Purchasing Specialist

Job overview

The Purchasing Specialist role is onsite in Allen, TX. Compensation is not specified. Our Community Our Kids supports an agency serving a 10-county area and maintains purchasing and travel functions for its operations. The role reviews purchasing and travel requests, coordinates arrangements, and maintains accurate transaction and inventory records. It helps staff follow agency policies while supporting cost-conscious, practical purchasing and travel decisions.

What you'll do

• Review travel requests for policy compliance, cost reasonableness, and feasibility
• coordinate, book, and document employee and client travel
• review purchasing requests and prepare purchase orders
• track delivery and receipt of goods and services
• manage office supply counts and inventory
• code receipts and refund requests to general ledger accounts
• maintain purchasing, travel, and inventory records
• provide guidance on policy-compliant alternatives
• travel occasionally within the agency’s service area as needed.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

purchasing specialist

allen tx

our community our kids

purchasing

travel coordination

purchase orders

invoice processing

inventory

policy compliance

financial records

office operations

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

The role requires independent judgment in applying agency policies and may involve occasional travel to satellite offices across the agency’s 10-county service area.

About the employer

Our Community Our Kids is hiring for this role. Industry: Other Individual and Family Services. Sector: 62.