Buyer Planner

About the role

We are currently looking to add a Buyer Planner to our Supply Chain team in St. Cloud, MN. This position plays a critical role in ensuring the materials, supplies, and inventory needed to support our products are available when and where they’re needed.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and monitor production schedules to support customer demand, manufacturing capacity, and delivery commitments.

• Analyze inventory levels, forecasts, and material requirements to ensure product availability while minimizing excess inventory.

• Purchase raw materials, production supplies, packaging, and shipping materials from approved suppliers.

• Monitor supplier performance, lead times, and delivery schedules, and proactively resolve supply issues that could impact production.

• Manage planning parameters, item master records, and material data within the ERP/MRP system to support accurate planning and purchasing decisions.

• Maintain purchasing, inventory, and supplier documentation in accordance with quality and regulatory requirements.

• Partner with cross-functional teams to support production goals, inventory optimization, and operational efficiency.

• Analyze planning and purchasing data to identify trends, mitigate risks, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience preferred.

• Three or more years of planning, buying, procurement, or supply chain experience preferred.

• Experience with ERP/MRP systems such as NetSuite or similar business software preferred.

• APICS and/or Lean certification preferred.