Manufacturing Buyer Planner

Manufacturing Buyer Planner

Genesis10 is currently seeking a Manufacturing Buyer Planner for a contract position with a Global Industrial Equipment Manufacturer located in Kansas City, MO. This is a 6+ month contract opportunity. Pay Range: $30.00-35.00/hr. based on experience.

This role focuses on analyzing material requirements, executing purchase orders, and managing supplier relationships to ensure timely delivery for production needs within a heavy industrial manufacturing environment. The ideal candidate will have strong experience with ERP/MRP systems, inventory management, and supplier performance metrics.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze daily requirements to determine materials needs and execute purchase orders to satisfy demand schedules
• Evaluate MRP to understand buy part supply/demand signals and create purchase orders
• Maintain accurate delivery information on open purchase orders through supplier acknowledgements
• Expedite material delivery where necessary and maintain status updates on shortages
• Continually review stocking levels for each item to provide targeted service levels and establish appropriate stocking strategies
• Communicate with Suppliers to best support the inventory plan and provide timely delivery for production needs
• Manage supplier relationships to ensure purchase orders are acknowledged, PO dates are maintained, and shipments are executed on time
• Review and recommend the disposition of all excess and obsolete inventory
• Engage with Quality and Engineering to address supplier non-conforming parts
• Collaborate with the Sourcing Manager in inflation/deflation goals and commodity strategy execution
• Serve as the primary accounts payable/receivable contact for your supply base

Requirements:

• 3 to 6 years of procurement or sourcing experience in a manufacturing environment
• Proven experience working effectively with suppliers, managing purchase orders, and ensuring supplier on-time delivery
• Experience in the supplier selection process and managing supplier partnerships using performance KPI metrics
• Ability to perform accurate and thorough cost analysis
• Proven supplier negotiation techniques
• Foundational proficiency in supply chain management principles and commodity sourcing strategies
• Strong understanding of ERP MRP fundamentals, including purchase order signals, planning parameters, and transactional accuracy
• Ability to interpret and work with technical specifications, drawings, and quality requirements
• Understanding of Bill of Material framework and BOM costs
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint)
• Professional and concise verbal and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills to build effective and trusted supplier and team relationships
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines

Desired Skills:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, or a related field
• Experience in railroad, aerospace, automotive, or other heavy industrial manufacturing or remanufacturing sectors

Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis10 employees will be considered for this position. If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply!