Buyer

Ingersoll Rand; Blandon (PA); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Benefits package

Job summary

Ingersoll Rand, Blandon, PA, is seeking a Buyer to manage inventory levels and purchase orders in a hybrid environment. You will coordinate with Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, Production, Customer Service, Distribution, Product Management, Accounting, and Vendors to ensure on-time delivery and optimal costs.

The role emphasizes daily replenishment planning, supplier coordination, and data-driven decision making to maintain service levels while reducing total cost.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 1+ years of purchasing experience in manufacturing.
• 2+ years in inventory management, purchasing, or production planning can substitute for degree.
• 1+ years of ERP systems knowledge required.

Responsibilities

• Manage inventory/service level fill rates by maintaining stock levels (on hand, safety stock, open PO's, transfers).
• Prepare and issue purchase orders per policy.
• Confirm PO information (price, delivery date, quantity, UoM).
• Update delivery dates in real time with Order Acknowledgements.
• Expedite POs with departments and suppliers to ensure material availability.
• Ensure purchased products meet required specifications.
• Maintain and update planning/MRP and pricing data in ERP systems.
• Support product life cycle issues to ensure availability and reduce obsolete inventory.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

ERP systems

MS Office

Job description

BH Job ID: 5361

SF Job Req ID: 20944

Ingersoll Rand is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.

Job Title

Buyer

Location

Blandon, PA- Hybrid

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. Across the globe, we're driving growth with an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset. Learn more at irco.com and join us to own your future.

Job Overview

The Buyer is an integral part of a dynamic and a highly communicative cross-functional team environment working together to build a seamless supply chain. This position performs duties related to day-to-day inventory replenishment planning and purchasing from multiple vendors (Domestic and International). A Buyer's primary goal is to ensure the highest level of customer service while achieving high inventory turnover at the lowest total cost. This position will work closely and collaborate with the Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, Production, Customer Service, Distribution/Operations, Product Management, Accounting and Vendors.

Responsibilities

• Manage inventory/service level fill rates by maintaining appropriate stock levels- on hand, safety stock, open purchase orders, transfer stock to have the right inventory at the right place at the right time for the customer
• Prepare and issue purchase orders according to company purchasing policies and procedures
• Confirm purchase order information (price, estimated delivery date, order quantity, unit of measure etc.)
• Update the estimated delivery date on a real-time basis with Order Acknowledgements
• Expedite PO's as needed with various departments and suppliers to ensure material availability
• Ensure purchased products meet required specifications
• Maintain and update all relevant planning/MRP and pricing data within ERP system and other related company systems
• Support on all product life cycle related issues to include new product launches, transitions and end of life in order to ensure product availability and reduce the likeliness of obsolete inventory.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required
• 1+ years of purchasing experience in manufacturing
• 2 + years relevant experience in inventory management, purchasing, production planning can be substituted for degree
• 1+ years of ERP systems knowledge required

Core Competencies

• Experience in purchasing products from multiple vendors (Domestic & International)
• Proven ability to understand best practices:
• Demand & forecasting experience
• Purchasing & inventory planning
• MRP, safety stock, reorder-point, ABC analysis
• Ability source data from multiple sources and analyze large amounts of data
• Self- directed, flexible with a positive attitude
• Ability to collaborate with cross functional teams
• Possess good verbal and written communication skills

Preferences

• Bachelor Degree preferred
• MS office proficiency required; advanced level preferred

Travel & Work Arrangements

• Hybrid (3 days onsite)

What We Offer

At Ingersoll Rand, we embrace a culture of personal ownership - taking responsibility for our company, our communities, and our environment, as well as our individual health and well-being. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to empower you with the tools and support necessary to take charge of your health, ensuring that together, we can continue to make life better. Our range of benefits includes health care options like medical and prescription plans, dental and vision coverage, as well as wellness programs. Additionally, we provide life insurance, a robust 401(k) plan, paid time off, and even an employee stock grant, among other offerings. These benefits are our commitment to you, so you can be your best at work and beyond.

Ingersoll Rand Inc. (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. For more information, visit www.IRCO.com.