediting and vendor management for our laser steelmaking demonstration plant in Oakland, CA. The role is 20–30 hours per week, flexible, for 2–4 months, with a preference for occasional on-site work in Oakland but fully remote is possible.

You will handle RFQs, quotes, POs, vendor follow-ups, and logistics coordination, interfacing with engineering to manage cost, delivery risks, and