Tech Buyer

AppleOne; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 33,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

AppleOne Employment Services seeks a detail-oriented Tech Buyer for a temp-to-hire role supporting a busy engineering services purchasing team. Training begins in Pasadena, CA, with a transition to City of Commerce, CA.

The position offers growth in purchasing, order processing, and vendor communication within a collaborative, fast-paced environment. Ideal candidate has strong data entry skills, customer-service mindset, and the ability to communicate effectively with vendors, technicians, and

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of administrative, order processing, purchasing, logistics, customer service, or data entry experience preferred.
• Strong data entry accuracy and attention to detail.
• Comfortable communicating by phone and email with vendors, technicians, and internal contacts.

Responsibilities

• Enter, update, and maintain accurate purchasing, order, and vendor information in internal systems.
• Communicate professionally with vendors, technicians, and internal teams by phone and email.
• Support the Tech Buyer team with purchase order processing, follow-up, and administrative coordination.
• Track order details, resolve basic discrepancies, and help ensure timely communication on purchasing needs.
• Work in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple tasks and priorities with accuracy.
• Assist with general clerical, data entry, and order processing duties as needed.

Tools

ERP software

Google Workspace

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Summary

We are seeking a detail-oriented Tech Buyer for a temp-to-hire opportunity supporting a busy technical purchasing team in the engineering services industry. This role is ideal for someone with strong data entry skills, a customer service mindset, and the confidence to communicate with vendors, technicians, and internal team members in a fast-paced environment.

The Tech Buyer will begin training in Pasadena and, once trained, will transition to the City of Commerce location. This is a great opportunity for a motivated candidate who wants to learn, grow, and build experience in purchasing, order processing, vendor communication, and ERP-based administrative support. The team environment is collaborative, hands-on, and well-suited for someone who enjoys staying organized, solving problems, and contributing to daily operational success.

Key Responsibilities

• Enter, update, and maintain accurate purchasing, order, and vendor information in internal systems.
• Communicate professionally with vendors, technicians, and internal teams by phone and email.
• Support the Tech Buyer team with purchase order processing, follow-up, and administrative coordination.
• Track order details, resolve basic discrepancies, and help ensure timely communication on purchasing needs.
• Work in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple tasks and priorities with accuracy.
• Assist with general clerical, data entry, and order processing duties as needed.

Compensation and Benefits

• Pay range: $24.00 to $28.00 per hour.
• Job type: Temp-to-hire.
• Training location: Pasadena, CA. 2-4 months
• Assignment location: City of Commerce, CA, once trained.
• Start date: As soon as possible.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Support purchasing and order processing activities for a technical buyer team.
• Maintain accurate data entry for vendor, order, and purchasing records.
• Communicate with vendors and technicians to support timely order updates and issue resolution.
• Use office and ERP systems to manage purchasing-related information.
• 1 to 2 years of relevant administrative, order processing, purchasing, logistics, customer service, or data entry experience preferred.
• Strong data entry accuracy and attention to detail.
• Comfortable communicating by phone and email with vendors, technicians, and internal contacts.
• Proficiency with G-Suite or Microsoft Office.
• Knowledge of ERP software or ability to quickly learn system-based workflows.
• Ability to multitask and stay organized in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong work ethic, willingness to learn, and ability to work independently.
• Confident, proactive, and able to think quickly when priorities shift.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous buying, purchasing, procurement, or order processing experience.
• Experience in logistics, trucking, dispatch, supply chain, or vendor coordination.
• Familiarity with technical services, engineering services, field service operations, or technician support environments.

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For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, AppleOne is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required.

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