Buyer Planner

eCom Solutions Inc.; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

eCom Solutions Inc. is seeking a Commodity Sourcing II / Buyer & Planner in Kansas City, MO. The role focuses on procuring materials, managing purchase orders, and coordinating with suppliers to meet production demand.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years of procurement experience in heavy industrial manufacturing, strong ERP/MRP knowledge, and excellent negotiation skills. The position emphasizes continuous improvement and cross-functional teamwork in a dynamic supply chain.

Qualifications

• Preferred bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering or related field.
• At least 5 years of procurement or sourcing experience in manufacturing or remanufacturing sectors.

Responsibilities

• Analyze daily requirements to determine materials needs and execute purchase orders to satisfy demand schedules.
• Maintain accurate delivery information on open purchase orders through supplier acknowledgements.
• Expedite material delivery and update on shortages for production and service demand.
• Review stocking levels to provide targeted service levels and optimize inventory.
• Communicate with suppliers to support inventory plans and timely deliveries.
• Update backlog status and communicate expected delivery to customers.
• Review excess/obsolete inventory and propose dispositions.
• Perform root cause analysis of service outliers to drive process improvements.
• Collaborate with QA/Engineering to address supplier non-conforming parts.
• Support Sourcing Manager in inflation/deflation goals and commodity strategy execution.

Skills

Supplier management

Purchase orders

ERP MRP fundamentals

Supplier performance KPIs

Cost analysis

Negotiation

Inventory planning

Bill of Materials

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain/Related field

Tools

HICX portal

Microsoft Excel

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Commodity Sourcing II / Buyer & Planner

Shift: (07:00 AM - 04:00 PM [Lunch: 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM])

Years of Experience: 1-3 years

It is more of a BUYER/PLANNER ROLE.

Commodity Sourcing II

Years of Experience: 1 to3 years

• Analyze daily requirements to determine materials needs and execute purchase orders to satisfy demand schedules.
• Maintain accurate delivery information on open purchase orders through supplier acknowledgements.
• Expedite material delivery where necessary and maintain status updates on shortages for production, sales and service demand
• Continually review stocking levels for each item to provide targeted service levels.
• Communicate with Suppliers to best support the inventory plan and provide timely delivery for production needs.
• Regularly update backlog status reports and communicate with Customer Service expected delivery for customer orders.
• Review and recommend disposition of all excess and obsolete inventory.
• Perform root cause analysis of service outliers to identify and implement improvements in overall process.

Required Qualifications

Preferred: bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering or related field and/or least 5 years of procurement or sourcing experience in a manufacturing environment.

Preferred: Experience in railroad, aerospace, automotive or other heavy industrial manufacturing or remanufacturing sectors.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Proven experience working effectively with suppliers, managing purchase orders and ensuring supplier on-time delivery to meet production requirements.

Experience in the supplier selection process and managing supplier partnerships using performance KPI metrics.

Ability to generate a comprehensive Supplier Request for Quotation package.

Ability to perform accurate and thorough cost analysis comparing current total cost to new supplier quotations total cost.

Proven supplier negotiation techniques.

Foundational proficiency in supply chain management principles and commodity sourcing strategies.

Ability to work with complex material flows.

Strong understanding of ERP MRP fundamentals, including purchase order signals, purchase order reschedule signals, planning parameters and the importance of transactional accuracy and its impact on inventory control.

Ability to interpret and work with technical specifications, drawings, and quality requirements.

Understanding of Bill of Material framework and BOM costs.

Proficiency in Microsoft Suit (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint) and ability to learn software quickly.

Professional and concise verbal and written communication skills required for effective interaction with suppliers and internal stakeholders.

Strong interpersonal and leadership skills to build effective and trusted supplier and team relationships.

Organized and posses a drive for continuous improvement.

Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.

What will your typical day look like?

Evaluate MRP to understand buy part supply/demand signals and create purchase orders.

Establish appropriate stocking strategies and maintain buy part planning parameters.

Manage supplier relationships to ensure purchase orders are acknowledged, PO dates are maintained and shipments are executed on-time.

Expedite supplier parts when unexpected shortages occur or demand is short cycled. Work closely with suppliers on recovery plans.

Manage new supplier set-up and supplier maintenance (HICX portal).

Manage ERP Sourcing Rules and Quotation accuracy to facilitate Auto-PO, where applicable.

Daily and effective communication with production on shortages and recovery plans.

Manage transportation costs working to avoid premium air shipments.

Right-size inventory by reducing excess inventory and evaluate shortages.

Engage with Quality and Engineering to address supplier non-conforming parts.

Assess supplier capabilities and make recommendations for supplier selection.

Collaborate and support the Sourcing Manager in inflation/deflation goals and commodity strategy execution.

Serve as the primary accounts payable/ receivable contact for your supply base.

Support warehouse by ensuring healthy inventory levels are maintained to meet demand.

Occasional buy part inventory counts, executing physical inventory adjustments in the ERP system.

Maintain key product indicators in fulfillment, planning and inventory.