Buyer / Supply Planner

Mohr Talent; Woodridge (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full Benefits

Job summary

MOHR Talent is seeking a Buyer / Supply Planner to support procurement, inventory, and supply-chain operations in the Southwest Chicago area. The role focuses on maintaining product availability, supplier relationships, and data accuracy within ERP systems.

You will forecast demand, manage POs, and optimize inventory while collaborating with Sales, Operations, Sourcing, and Quality to drive cost savings and process improvements. This onsite position offers full benefits and growth potential.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in buying, purchasing, procurement, supply planning, or inventory planning.
• Direct experience in food & beverage, consumer packaged goods, grocery, food distribution, or related CPG environment is required.
• Experience with high-volume SKU inventory and forecast-driven purchasing.
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP) and data analysis skills.
• Experience with ERP systems; SAP experience is helpful but not required.

Responsibilities

• Analyze sales history, seasonality, inventory levels, and market trends to support forecasting and purchasing decisions.
• Create and manage purchase orders while monitoring delivery dates, order status, and supplier exceptions.
• Maintain inventory and safety-stock levels to reduce stockouts and overstock.
• Manage supplier relationships and negotiate pricing, terms, MOQs, and delivery timelines.
• Track supplier performance, including quality, responsiveness, and on-time delivery.
• Maintain item, supplier, and purchasing data within ERP and reporting systems.
• Prepare purchasing, inventory, supplier-performance, and cost-variance reports.
• Collaborate with Sales, Operations, Sourcing, and Quality to resolve supply-chain issues and support new product launches.

Skills

Demand forecasting

Inventory management

Purchase order execution

Advanced Excel

Supplier performance tracking

Tools

SAP

Tableau

Job description

Southwest Chicago Area | Onsite | $80,000–$100,000 + Full Benefits

Buyer / Supply Planner

We have partnered with an established and rapidly growing food and consumer products organization to hire a Buyer / Supply Planner to support its procurement, inventory, and supply-chain operations.

This is a highly visible and analytical role responsible for maintaining product availability, managing supplier relationships, improving inventory performance, and aligning purchasing decisions with sales forecasts and business demand.

What You’ll Be Doing

Analyze sales history, seasonality, inventory levels, and market trends to support forecasting and purchasing decisions.

Create and manage purchase orders while monitoring delivery dates, order status, and supplier exceptions.

Maintain appropriate inventory and safety-stock levels while reducing stockouts, excess inventory, and overstock.

Manage supplier relationships and negotiate pricing, terms, minimum-order quantities, and delivery timelines.

Track supplier performance, including quality, responsiveness, compliance, and on-time delivery.

Maintain accurate item, supplier, and purchasing data within ERP and reporting systems.

Prepare purchasing, inventory, supplier-performance, and cost-variance reports.

Partner with Sales, Operations, Sourcing, and Quality to resolve supply-chain issues and support new product launches.

Assist with supplier documentation, food-import requirements, regulatory compliance, and corrective-action follow-up.

Identify cost-saving and process-improvement opportunities across the supplier base and product portfolio.

What We’re Looking For

3+ years of experience in buying, purchasing, procurement, supply planning, or inventory planning.

Direct experience within food and beverage, consumer packaged goods, grocery, food distribution, or a closely related CPG environment is required.

Experience purchasing and managing inventory for high-volume, SKU-intensive consumer products.

Strong understanding of demand forecasting, replenishment, inventory management, supplier performance, and purchase-order execution.

Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, and data analysis.

Experience working with ERP systems; SAP experience is helpful but not required.

Tableau or other dashboard and reporting experience is a plus.

Experience working with international suppliers, imported food products, FDA requirements, or FSVP compliance is strongly preferred.

Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple suppliers, products, and priorities.

Comfortable working onsite in a fast-paced and growing environment.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

Join an established organization experiencing significant growth and transformation.

Work with global suppliers and a portfolio of thousands of food and consumer products.

Gain exposure across Procurement, Sales, Operations, Quality, and Supply Chain.

Competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and long-term advancement potential.

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Job Summary

Published: 11/7/2026

Type: Direct Hire

Category: Procurement / Purchasing

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