Buyer/Planner
Core Molding Technologies · Winona, MN · Today
PurchasingFull-time
Key Responsibilities
- Create and manage purchase orders while maintaining strong supplier relationships
- Negotiate pricing, lead times, and purchasing terms to achieve cost and service objectives
- Maintain appropriate inventory levels while minimizing excess inventory
- Monitor supplier performance, including on-time delivery, quality, and responsiveness
- Support engineering changes, new product launches, supplier PPAP activities, and quality initiatives
- Manage supplier and part master data within the ERP/MRP system
- Identify and resolve material shortages, delivery issues, and inventory discrepancies
- Collaborate with Production, Engineering, Quality, Shipping, and Receiving to ensure uninterrupted operations
- Support continuous improvement initiatives related to inventory management, purchasing processes, and supply chain performance
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, or a related field, or equivalent purchasing/planning experience
- 3+ years of purchasing, planning, materials management, or supply chain experience in a manufacturing environment
- Experience using ERP/MRP systems for purchasing and production planning
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills
- Knowledge of inventory management principles including MRP, Kanban, EOQ, cycle counting, and inventory control
- Experience working with suppliers, purchase orders, and production schedules
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
Preferred Experience
- In automotive, composites, plastics, or industrial manufacturing
- Supporting APQP, PPAP, or engineering change processes
- Forklift certification or willingness to obtain certification
- Experience with Lean Manufacturing or Continuous Improvement initiatives