What are the responsibilities and job description for the Indirect Buyer position at Primary Services?
Join a dynamic, remote-friendly environment where you can grow your career, collaborate with a supportive culture, and contribute to innovative projects while enjoying flexibility and opportunities for advancement.
Primary Services is excited to announce the Indirect Buyer role for a large, well-established client. As an Indirect Buyer, you will play a key role in supporting procurement and sourcing operations by managing purchase orders, vendor relationships, and contract tracking, all within a collaborative, fast-paced corporate environment. This role gives you exposure to advanced procurement systems, process improvement initiatives, and cross-functional coordination, building a strong foundation for your career in supply chain and IT procurement.
Responsibilities:
- Process purchase requisitions and purchase orders in Coupa, SAP, or other procurement systems, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and policy compliance.
- Provide administrative and operational support to an assigned Sourcing Manager, including request tracking, documentation management, and coordination of routine contracting activities.
- Serve as a point of contact for internal clients regarding PO status, vendor setup, invoice questions, and procurement process inquiries; escalate issues as appropriate.
- Register new vendors and support supplier onboarding and maintenance, including required documentation, system setup, and approval tracking.
- Track contracts, amendments, and related documentation through the approval pipeline, maintaining visibility into status, dependencies, and next steps.
- Perform first-level review of lower-risk contracts using standard guidance and templates to ensure clarity and alignment with business intent; flag non-standard terms or potential risk.
- Coordinate with Accounts Payable and suppliers to resolve invoice discrepancies, payment issues, and PO-related clean-up.
- Maintain organized electronic files and documentation in accordance with Supply Chain policies and audit requirements.
- Support audits, surveys, and data requests by gathering and validating required information.
- Follow and reinforce compliance with Supply Chain policies, procedures, and internal controls.
- Assist with process improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing efficiency, responsiveness, and internal customer satisfaction.
Qualifications:
- 1-3 years of relevant experience in procurement, operations, finance, or administrative support roles.
- Degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Finance, Paralegal studies, or a related discipline preferred; equivalent experience considered.
- Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks, trackers, and deadlines in a fast-paced, remote environment.
- High attention to detail and accuracy with data entry, reporting, and system transactions.
- Ability to read and interpret basic contract language, scopes of work, and recognize common risk indicators.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills for interacting with internal clients and external parties.
- Comfortable working with data, spreadsheets, and standard business reports.
- Ability to work independently in a remote role while maintaining strong communication, accountability, and collaboration.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Outlook, Word); experience with SAP, Coupa, Ariba, or similar ERP/procurement systems preferred.
- Must be local to Houston, TX or Lehi, UT, with availability during core business hours; occasional office presence required (1-2 days per month).
This remote role offers flexibility, opportunities for professional growth, and exposure to complex IT procurement operations at a respected organization.