Purchasing Specialist

Purchasing Specialist

Location: Minneapolis, MN

Pay Rate: $19.00-$21.00/hour

Employment Type: 4-Month W2 Contract

Schedule: Minimum 25 hours per week

Position Overview

Our client is seeking a Purchasing Specialist to provide temporary support to the purchasing team during a planned four-month leave. This position plays a key role in maintaining day-to-day purchasing operations by supporting purchasing card reconciliations, invoice processing, purchase orders, and resolving transaction exceptions.

This is an excellent opportunity for candidates with experience in purchasing, procurement, accounts payable, or financial administration who enjoy working in a collaborative, detail-oriented environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Reconcile purchasing card (P-Card) transactions and ensure reporting accuracy.
• Review, research, and resolve invoice match exceptions and payment discrepancies.
• Process purchase orders and support daily procurement activities.
• Maintain accurate purchasing records and documentation.
• Partner with internal departments to resolve purchasing and invoice-related issues.
• Provide administrative and operational support to the purchasing team as needed.

Required Qualifications

• Experience in purchasing, procurement, accounts payable, or related administrative functions.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to accurately manage financial transactions and data.
• Experience working with ERP or financial management systems.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including reconciling and analyzing reports.
• Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using PeopleSoft Financials or PeopleSoft Purchasing modules.
• Previous experience in higher education, healthcare, or a large organizational environment.

Pride-Health offers eligible employee's comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Pride-Health is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Fair Chance Employment

Pride-Health is a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.

Accommodations

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.

Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates: Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.

Only applicable for Kentucky positions: For this type of employment, state law requires a criminal record check as a condition of employment. This applies to direct care staff (Examples: RN, LPN, Nurse Aides, Therapists) referred to Kentucky nursing facilities, assisted living communities, or long-term care facilities, in accordance with KRS 216.793.