Buyer/Planner

Your Job Molex is seeking a Production Planner / Buyer for our South Grafton, MA facility. This role is responsible for production planning, purchasing, inventory management, and supplier coordination to ensure materials are available to support customer demand while optimizing inventory, cost, and manufacturing efficiency. The ideal candidate has strong SAP experience, understands end-to-end supply chain processes, and is capable of analyzing annual material costs, supplier pricing, and purchasing strategies to support business objectives. What You Will Do Develop and maintain production schedules to support customer demand while maximizing manufacturing efficiency. Plan and purchase raw materials and components to support production requirements. Utilize SAP (MRP/ERP) to manage demand planning, purchase requisitions, purchase orders, inventory, and production scheduling. Review MRP recommendations and execute purchasing and production order actions. Collaborate with suppliers to manage lead times, delivery schedules, and expedite critical materials when necessary. Analyze inventory levels and implement strategies to minimize shortages and excess inventory. Work closely with Production, Customer Service, Engineering, and Sales to balance customer demand with manufacturing capacity. Monitor supplier performance and resolve supply issues affecting production. Understand material cost structures and perform annual cost analysis to identify cost‑saving opportunities. Support supplier negotiations by understanding cost breakdowns, market trends, and annual pricing changes. Review supplier quotations and participate in annual cost reduction initiatives. Publish and monitor Planning and Purchasing KPIs. Continuously improve planning and purchasing processes using Lean, Six Sigma, and other continuous improvement methodologies. Support Molex Total Quality Management (TQM), ISO, Environmental, and EH&S systems by following established policies and procedures. Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) Minimum five (5) years of experience in production planning, purchasing, materials management, or supply chain within a manufacturing environment. Experience using SAP ERP/MRP. Experience with purchasing processes, supplier management, and production planning. Experience managing purchase orders, inventory planning, and material availability. Experience analyzing data and making decisions using SAP reports and Excel. What Will Put You Ahead Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations Management, Finance, or a related field. APICS/ASCM CPIM or CSCP certification. Experience with supplier negotiations and annual cost reduction initiatives. Understanding of supplier cost breakdowns, material pricing, and annual cost reviews. Experience in a high‑mix, low‑volume manufacturing environment. Compensation For this role, we anticipate paying $65,000 - $90,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form. Our Benefits Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength – focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter. Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E‑Verify. #J-18808-Ljbffr