Buyer / Supply Chain / Procurement / Inventory

This role is ideal for a purchasing professional who enjoys vendor coordination, purchase order management, invoice processing, and supporting field operations with timely access to equipment, materials, and parts.

The Buyer will play an important role in keeping projects and service operations moving by ensuring accurate purchasing, competitive pricing, reliable vendor follow-up, and effective coordination with shipping, receiving, and internal teams. This position offers exposure to purchasing, subcontracting, inventory support, vendor management, warranty tracking, and operational coordination. Issue subcontracts, equipment purchase orders, and material purchase orders using systems such as JDE, IFS, GP, or related platforms.

• Negotiate with vendors for equipment, materials, and day-to-day purchases to support competitive pricing and availability.
• Follow up with vendors to confirm delivery timing and ensure materials, equipment, and parts arrive by required dates.
• Support shipping and receiving activities, tool crib check-in and check-out, and coordination with internal field and sales personnel.

Manage purchasing activities for equipment, materials, subcontractors, and day-to-day operational needs.

• Coordinate vendor follow-up, shipping and receiving support, tool crib activity, and purchasing system updates.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in a related purchasing, procurement, operations, logistics, or industry position.
• Proficient-plus level skills in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word.
• Ability to work with purchasing systems such as JDE, IFS, GP, or similar ERP platforms.
• Professional, ethical approach to vendor and subcontractor relationships.
• College coursework in business, economics, management, procurement, purchasing, or a related field.
• Degree in procurement, purchasing, supply chain, business, or a related discipline.
• Working knowledge of HVAC parts and equipment.
• Knowledge of local manufacturer representatives, dealers, and vendor networks.
• Familiarity with local contractors, including electrical, general, crane, and related service providers.
• Experience supporting field operations, service teams, shipping and receiving, or tool crib functions.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disabled / Protected Veterans

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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.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. We also consider for employment qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements, including, if applicable, the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, including, if applicable, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.