# Purchasing Coordinator (USA Healthcare) - EST Hours (Remote)

> ISTA Personnel Solutions · South Africa (Remote) · Full-time · Posted 2026-05-11

**Workplace:** remote

**Department:** SA - Operations

## Description

**ISTA Personnel Solutions South Africa** is a dynamic and fast-growing BPO company, specializing in providing top-tier operational support to U.S.-based companies. We are not a recruitment agency — we are a dedicated extension of our clients’ teams, delivering high-quality service with precision, efficiency, and a personal touch.

Our USA-client provides procurement oversight and purchasing services to Long-Term Care (LTC) facilities and Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs), ensuring cost control, compliance, and efficient sourcing across multiple locations.

We are seeking a **Purchasing Coordinators** to support facility purchasing operations. This role requires strong communication, sound judgment, and the ability to think critically when reviewing and processing purchase requests

**PLEASE NOTE:**

-   **Working Hours:** This role requires you to work **EST hours** Mon - Fri from 9am to 6pm **EST** _(3:00 PM to 00:00 AM South African time - subject to change in accordance with daylight savings in the United States)._
-   **Public Holidays:** This role requires you to work on both South African and US public holidays (compensation for SA public holidays in accordance with the BCEA)
-   **Internet Requirements:** A **fixed fibre line** with a minimum speed of **25 Mbps (upload & download)** and the ability to support a **wired Ethernet connection** is mandatory. _Applicants without a fixed fibre line cannot be considered._
-   **Power Backup:** A **reliable power backup solution** is required to manage **load shedding and power outages**. _Applicants without a power backup cannot be considered._
-   **Work Environment:** _This is a fully remote working role._

### **Key Responsibilities:**

-   Receive and review purchase orders submitted by healthcare facilities through the system, ensuring budget compliance, availability (including backorders), appropriateness, and alignment with purchasing trends before processing.
-   Manage and resolve tickets for non-catalogue items by communicating with facilities, sourcing required products, obtaining ownership approval, and completing the purchase process.
-   Monitor facility equipment rentals by tracking usage, ensuring items are not misused, maintaining rentals at minimum required levels, and coordinating timely returns.
-   Process electronic invoices within the system by matching them to purchase orders and syncing with the accounting software; investigate and resolve any discrepancies or mismatches.

## Requirements

-   Knowledge of purchasing or procurement processes.
-   Exposure to healthcare facilities, Long-Term Care (LTC) facilities and Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs)
-   Comfortable navigating systems and software.
-   Working knowledge of MS Office and Outlook, Excel skills required.

**Key Skills**

-   Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
-   Strong critical thinking and problem-solving ability.
-   Logical judgment and attention to detail.
-   Ability to think “outside the box” and apply concepts across scenarios.
-   Fast learner with quick mental processing.
-   Highly organized and detail-oriented.

_If you are not contacted within 14 working days, please consider your application unsuccessful._

## Apply

[Apply at ISTA Personnel Solutions](https://apply.workable.com/ista-2/j/0726C12D22/apply)

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