Buyer - Manufacturing and Supply Chain Purchasing

About Us: Panelmatic, Inc. was founded in 1957 in Youngstown, OH to serve manufacturing industries with the design and build of custom electrical, instrument, and pneumatic control panels. We have produced control packages for many of America's top corporations in the chemical, environmental, food, pulp and paper, rubber, petroleum, pharmaceutical, glass, metals, and utilities industries. We also deliver equipment for use worldwide. Our rigorous methodology assures compliance with domestic and international standards. We can meet the needs of our diverse clientele from start to finish through sales, design, fabrication, testing, and delivery.

The Supply Chain Coordinator serves as the primary liaison between Production, Planning, Purchasing, Warehouse Operations, Engineering, Quality, and Suppliers to identify and resolve material-related issues that impact manufacturing operations. This role is highly visible on the production floor and is responsible for proactively identifying shortages, supply chain disruptions, inventory discrepancies, and process issues, then coordinating cross-functional teams to drive timely resolution. The Supply Chain Coordinator attends daily production meetings, communicates supply risks, and ensures actions are executed to support production schedules and customer commitments.

Attend daily production meetings and represent Supply Chain in discussions regarding material availability, shortages, and schedule risks.

Serve as the primary point of contact between Production, Planning, Purchasing, Warehouse Operations, Engineering, and Quality for material-related concerns.

Monitor manufacturing operations to identify supply chain issues that could impact production schedules.

Investigate material shortages, inventory discrepancies, missing components, and transaction errors.

Coordinate corrective actions with the appropriate departments to restore material availability and maintain production flow.

Track and report open supply chain issues, ensuring action items are completed within established timelines.

Escalate critical material risks and production constraints to management when necessary.

Support buyers and planners by communicating production priorities and expediting critical materials.

Assist with inventory accuracy initiatives, including material reconciliation and cycle count investigations.

Generate and distribute reports related to material availability, shortages, and production support activities.

Participate in continuous improvement initiatives focused on reducing material disruptions and improving operational efficiency.

High school diploma or GED required.

Minimum of 3 years of experience in supply chain, materials planning, purchasing, inventory control, production planning, or a related manufacturing environment.

Experience using ERP systems and Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.

Must be able to work on-site five days per week and regularly support production floor operations.

Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, or a related field preferred.

Medical, dental, vision, HSA, term life, AD&D, STD, LTD

100% medical premium paid for by Panelmatic for the employee-only level medical coverage

80% paid for by Panelmatic and 20% paid for by the employee on all other level medical coverage (i.e. employee plus child, employee plus spouse, family)

Scholarships, educational reimbursement, paid volunteerism, and paid personal and professional development provided

PTO and paid holidays provided