Buyer/Planner

Keenova; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total Rewards package

Job summary

Keenova in Madison, WI is seeking a Buyer/Planner to manage end-to-end procurement, planning, and supplier coordination to ensure material availability for production.

You will translate demand into purchase orders, monitor SAP parameters, and drive on-time delivery while controlling costs. Strong Excel, SAP experience, and 3–5 years in planning or procurement are expected.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, or related field preferred.
• 3–5 years of planning, procurement, inventory, or manufacturing experience required.

Responsibilities

• Translate production requirements, forecasts, MRP signals into actionable purchase orders and material planning strategies.
• Identify potential material shortages and develop recovery plans to maintain supply continuity.
• Monitor and maintain SAP planning parameters (lead times, minimum order quantities, order multiples, safety stock).
• Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure material availability and support production requirements.
• Maintain visibility of current and projected material availability for assigned commodities.
• Drive 100% material availability at the required point of use by addressing supply risks proactively.
• Create, maintain, and manage purchase orders for assigned materials and services.
• Ensure POs reflect pricing, quantities, delivery schedules, payment terms, and freight terms.
• Communicate POs, revisions, forecasts, and delivery requirements to suppliers and obtain acknowledgments.
• Monitor open POs from placement through receipt and adjust as needed.
• Maintain purchasing and planning master data in SAP.

Skills

Analytical skills

Inventory management

Excel skills

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Organizational skills

Fast-paced collaboration

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, or related field preferred

Tools

SAP

Job description

Job Title

Buyer/Planner

Requisition

JR000015984 Buyer/Planner (Open)

Location

Madison, WI

Job Description Summary

The Buyer/Planner is responsible for the end-to-end management of assigned purchased materials, components, and services, ensuring uninterrupted material availability to support production and business requirements. The role combines procurement, material planning, supplier management, inventory management, and operational execution. The buyer-planner owns assigned materials from identification of demand and supplier selection through purchase order execution, supplier follow-up, delivery to the plant, receipt, and resolution of commercial or transactional discrepancies.

Job Description

• Translate production requirements, forecasts, MRP signals, inventory levels, lead times, and safety stock requirements into actionable purchase orders and material planning strategies.
• Identify potential material shortages before they impact production and develop recovery plans to maintain supply continuity.
• Monitor and maintain updated SAP planning parameters (i.e. including supplier lead times, minimum order quantities, order multiples, safety stock levels, and other material planning data).
• Partner with Materials Management, SIOP, Operations, Warehouse, Engineering, Quality, and other cross-functional teams to ensure material availability and support production requirements.
• Maintain visibility of current and projected material availability for assigned commodities and components.
• Drive achievement of 100% material availability at the required point of use by proactively identifying, communicating, and escalating supply risks before they disrupt operations.
• Create, maintain, and manage purchase orders for assigned materials and services.
• Ensure purchase orders accurately reflect approved pricing, quantities, delivery schedules, payment terms, freight terms, and other commercial requirements.
• Communicate purchase orders, revisions, cancellations, forecasts, and delivery requirements to suppliers, and obtain acknowledgement of supplier commitments.
• Monitor open purchase orders from placement through receipt, expediting, deferring, rescheduling, or canceling orders as business requirements change.
• Maintain accurate purchase order dates, supplier commitments, and related procurement records within SAP.
• Ensure purchasing activities comply with established procurement policies, controls, and approval requirements.
• Retain ownership of assigned purchase orders until materials or services have been delivered and successfully received by the facility.
• Serve as the primary operational contact for assigned suppliers.
• Communicate forecasts, demand changes, delivery expectations, performance expectations, and other business requirements to assigned suppliers.
• Monitor supplier performance, facilitate scorecard communication, conduct performance reviews, develop corrective action plans, and elevate chronic performance issues as necessary.
• Identify, evaluate, and support the development of new suppliers and alternative sources for assigned materials and commodities.
• Support RFQ/RFP activities, supplier quotation analysis, and source-selection.
• Support supplier qualification and onboarding activities in collaboration with Quality, Engineering, Operations, and other stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities for supplier consolidation, dual sourcing, localization, lead-time reduction, cost reduction, and overall supply chain improvement.
• Maintain accurate supplier pricing within purchase orders and SAP records.
• Investigate and resolve pricing discrepancies.
• Track supplier price changes, communicate material cost impacts to Supply Chain leadership, and ensure all pricing changes are appropriately reviewed and approved before implementation.
• Own the coordination and resolution of discrepancies involving purchased materials, working with Receiving, Warehouse, Quality, Finance, and suppliers to resolve issues and prevent recurrence.
• Investigate supplier invoice discrepancies and resolve three-way match exceptions involving purchase order, receipt, and invoice transactions.
• Maintain accurate purchasing and planning master data, including supplier lead times, minimum order quantities, order multiples, purchasing units of measure, pricing, acknowledgements, and other information required for effective material management.

Education

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, or related field preferred.

Experience

• 3-5 years of planning, procurement, inventory, or manufacturing experience.

Preferred Skills

• Working knowledge of ERP systems, preferably SAP.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Solid understanding of inventory management principles, including safety stock, reorder points, and lead time management
• Strong Excel skills
• Strong communication and negotiation skills for vendor interactions
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and follow-through
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, collaborative start-up environment

Organizational Relationship/Scope

• Reports to: Senior Manager, Materials Management

Working Conditions

• Onsite 100%
• Office environment

• Keenova offers employees a Total Rewards package which includes competitive pay and benefits. To learn more about our Total Rewards benefits please visit: Keenova Careers | Serve and Grow with Purpose | Keenova

Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications. Management reserves the right to change or modify such duties as required.

At Keenova, we believe that no one should be alone in their pursuit of better health. This purpose drives us as we pair quality therapeutics with human support—showing up in big moments and small to help patients find comfort and confidence.

We bring deep expertise and resolve to every therapeutic area we serve, including immunology, urology, men’s health, orthopedics, critical care, and pediatric endocrinology. We work with patients, care partners, and physicians to help them navigate healthcare system complexity and access therapies that make a meaningful difference.

We are Keenova—keen to solve, keen to serve. Learn more at www.keenova.com.