Buyer / Supply Chain / Procurement / Inventory

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Job Title Buyer, Material Planner
About Us Imagine a company with technology leadership of over 160 years, yet it operates with the energy of a startup. Ingersoll Rand has dedicated itself to Making Life Better for its employees, customers, shareholders, and planets. We produce innovative and mission-critical flow creation and life science technologies - from compressors to precision handling of liquids, gasses, and powers - to increase industrial productivity, efficiency, and sustainability. Supported by over 80+ brands, our products are used in various end-markets including life sciences, food and beverage, clean energy, industrial manufacturing, infrastructure, and more. Job Overview This Buyer / Material Planner role is responsible for coordinating and leading the procurement of production-critical materials that keep the Ocala plant running. You will manage supplier follow-up, monitor MRP signals, track purchase orders, resolve delivery risks, and ensure materials are available when manufacturing needs them. It is strategic material execution in a fast-moving manufacturing environment where your ability to build supplier relationships, analyze data, prioritize action, and expedite critical items directly impacts production flow and customer delivery. Responsibilities Reviews and processes automated MRP requisitions to secure high-volume production parts and maintain material availability.
Partners with domestic and global suppliers to confirm specifications, capacity, pricing, delivery schedules, and stocking requirements.
Selects production materials and components by validating engineering requirements, evaluating total cost, and determining the appropriate procurement method, including direct purchases, blanket agreements, and competitive bids.
Prepares and manages high-value purchase orders, scheduling agreements, bid requests, and supplier proposals within SAP, established budgets, and delegated authority.
Maintains accurate procurement records and SAP master data, including purchase costs, variances, delivery performance, quality, inventory health, lead times, safety stock, minimum order quantities, and reorder points.
Partners with Quality, Engineering, and Inspection teams to investigate defective or unacceptable materials, determine root causes, and implement supplier corrective actions.
Coordinates with production planners to schedule material flow, expedite critical shortages, and prevent production disruptions or downtime.
Approves material invoices for payment and resolves complex pricing, quantity, and purchase-order discrepancies.
Requirements High School Diploma or GED
5+ years of progressive materials purchasing experience ideally in a heavy industrial manufacturing environment
3+ years of MRP/ERP experience navigating transactions, extracting reports, performing inquiries, creating purchase orders, and maintaining oversight of material movement and status.
2+ years of Excel experience to include data manipulation, comparing reports, crunching numbers, and ideally performing XLOOKUP to move/compare data between spreadsheets
Establish customer loyalty, meet customer needs, build productive relationships, and take ownership of customer satisfaction.
Conveys information clearly, succinctly, and persuasively to individuals and groups, helping audiences understand, retain, and act on the message.

Technical and Business Communication Reads and interprets engineering blueprints, GD&T, safety rules, operational manuals, and other complex technical documents. Writes routine reports and commercial correspondence and communicates effectively with suppliers, customers, and internal teams.

Maintains effectiveness through changes in responsibilities, processes, requirements, structures, or workplace cultures.

Continuous Improvement and Learning Identifies opportunities, develops ideas, and implements solutions that improve processes and performance. Analytical and Technical Problem Solving Calculates discounts, interest, material price variances, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Applies basic algebra and geometry to raw-material calculations.
Solves practical supply chain problems involving technical variables and limited standardization. Preferences Bachelor's Degree
SAP experience
Travel and Work Arrangements Based in Ocala, FL (onsite)
What We Offer Health care options like medical and prescription plans
Dental and vision coverage
Life insurance
An employee stock grant
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NYSE:IR), driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset, is dedicated to helping make life better for our employees, customers and communities. Customers lean on us for our technology-driven excellence in mission-critical flow creation and industrial solutions across 40+ respected brands where our products and services excel in the most complex and harsh conditions. Our employees develop customers for life through their daily commitment to expertise, productivity and efficiency.