Purchasing Staffing

Purchasing, in order and on time.

A full-time purchasing specialist who raises your purchase orders, follows up with vendors, and matches every invoice before it’s paid, inside your systems and your hours.

Today’s work

Purchase orders

Raises purchase orders from approved requests, with the right vendor, pricing and delivery details on every one.

Approvals

Routes requests and orders through your approval rules and keeps every order’s status visible.

Vendor follow-up

Confirms orders, chases delivery dates and backorders, and keeps your team updated on what’s arriving.

Quotes and pricing

Requests quotes from your vendors, compares them, and keeps price lists and vendor records current.

What does a purchasing specialist do?

A purchasing specialist handles what your business buys: raising purchase orders, following up with vendors, and matching invoices to orders before they’re paid.

  • Purchase orders

    Raises purchase orders from approved requests, with the right vendor, pricing and delivery details on every one.

  • Approvals

    Routes requests and orders through your approval rules and keeps every order’s status visible.

  • Vendor follow-up

    Confirms orders, chases delivery dates and backorders, and keeps your team updated on what’s arriving.

  • Quotes and pricing

    Requests quotes from your vendors, compares them, and keeps price lists and vendor records current.

  • Invoice matching

    Matches vendor invoices to purchase orders and receipts, and flags price or quantity differences before payment.

  • Purchasing reports

    Keeps open order and spend reports up to date, so you can see what’s been ordered and what’s owed.

Tools they already know

Tell us your stack and we screen for it.

  • NetSuite
  • SAP Ariba
  • Coupa
  • QuickBooks Online
  • Sage
  • Microsoft Dynamics 365
  • Bill.com
  • Excel
  • Google Sheets
  • And moreUsing something else? We screen for that too.

Before you meet anyone

How we screen purchasing specialists.

Every candidate is checked against the work, your tools and your hours. You only interview the people who pass.

See screened candidates
  1. The duties, not the title

    We review the purchasing work each candidate has actually done: purchase orders, quotes, vendor follow-up and invoice matching.

  2. Your purchasing system

    Tell us your stack and we shortlist people who have worked in it, from NetSuite and SAP Ariba to Coupa and QuickBooks Online.

  3. How they write and speak

    Purchasing means emailing and calling your vendors, so we screen written and spoken English for the role.

  4. Your hours

    We confirm each candidate can work your business hours, so orders and follow-ups reach vendors while they’re at their desks.

  5. Background and medical checks

    Every hire passes background and medical checks before day one. They’re part of the process, not an extra.

  6. Then you interview the shortlist

    You meet the candidates who pass, ask your own questions, and choose who joins your team.

One monthly fee per employee.

No placement fee. No separate hiring charges. Everything you need to get a new hire started on your team is inside the fee.

A local hire, salary plus overhead$1,375/wk
A Remote Employee$473/wk

Illustrative example that updates with the calculator. Your fee depends on the role and experience level; the marketplace shows a monthly range for each candidate.

Inside the fee

  • Recruiting and screening
  • Background & medical checks
  • Compliance & BIR registration
  • Payroll & employment taxes
  • Comprehensive medical benefits
  • Perks & team events
  • Workstation & equipment
  • IT support & HR administration
  • HR management software

Our work in action

HealthcareSurgical admin

Eye Surgery Center: surgical prep moved 2–3 days ahead of schedule

“We are still in the beginning stages, but I am hopeful that our partnership will continue to grow.”

Manager, Eye Surgery Center

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Enterprise softwareCollections

Epicor: an 11-person collections team, hired fast

Stronger AR through collections, better customer communication, and a bigger team without slowing productivity.

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Martial artsLead response

Torrent BJJ: faster lead response and more student sign-ups

“We were able to streamline a number of day-to-day tasks. This helped improve overall workflow, freed up time, and made it easier to focus on growing the business.”

Mike Downes, Owner

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LandscapingBookkeeping & admin

Rustic Countrysides: lower costs and higher productivity

“The support has been incredible. We can call, email, or text the team anytime and get immediate help. They’ve been flexible, responsive, and genuinely invested in helping our team succeed.”

Jamie Moricle, Employment Facilitator

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Real estateOperations & admin

Handa Developers Group: less workload on leadership, more capacity for growth

“The team has been disciplined, sincere, and helpful in reducing our workload so we can focus on other areas of the business.”

Sanjay Kapoor, COO and Partner

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ConstructionOperations & admin

Byrne & Jones: 70% lower labor costs while scaling operations

“Working with Remote Employee has strengthened our organization by improving efficiency and increasing capacity. It’s not just a cost strategy—it’s about building a more efficient, scalable organization.”

Misty Walter, Business Operations Manager

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HVAC & field servicesDispatch & support

Carrier: fixed broken operations without replacing the systems

“Remote Employee gave us access to highly skilled talent we couldn’t afford locally.”

Carrier executive

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Financial servicesAudit & collections

AFCO: 40% lower costs and double the collections performance

“To perform our core functions, we need professionals who can not only read financial statements but understand the broader context and communicate effectively with customers to collect additional premiums.”

AFCO executive

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Logistics & e-commerceOutreach & coordination

Amazon: a national rollout to 80% of U.S. MDU properties

“It required a highly capable, detail-oriented professional who could manage a complex process end-to-end. Remote Employee helped us find exactly that talent, and the results speak for themselves.”

Amazon executive

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What would this role cost you?

Hours (part-time is estimated at half the full-time price)
Where you hire today
$
Benefits, payroll tax, space, equipment
Your cost today, per year$71,500
A Remote Employee, per year$24,600
DifferenceAbout $3,908 a month
$46,90066% less

Want the real number for your role?

Or post your position and we shortlist in days.

Illustrative, not a quote. The Remote Employee figure is an example fee for this role and experience level. Overheads include recruiting, payroll, benefits, office and equipment. UK and Australia figures use fixed example exchange rates.

Candidates like these, before any call.

Sample profiles for illustration. Live candidates are in the RE Portal marketplace.

Sample

Purchasing Specialist

Trisha Y.

4+ years
Total Monthly CostUS$1,600 – US$2,000

Trisha is a Purchasing Specialist with 4 years of experience in NetSuite, working US Central hours.

NetSuitePurchase ordersVendor follow-up+3 more
English FluentBS Economics
Sample

Procurement Coordinator

Gerald M.

6+ years
Total Monthly CostUS$2,100 – US$2,600

Gerald is a Procurement Coordinator with 6 years of experience in SAP Ariba, working US Eastern hours.

SAP AribaQuotes and pricingSpend reports+3 more
English FluentBS Logistics
Sample

Purchasing & AP Assistant

Joanna F.

3+ years
Total Monthly CostUS$1,500 – US$1,900

Joanna is a Purchasing & AP Assistant with 3 years of experience in QuickBooks Online, working US Pacific hours.

QuickBooks OnlineInvoice matchingBill.com+3 more
English FluentBS Accountancy
Sample

Senior Buyer

Dennis O.

8+ years
Total Monthly CostUS$2,600 – US$3,200

Dennis is a Senior Buyer with 8 years of experience in Coupa, working US Mountain hours.

CoupaVendor managementExcel+3 more
English FluentBS Industrial Engineering
Sample

Procurement Specialist

Ramon S.

5+ years
Total Monthly CostUS$1,900 – US$2,400

Ramon is a Procurement Specialist with 5 years of experience in Oracle Procurement, working US Central hours.

Oracle ProcurementRFQsSupplier onboarding+3 more
English FluentBS Accountancy
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Questions about hiring purchasing specialists.

How hiring through Remote Employee works for this role.

They handle what your business buys: raising purchase orders, getting quotes, following up with vendors on delivery, matching invoices to orders and receipts, and keeping vendor records and purchasing reports current.

Yes. Emailing and calling vendors to confirm orders and chase deliveries is part of the role. We screen written and spoken English for it, and your purchasing specialist works your hours, so follow-ups reach vendors during their business day.

The ones you already run. Tell us your stack and we shortlist people who have worked in it, typically NetSuite, SAP Ariba, Coupa, QuickBooks Online, or Sage, alongside Excel and Google Sheets.

You give them their own login with the permissions you choose, as you would for anyone on your team. They work on equipment we provide, and every hire passes background and medical checks before they start.

Yes. If you need both, tell us the split and we screen for candidates who have done both, from raising the purchase order to processing the vendor payment.

It depends on the role, experience, and skills you’re looking for.

Once we know who you need, we’ll give you the cost upfront. There’s a one-time setup fee per employee, followed by a monthly fee. Businesses typically save 50–70% compared with hiring a similar role in the US with equivalent education, experience or other qualifications.

Remote Employee® is the legal employer. We employ your team member locally in the Philippines and take care of their payroll, taxes, contracts, and compliance. You just pay a set monthly invoice while we take care of the rest.

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