Purchasing Agent

Required Skills & Experience

Education: High school diploma or GED required.

Purchasing Experience: Previous experience in purchasing, procurement, supply chain, or a closely related function.

Vendor Communication: Experience working directly with suppliers and vendors to coordinate orders and resolve issues.

Accounts Payable Coordination: Experience working with AP teams or handling invoice-related discrepancies.

Microsoft Office: Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, specifically:

Microsoft Excel Microsoft Outlook

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

Hospital or Healthcare Experience: Previous experience working in a hospital, healthcare system, or healthcare supply chain environment.

Advanced Excel Skills: Experience utilizing Excel formulas for tracking, reporting, or data management.

ERP Experience: Familiarity with purchasing or enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems.

Healthcare Procurement: Experience purchasing medical supplies, clinical products, or hospital equipment.

Purchase Order Management: Experience resolving purchase order discrepancies, backorders, and invoice reconciliation issues.

Job Description

Insight Global is seeking a detail-oriented and organized Purchasing Agent to support the Supply Chain department within a healthcare organization. This individual will be responsible for managing daily purchasing activities, coordinating with suppliers and vendors, and partnering closely with the Accounts Payable (AP) team to resolve invoice and purchasing discrepancies.

The ideal candidate will have experience working in a purchasing, procurement, or supply chain environment, strong Microsoft Office skills, and excellent written and verbal communication abilities. This individual must be comfortable managing multiple priorities, communicating with vendors, and ensuring purchasing processes run efficiently.

Experience working in a hospital or healthcare environment is highly preferred but not required.

Hybrid Schedule - must be local to San Diego, CA M-F 7:30am to 4pm Equipment Requirements

Candidate will be expected to utilize their own home office equipment, including:

Laptop Monitors (ideally two) Camera/webcam