Purchasing & Operations Coordinator

Position:
Purchasing & Operations Coordinator

Location:

Mesquite, TX

FLSA Classification:
Non-Exempt

Hyperion Solutions is a technology driven vertical transportation solution provider headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, and with offices around the United States. Hyperion Solutions connects trusted and respected brands to create the premier integrated provider of Systems & Components, and Technical Services for the Vertical Transportation industry. As a transforming company, we are continuously looking for positive, energetic, passionate people to join our team.

Hyperion Solutions is currently seeking an experienced Purchasing & Operations Coordinator to join our Texacone team, based out of Mesquite, Texas. Reporting to the General Manager, this position plays an integral part on the team in supporting efficient operations by ensuring timely, accurate purchasing and providing organized administrative coordination that enables teams to focus on productivity, cost control, and exceptional service.

• Lead day-to-day purchasing activities: sourcing, RFQs, POs, order tracking, and expediting. o Support Texacone’s 2026 Cost Savings Initiative—identify and deliver savings via supplier negotiations, alternative materials, price breaks and lead-time improvements.
• Maintain Purchasing duties, ensuring controls and documentation are in place. o Standardize purchasing routines, set reorder points, and coordinate with operations to prevent stockouts or delays.
• Build and maintain supplier relationships; evaluate supplier performance (price, quality, OTD).
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance to ensure all materials and services are available.

• Work with the General Manager and Operations Manager to create and manage a project plan and calendar for 2026 CI and maintenance initiatives; define tasks, owners, milestones, and due dates. o Track progress and ensure milestones are hit; proactively flag risks and remove roadblocks so initiatives don’t slip.
• Coordinate contractors and vendors—source, schedule site visits, collect quotes/proposals, and facilitate SOW/PO approvals.
• Prepare updates for leadership: status reports, milestone dashboards, and risk/issue logs.

• Work with General Manager to complete daily reporting requirements; which includes compiling and validating data from multiple sources (ERP/MRP, spreadsheets, suppliers). o Build and maintain reports to support price increase analysis (cost drivers, supplier increases, margin impact).
• Future goal:
  Develop repeatable reporting templates (Excel, Access; Power BI a plus) to automate and standardize routine metrics.
• Ensure data integrity through reconciliations, version control, and documentation of data sources/assumptions.

• Partner with AP/Finance to confirm pricing, receipt data, and accrual timing including any communication with vendors regarding discrepancies. o Work with Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance to align materials and service timing to production and CI schedules.
• Support internal audits and implement purchasing-related process controls.

• 3+ years of experience in Purchasing/Procurement or Supply Chain, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated project/task management experience: building plans, tracking milestones, coordinating vendors.
• Strong Excel skills (lookups, pivot tables, multi sheet models); ability to combine data from multiple sources.
• Experience in preparing business reports for leadership.
• Proven ability to negotiate with suppliers and deliver cost savings.
• High attention to detail, followthrough, and documentation discipline.
• Ability to work onsite and coordinate across functions and levels.
• Cross functional collaboration with all departments in Texacone.

• Shares information with the team. Actively listens and involves others. Clearly conveys ideas in a manner that engages others and helps them understand and retain the message.

• Makes sure responsibilities central to the role meet all requirements and expectations.…