Strategic Purchasing & Travel Specialist

Our Community Our Kids; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mileage reimbursement

Job summary

Our Community Our Kids is seeking a Purchasing & Travel Support professional to manage travel requests, book arrangements, process POs, and ensure policy compliance. This role requires accuracy, organization, and collaboration across departments.

The position involves coordinating in-state and out-of-state travel, handling vendor invoices, and maintaining procurement records within a nonprofit context. On-site work with occasional travel is expected.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree or equivalent experience in business, accounting, or logistics.
• Minimum 2 years in purchasing support, travel coordination, or administrative operations.
• Experience reviewing policy documents and communicating required changes to staff.

Responsibilities

• Review travel requests for policy compliance and cost reasonableness.
• Coordinate, book, and document employee travel in-state and out-of-state.
• Process purchase requests and prepare purchase orders.
• Code receipts and expenses to GL accounts for reconciliation.
• Maintain accurate purchasing, travel, and inventory records.
• Occasional travel within service area; mileage reimbursement provided.

Skills

Policy compliance

Travel coordination

Purchasing support

Administrative operations

Attention to accuracy

Education

Associate’s degree in Business/Accounting/Finance/Public Administration/Operations/Logistics

Tools

Purchasing system

Inventory tracking

Job description

Our Community Our Kids is seeking a Purchasing & Travel Support professional to manage travel requests, book arrangements, process POs, and ensure policy compliance. This role requires accuracy, organization, and collaboration across departments.

The position involves coordinating in-state and out-of-state travel, handling vendor invoices, and maintaining procurement records within a nonprofit context. On-site work with occasional travel is expected.