Purchasing Assistant

Purchasing Coordinator

Location: Onsite

Schedule: Monday-Friday | 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Why This Opportunity?

If you're someone who enjoys staying organized, building relationships, solving problems, and keeping things on track, this could be a great next step in your career. We're looking for a Purchasing Coordinator to support a busy manufacturing operation by coordinating with vendors, maintaining purchase orders, tracking deliveries, and ensuring critical materials arrive when needed. You'll work closely with Purchasing, Production, Operations, and Finance teams, gaining valuable exposure to multiple areas of the business.

What You'll Be Doing

As a Purchasing Clerk, you'll serve as a key point of contact between suppliers and internal teams to help ensure materials are available to support production needs.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Maintain and update purchase orders within the ERP system
• Monitor open and past-due orders to ensure on-time delivery
• Communicate directly with local and national vendors regarding order status and shipping timelines
• Follow up proactively on delays, shortages, and delivery issues
• Track incoming shipments and provide status updates to internal stakeholders
• Ensure purchasing records and documentation remain accurate and up to date
• Support invoice reconciliation, reporting, and purchasing administration
• Partner with Operations, Production, and Finance teams to maintain material availability
• Assist the purchasing team with backlog reduction and process improvement efforts

What Makes You a Great Fit

We're looking for someone who is:

Organized and detail-oriented

Comfortable communicating with vendors and suppliers

Confident following up and holding vendors accountable to commitments

Able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

Proactive in identifying and resolving issues before they impact operations

Preferred Experience

• ERP system experience (Acumatica preferred but not required)
• Vendor coordination, customer service, logistics, supply chain, or purchasing experience
• Manufacturing or operations experience
• Purchase order management, order tracking, or procurement support experience

Job Type & Location: This is a Contract position based out of Saint Michael, MN.

Pay and Benefits: The pay range for this position is $24.00 - $25.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type: This is a fully onsite position in Saint Michael, MN.

Application Deadline: This position is anticipated to close on Sep 18, 2026.

About Aston Carter

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing Platinum Award winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email View email address on click.appcast.io for other accommodation options.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.