Commodity Buyer/Planner

Position Summary

This role is responsible for sourcing, negotiating, purchasing, inventory planning, and supplier management activities with a strong emphasis on aluminum, steel, and other direct production materials.

Responsibilities

• Lead sourcing, purchasing, and supplier management activities for aluminum, steel, and other direct production materials.
• Negotiate pricing, contracts, and terms with suppliers.
• Identify and implement cost-reduction opportunities, supplier consolidation initiatives, and value engineering projects.
• Manage inventory levels and demand planning to support production needs.
• Analyze spend, purchasing trends, and supplier performance metrics to support data-driven sourcing decisions.
• Coordinate local freight and logistics activities as needed.
• Prepare purchasing reports, supplier scorecards, KPIs, and management summaries.
• Assist with inventory cycle counts and inventory accuracy initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations, Engineering, or a related field.
• 3–7+ years of purchasing, procurement, commodity buying, or strategic sourcing experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Direct experience sourcing metals (aluminum, steel) or similar direct materials.
• Strong understanding of MRP, inventory planning, material flow, and manufacturing procurement processes.
• Experience utilizing ERP systems such as [ERP system name not specified in original].
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including reporting, analysis, and spend management.
• Strong analytical, organizational, negotiation, and problem-solving abilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional certifications such as CPSM, CPM, CSCP, or APICS.

About the Company

Senneca Holdings is a diversified management and holding company whose companies are focused on the specialty door industry. Senneca oversees the operations of its companies, allocates resources among them, and helps to improve the performance of its operations. Senneca seeks out acquisition opportunities that strengthen our position in a business segment as well as companies that will diversify our portfolio of specialty doors. For more information: senneca.com

Note: You will always speak directly with a Senneca team member before receiving any offer of employment. Senneca will never extend a job offer without a formal interview process.