- Location
- Houston, TX
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Operations
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- Vincere
Description
Procurement Coordinator
Summary
We are seeking a motivated and highly organized Procurement Coordinator to support procurement activities for a major LNG/capital projects organization. This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career professional interested in developing experience within procurement, supply chain, project execution, and the energy industry.
The Procurement Coordinator will work closely with Procurement, Supply Chain, Project Management, Engineering, Finance, and vendors to support day-to-day purchasing activities, maintain accurate procurement documentation, track purchase orders and vendor information, and help ensure materials and services are properly coordinated.
Key Responsibilities
- Support Procurement and Supply Chain teams with day-to-day purchasing and administrative activities.
- Assist with the creation, tracking, and maintenance of purchase orders, requisitions, and procurement documentation.
- Maintain procurement logs, trackers, vendor records, and supporting documentation.
- Follow up with suppliers regarding quotations, purchase orders, documentation, delivery status, and outstanding items.
- Help coordinate RFQs/RFPs, bid documentation, commercial information, and vendor responses.
- Assist buyers and procurement professionals with bid evaluations, purchase order packages, and supporting documentation.
- Track procurement activities and provide routine status updates to the project team.
- Coordinate with Engineering, Project Controls, Finance, Accounts Payable, and other internal stakeholders to resolve documentation or purchasing issues.
- Support vendor onboarding and maintenance of supplier information.
- Assist with invoice and purchase order reconciliation and help research discrepancies as needed.
- Maintain organized electronic procurement files in accordance with project requirements and document-control procedures.
- Assist with procurement reporting and development of Excel-based trackers.
- Support expediting activities and follow up on material and equipment delivery dates when required.
- Participate in procurement and project meetings and document follow-up items.
- Perform additional procurement and supply chain support activities as assigned.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline preferred.
- 0–3 years of experience in procurement, purchasing, supply chain, project coordination, or a related business function.
- Internship, co-op, or entry-level experience within energy, LNG, EPC, engineering, construction, manufacturing, or another project-driven environment is a plus.
- Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel, Outlook, and Word.
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to maintain accurate records and documentation.
- Comfortable working with spreadsheets, data, purchase orders, and multiple project priorities.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to communicate professionally with vendors and internal project stakeholders.
- Organized, proactive, and comfortable following up on outstanding actions.
- Interest in building a long-term career within procurement and supply chain.
Preferred Qualifications
- Exposure to ERP/procurement systems such as SAP, Oracle, or similar platforms is preferred but not required.
- Familiarity with purchase orders, requisitions, RFQs, vendor management, or invoice processing is beneficial.
- Previous internship or project experience within the LNG, oil & gas, energy, EPC, or construction industries would be helpful.
- Strong Excel skills and an interest in working with purchasing and project data.
Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit, walk and stand; talk or hear, both in person and by telephone; use hands repetitively to finger, handle, feel or operate standard office equipment. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and the ability to adjust focus.
About Teal Energi:
TealEnergi is a technical manpower provider with extensive experience supporting the successful execution and operation of major capital project investments. Forged through a desire to provide best-in-class service to clients, candidates, and contractors alike, TealEnergi works through its offices nationwide to provide regional support to a wide range of sectors including both traditional energy and energy transition initiatives (e.g., LNG, hydrogen, wind, solar), as well as manufacturing, mining, and infrastructure.
TealEnergi is committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, disability, ethnicity, gender or gender identity, language, national origin, physical or mental ability, political affiliation, religion, sexual orientation, or protected veteran status.