Operations And Procurement Specialist

Aston Carter•Ruskin, FL

22h•$36 - $39•Onsite

About The Position

The Operations and Procurement Specialist supports pre-construction and field operations for a growing specialty construction organization. The role connects project budgets, purchasing, vendors, logistics, customers, and field operations, supporting projects from signed contract through production. It ensures materials, equipment, outside services, and schedules are coordinated so projects can proceed efficiently. This is not an estimating position; the employee reviews established estimates and budgets, creates purchase orders against approved budgets, coordinates vendors, and manages multiple project priorities. The role is based fully onsite in Ruskin, Florida, in a fast-paced, project-based setting supporting office and field operations. Projects typically run approximately two weeks, resulting in a high-volume workflow with shifting priorities related to material availability, deliveries, field schedules, and customer needs. This is a contract-to-hire position.

Requirements

Experience creating, tracking, and managing purchase orders for materials, equipment, rentals, or services.
Ability to read an established estimate or project budget, understand approved spending, and make purchasing decisions within that budget.
Experience obtaining materials or services, communicating requirements, confirming availability, and coordinating delivery.
Ability to coordinate materials, equipment, trucking, rentals, schedules, and other moving pieces across multiple active projects.
Comfort working with spreadsheets and cost sheets to review or track project-related expenses.
Ability to communicate effectively with vendors, customers, field personnel, and leadership.
Strong organizational and prioritization skills.
Independent problem-solving ability and a proactive working style.

Nice To Haves

Experience in construction, specialty contracting, facilities, manufacturing, or project-based operations.
QuickBooks experience, particularly creating purchase orders.
NetSuite or comparable ERP or order-management experience.
Experience coordinating field crews or working alongside field operations.
Customer-facing project coordination experience.

Responsibilities

Support pre-construction and production activities across a high volume of active projects.
Review established job-cost estimates and project budgets to understand approved spending.
Create and manage purchase orders within QuickBooks.
Purchase and coordinate project materials, equipment, rentals, transportation, and outside services.
Communicate and coordinate with approximately five to six key vendors on a typical project.
Work with vendors to secure materials and services within established project budgets.
Coordinate logistics for materials sourced locally and from outside markets.
Schedule deliveries, rental equipment, trucking, and other project-related services.
Communicate project schedules and updates with customers, field teams, vendors, and production staff.
Troubleshoot scheduling, material, and logistical issues that could affect project timelines.
Maintain accurate project and customer information in NetSuite and internal systems.
Use Excel-based cost sheets to understand and monitor project budgets.
Manage competing priorities across numerous active projects.
Partner with field operations and production teams to ensure projects have the resources needed to stay on schedule.