Purchasing Expeditor

NextStep Recruiting has partnered with a global manufacturing organization to identify a Purchasing Expeditor in the Irving/Grand Prairie area in TX. This is a contract-to-hire opportunity working 100% onsite, Monday through Friday. This individual will join the Purchasing team and play an important role in tracking open purchase orders, coordinating shipping activity, and working directly with vendors to keep products moving on schedule.

This position is ideal for someone who understands the connection between purchasing, purchase orders, shipping, and logistics. The ideal candidate is bilingual in English and Spanish, highly organized, comfortable working with vendors, and proactive when resolving discrepancies or pushing through time-sensitive shipments.

Required:

• 1–2+ years of direct purchasing expediting experience with knowledge of purchase orders, shipping processes, logistics coordination, and vendor follow-up
• Bilingual English/Spanish communication skills
• Strong Excel skills, including VLOOKUPs, formatting, data tracking, and report maintenance
• Experience tracking open purchase orders and shipments, following up on delivery status, and resolving vendor, quantity, or shipping discrepancies
• Strong customer service, organization, and communication skills with the ability to manage urgent requests, competing priorities, and critical deadlines

Preferred:

• Some college coursework, Associate’s degree, or Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Logistics, or a related field
• Oracle experience or experience working within another ERP system
• Experience running and maintaining open-order, critical-item, shipment, or vendor reports
• Experience working within manufacturing, purchasing, supply chain, or an international logistics environment
• Demonstrated career stability with a track record of taking initiative, following through, and proactively escalating potential delays or issues

If you're bilingual in English and Spanish and enjoy keeping orders on track, working directly with vendors, solving shipping issues, and making sure urgent products get where they need to go, we'd love to connect.

NextStep Recruiting provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants regardless of race, color, or applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location where the company has facilities.