Purchasing Agent

Maldonado Nursery & Landscaping, Inc. is the landscape partner of choice. We’re devoted to providing top-quality landscape services to both commercial and residential clients at competitive prices.

We service San Antonio, Austin, Corpus Christi, Houston, and the Rio Grande Valley. We are one of the largest family-owned landscape and irrigation contractors in the South Texas region as well as one of the largest privately held Hispanic businesses in the United States.

Keeping our mission statement and core values at the forefront of our daily operations is our commitment to our clients and employees. Check out our website to learn more about our mission and team:

We're thrilled to share that we've ranked on the Lawn & Landscape Top 100 list for 2025! This recognition speaks to the hard work, dedication, and passion our team brings to every project. Join our team and be a part of a 39-year legacy that continues to serve the Southern Region of Texas!

Summary

Purchasing Agent will prepare, verify, and place purchase orders based on operational needs while meeting material budgets on all projects. Develop and monitors purchase order system to maintain direct cost inventory levels and availability. Resolves issues related to inventory returns, replacements, and credit assignments.

Essential Functions

• Negotiating and procuring materials for multiple jobs in multiple locations.
• Ensuring that all materials are acquired at the lowest cost consistent with considerations of quality, reliability of source and urgency of need.
• Interviewing vendors, analyzing quotes, recommending resources and scheduling deliveries.
• Obtaining delivery certifications and reviewing materials received against orders placed.
• Work with Branch Managers to research invoice discrepancies in a timely manner.
• Developing and maintaining necessary records and files.
• Demonstrating role model behaviors on ethics and integrity as well as positively promoting Company Culture.
• Propose improvements to the current purchasing system that will improve vendor relationships and lower the cost of doing business.
• Collaborate with Maintenance & Construction teams to develop metrics for gauging inventory level needs and then maintaining those levels throughout the year.
• Manage the company’s day-to-day purchasing activities.
• Negotiates with vendors for good and services, negotiating the best possible price and service guarantee.
• Establishes purchasing policies and ensure compliance.
• Develops new supply sources where vendors are inadequate.
• Establishes account/credit and terms then forward to accounting for vendor/account setup; follow up for completion.
• Negotiates blanket purchase orders when appropriate and monitors cost during the time period.
• Works closely with field to ensure proper supplies arrived.
• Traces delinquent arrivals from purchase orders.
• Collaboratively works with other departments to ensure timeliness & completion of projects.
• Complies with safety and corporate guidelines on business ethics.

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment and on the field. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Physical Demands

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 talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hand to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.#J-18808-Ljbffr