Purchasing Administrator

Insight Global
Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

Required Skills & Experience


• 1–3+ years of experience in a purchasing, procurement, or buying-related role

• Experience working with a formal purchasing system

• Background in construction (commercial preferred; residential/GC experience acceptable)

• Familiarity with:

○ Cost codes / construction terminology

• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage vendors over the phone

• Highly organized with strong attention to detail

• Professional, polished, and able to represent the company externally


Nice to Have Skills & Experience


• Experience using Procore (especially purchasing or pay modules)

• Purchase orders / work orders experience

• Exposure to estimating workflows or supporting preconstruction teams

• Experience building or managing vendor/trade partner databases


Job Description


We are seeking a Purchasing Administrator to support a fast-paced construction team. This role will partner closely with estimating and operations, helping build out vendor relationships, manage purchasing workflows, and support project execution.

This is a highly dynamic position—no two days will look the same—and is ideal for someone who is organized, proactive, and comfortable communicating with vendors and subcontractors.


Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact (POC) for vendors and subcontractors

• Conduct outbound outreach / cold calling to identify and onboard new trade partners

• Support purchasing workflows including:

○ Purchase orders (POs)

○ Work orders (WOs)

○ Vendor coordination

• Build and maintain vendor and subcontractor databases to support estimating and procurement

• Collaborate with estimators to organize and translate trade and cost data into purchasing workflows

• Assist with spreadsheet tracking, reporting, and data organization

• Support Procore purchasing/pay workflows (or learn and ramp quickly if not experienced)

• Help ensure all purchasing processes align with internal systems and construction project needs

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