Associate Purchasing Agent - Temp to Hire

Southland Industries

Full-time other-general
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Location
Garden Grove, CA, United States
Posted
July 21, 2026

Job Description

**Position Summary**

This role is responsible for assisting the purchasing team with material orders, take-offs, will-call orders, data entry, expediting, invoicing errors and other duties that the Purchasing Manager determines needs support.

**Position Details**

+ Assists Purchasing team with placing orders.
+ Partners with suppliers to follow up on delivery dates and back orders. Tracks the status of all back orders and informs appropriate team members and departments of any issues.
+ Maintains current and accurate files of suppliers pricing within the ERP system and purchasing spreadsheets.
+ Assists with processing material receivers. Coordinates bulk deliveries of rough products, to meet deadlines.
+ Assists with processing material returns and credits.
+ Supports the RFQ, RFP processes to obtain product information such as pricing, availability, and delivery schedule.

**Qualifications**

+ High school degree or G.E.D
+...