Purchasing Coordinator II

Summary

Meteor Education is a national provider of furniture and interior solutions tailored for learning environments. The Purchasing Coordinator II performs advanced purchasing operations, processes complex orders, mentors coordinators, and resolves technical and financial issues to support accurate ordering and clean invoicing.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary processor of complex company purchase orders and exception handling within Purchasing department
• Train and develop Purchasing Coordinators by serving as a mentor
• Conduct regular reviews of large vendor purchase orders and communicate any issues to project team
• Help maintain organization of order requests in the Purchasing inbox within Kayako
• Conduct follow-up communication with project teams and vendors on pending change orders to prevent order errors and payment collection delays
• Collaborate with members of the Accounts Receivable team to resolve complex job issues and clear financial variances to ensure clean and timely invoicing
• Work closely with members of project team to produce timely and accurate change orders
• Create departmental forms and training guides for use both internally and externally

Skills

• High School Diploma required
• Must have strong analytical abilities, problem solving skills, and excellent interpersonal communication skills, both verbal and written
• Must have knowledge of and experience using software applications (word processing, spreadsheets, databases
• Some college preferred

Qualifications

Must Haves

• High School Diploma required
• Must have strong analytical abilities, problem solving skills, and excellent interpersonal communication skills, both verbal and written
• Must have knowledge of and experience using software applications (word processing, spreadsheets, databases

Nice to Haves

• some college preferred

Benefits

• **ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION:****Annual Bonus Opportunity**
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Telemedicine, mental health, and wellness resources
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Account options
• A 401(k) retirement plan with pre-tax and Roth contribution options and an employer match
• Employer-paid and voluntary life, disability, and supplemental insurance options
• Paid time off and company-paid holidays
• Paid volunteer time
• Parental and family caregiver leave
• Benefits navigation and retirement-planning resources