Material Planner / Buyer (SAP)

Material Planner / Buyer (SAP) | Direct Hire

• Location: Griffin, GA (100% On-Site)
• Schedule: Full-time, Monday–Friday, 1st Shift
• Pay: $26.00/hr + Full Benefits Package

An established global industrial manufacturing leader is hiring a Material Planner / Buyer for their Griffin, GA facility. If you have mechanical/manufacturing shop experience, procurement skills, and SAP material planning (MD04 & MD4C), this is a stable, 1st-shift direct-hire role with Day 1 benefits.  Why You’ll Want This Role:

• Direct Hire Stability: Permanent, full-time role from day one with a global heavy industrial leader with a clear, local career-track.
• Day 1 Medical Insurance: Full health coverage starts the day you do.
• 5% 401(k) Match: Build your future with a strong company match.
• Generous Time Off: 2+ weeks of PTO with additional accrued sick time.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• SAP Material & Inventory Planning: Track and order parts for individual shop jobs and stock inventory using SAP (MD04 & MD4C) to prevent bottlenecks.
• Job Quoting & Scheduling: Prepare job quotes for customers and sales engineers, and schedule outsourced mechanical repairs.
• Inspection & Quality Reporting: Partner with Quality to ensure mechanical inspection reports—including outgoing plain/press and suction roll reports—are accurate and complete.
• Vendor & Shop Coordination: Manage vendor relationships and purchasing workflows to keep projects on schedule, escalating supply or repair issues to the Mechanical/Quality Services Manager.

What You Bring: 

• SAP Expertise (Must-Have): Hands-on experience with SAP MD04 & MD4C for material planning, inventory analysis, and supply/demand monitoring.
• Manufacturing & Mechanical Background: 5–8 years in industrial manufacturing (pulp & paper or heavy rotating equipment is a plus) with solid familiarity in vendor management, purchasing, quoting, and order timeline/workflow management for industrial mechanical/machine repairs.
• Communication & Self-Organization: Proven ability to work independently, collaborate across shop and engineering teams, and work with vendors and customers.
• Technical Skills: SAP and Excel proficiency (any SolidWorks experience is a major plus, but not required).

Ready to make a move? Apply today for immediate consideration! Don’t have an updated resume handy? Apply with what you have and send a quick summary of your SAP & Material Planning experience to kelly.harrison at randstadusa.com — I’ll reach out directly. ZPMLSTCM

salary: $54,000 - $55,000 per year
shift: First
work hours: 8 AM - 4 PM
education: High School

Responsibilities

What You’ll Be Doing

• SAP Material & Inventory Planning: Track and order parts for individual shop jobs and stock inventory using SAP (MD04 & MD4C) to prevent bottlenecks.

• Job Quoting & Scheduling: Prepare job quotes for customers and sales engineers, and schedule outsourced mechanical repairs.

• Inspection & Quality Reporting: Partner with Quality to ensure mechanical inspection reports—including outgoing plain/press and suction roll reports—are accurate and complete.

• Vendor & Shop Coordination: Manage vendor relationships and purchasing workflows to keep projects on schedule, escalating supply or repair issues to the Mechanical/Quality Services Manager.

ZPMLSTCM

The essential functions of this role include:

• working in a smoke free environment
• wearing steel toe shoes
• working in a non-temperature controlled environment
• working up to 2 hrs of overtime per week

Skills

• SAP (3 years of experience is required)
• tracking and ordering parts (3 years of experience is required)
• monitoring stock inventory (3 years of experience is required)
• prepare job quotes (2 years of experience is required)
• schedule timelines for orders (2 years of experience is required)
• managing purchasing workflows (3 years of experience is required)
• vendor relationship building (3 years of experience is required)
• Solidworks
• SAP MD04
• material / inventory planning (3 years of experience is required)
• SAP MD4C

Qualifications

• Years of experience: 3 years
• Experience level: Experienced

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At Randstad, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact View email address on randstadusa.com.

Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.