About This Role

At Apeel Sciences, we look to nature to help the global food system improve quality, reduce waste, and ensure an abundant future for our planet. The Accounting and Finance team strives to be an enabler of business at Apeel by ensuring that the company’s financial position is accurately reported and that we have a solid financial plan, adequate capital, and a financial strategy focused on driving long-term stakeholder value.

We are seeking a Purchasing Specialist to join our growing international company. As the Purchasing Specialist, you'll be responsible for the timely and accurate review and reimbursement of employee expense reports for the company.

What You'll Do 

• Verify and order products based on internal Coupa requisitions. Ensure appropriate account, department and job are included.
• Submit purchase orders to vendors and monitor the shipment status.
• Liaison between vendors and coworkers to ensure a requested product is obtainable within deadlines.
• Investigate outstanding, unreceived items.
• Manage product returns and exchanges with vendors on a timely basis.
• Contact vendors for record of receipts and invoices when necessary.
• Keep electronic filing systems complete and organized.
• Manage vendor set up and maintenance in Coupa and Quickbooks.
• Assist with Expensify expense reports, as needed.
• Assist in other accounts payable and general office duties as requested

What You Bring

• 3+ years Purchasing or procurement experience 
• Strong problem-solving, strategic-thinking, and critical-analysis ability in resolving purchasing, inventory, and accounting issues
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Detail oriented, focused, well-organized
• Able to handle multiple priorities and set/meet deadlines
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Mac experience preferred
• Business Spend Management or Procurement Software (Coupa) experience preferred

Apeel believes that the scale of our impact is determined by the teams that work with us. As such, we seek to build high-performing teams of people from various experiences and backgrounds who can collectively push our company into new realms. We seek a diverse pool of applicants and consider all qualified candidates regardless of race, ancestry, color, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, citizenship, disability, Veteran status, marital status, or any other protected status. If you have a special need or disability that requires accommodation, please let us know.

Please note that Apeel Sciences does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the event of a recruiter or agency submitting a resume or candidate without a signed agreement being in place, we explicitly reserve the right to pursue and hire such candidates without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted directly to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Apeel Sciences.