
Purchase & Sales Specialist
Crestwood, ILContract / Temporary$20–22/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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The Purchase & Sales Specialist supports purchasing and sales coordination for a wholesale distribution operation. The role manages order information, communicates with vendors, customers, and internal teams, and maintains accurate transaction records. It uses SAP and related systems to support timely processing and issue resolution. This is a contract opportunity with potential for a permanent position.
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Description
We are looking for a detail-oriented Purchase & Sales Specialist to support daily purchasing and sales coordination activities for a wholesale distribution operation. This contract opportunity with potential for a permanent position is ideal for someone who enjoys working with orders, vendor communication, and accurate data management in a fast-paced environment. The person in this role will help keep transactions organized, maintain timely processing of purchase and sales information, and contribute to smooth coordination across internal teams. Success in this position requires strong administrative skills, sound judgment, and comfort working within structured systems such as SAP.
Responsibilities:
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Manage the entry, review, and tracking of purchase and sales orders to ensure records remain accurate and up to date.
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Coordinate with vendors, customers, and internal departments to support timely order processing and issue resolution.
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Maintain purchasing documentation, verify transaction details, and follow established procedures for order accuracy.
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Support day-to-day purchasing activities by preparing order information, updating statuses, and monitoring follow-through.
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Use SAP and related systems to enter data, retrieve order details, and maintain organized transaction records.
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Assist with merchant services and other administrative tasks connected to purchasing and sales operations.
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Review submitted information for completeness and correct discrepancies to reduce delays in processing.
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Provide clerical and operational support to the purchasing department and help maintain efficient workflow across functions.
The salary range for this position is $20 to $22. Benefits available to contract/temporary professionals, include medical, vision, dental, and life and disability insurance. Hired contract/temporary professionals are also eligible to enroll in our company 401(k) plan. Visit Robert Half Benefits Website for more information. Our specialized recruiting professionals apply their expertise and utilize our proprietary AI to find you great job matches faster
Requirements • Experience supporting purchasing, sales support, or administrative operations in a business environment.
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Working knowledge of purchase orders and general purchasing processes.
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Ability to perform accurate data entry with strong attention to detail.
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Experience using SAP or similar enterprise systems for order or transaction management.
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Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
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Clear written and verbal communication skills for coordination with vendors and internal teams.
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Proficiency with standard office tools and comfort working in a structured, process-driven environment.
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How this job compares
Set against the 1,323 open Sales Support jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$20–22/hr
- US median$21–26/hr368 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $21/hr, is 12% below the US median midpoint ($24/hr) — in the middle half of Sales Support hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 59 open Sales Support jobs in Illinois and 1,323 across the US. 7% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Illinois
- Sysco6 open
- Tiffany & Co.3 open
- Agilent Technologies, Inc.2 open
- Experience
- Sales Support postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 4 years (765 postings).
- Education
- 170 of the 1,323 open Sales Support jobs (13%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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