Buyer Planner

Provisur Technology; Whitewater (WI); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Holiday pay

Employee referral bonuses

Pet insurance

Remote work opportunities

401k/retirement savings

PTO

Continuing education assistance

Job summary

Provisur Technology seeks a Buyer Planner to develop and implement supply chain processes, planning tools, and demand management strategies for assigned commodities. You will balance forecasts with customer orders to ensure product availability and optimize inventory levels.

The role supports MRP and DRP implementations, supplier transitions, and supplier program management including Kanban and VMI. You will collaborate across functions to meet service levels and cost goals, with opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in supply chain required.
• Purchasing manufactured components (metal fabrication & machined parts) preferred.
• Knowledge of distribution and transportation requirements.
• Experience managing aftermarket supply chains.
• CPM, CPIM or APICS certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain uninterrupted supply and inventory to meet operating plan objectives (inventory turns, service level, safety stock, cost goals).
• Responsible for MRP and Demand Planning implementation and execution for all assigned commodities; manage supplier transitions.
• Analyze and optimize DRP quantities and coverage; maintain system parameters.
• Manage supplier programs (Kanban, Consigned Vendor Managed Inventory, VMI).
• Create purchase orders, forecasts, and supplier build strategies to meet demand.
• Ensure on-time delivery, optimal cycle time, and fill rate for assigned commodities and suppliers.
• Analyze inbound requirements balancing order quantities and transportation economics.

Skills

Supply chain experience

Purchasing components

Distribution/transportation knowledge

Aftermarket supply chain

CPM/CPIM/APICS certification preferred

Education

CPM/CPIM/APICS certification

Job description

Provisur is an industry leader that pushes the boundaries of ingenuity, bringing precision-engineered food processing equipment, aftermarket parts and service to locations around the world. As a global leader with a close-knit family feel, we take pride in taking care of our people.

OurBuyer Planners develop and implement common supply chain processes, planning tools, and demand management strategies for assigned commodities executing to drive inventory control, planning, buying, analyzing, and communication.They balance supply schedules to support forecasted demands and customer orders to make sure our customers have what they need!

What You'll Do:

• Maintain uninterrupted supply and inventory of products to meet operating plan objectives (inventory turns, service level, safety stock target levels, and cost goals).
• Responsible for MRP and Demand Planning implementation and execution for all assigned commodities. Manage and execute supplier transitions
• Analyze and make recommendations for minimum and incremental DRP quantities and DRP coverage and maintain system parameters
• Manage and maintain supplier programs for assigned commodities including the implementation of Kanban Replenishment, Consigned Vendor Managed Inventory and (VMI) Programs
• Create purchase orders, supplier requirement forecasts, and supplier build strategy to meet customer demands
• Responsible for supplier order execution and working with operations to ensure that our on time delivery, cycle time and fill rate goals are met for assigned commodities and suppliers.
• Analyze inbound requirements balancing order quantities and transportation economies (i.e. maintain high container / truck utilizations).

What You Won’t Do:

• Feel like a number - we value respect, teamwork, and collaboration at every level
• Suffer from boredom - you’re always doing and learning new things, with a variety of clients and coworkers around the world
• Max out - you’ll grow and advance as quickly as your skills and desires allow

Who You Are:

• A problem-solver who thinks quickly on their feet without losing sight of important details
• A creative thinker who loves to find new sources and new ways to approach solutions
• A lifelong learner with a passion for advancing your career and raising your hand when opportunities arise

What You’ll Need:

• Experience in supply chain function required
• Experience purchasing manufactured components both in metal fabrication and machined components preferred
• Knowledge of distribution/transportation requirement
• Experience managing aftermarket supply chain
• CPM, CPIM and or APICS preferred

What You’ll Enjoy:

• Healthy work/life balance on a team that collaborates well and truly enjoys working together
• Environment where we promote from within, cross-train and provide ongoing skill development
• Robust benefits package including great health insurance, holiday pay, employee referral bonuses, and even pet insurance!
• Opportunities for remote work
• Safe, clean, air-conditioned facility
• Retirement savings (401k) opportunities
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Continuing education assistance
• A company dedicated to the local community that gives back through charitable contributions

Provisur provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants, regardless of a person’s age, race, color, physical or mental disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity or expression, marital status, medical condition, ancestry, military or veteran status, national origin, religion, religious creed, sex, sexual orientation, or any other protected status under federal, state, or local law.

Provisur is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and provides an environment of diversity, equality, and inclusion (DEI) to all employees and applicants, regardless of a person’s age, race, color, physical or mental disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity or expression, marital status, medical condition, ancestry, military or veteran status, national origin, religion, religious creed, sex, sexual orientation, or any other protected status under federal, state, or local law.