Electromechanical Supply Chain Buyer & Planner

Socket.dev; Marietta (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Socket.dev in Marietta, OH is seeking a Supply Chain Buyer/Planner to manage purchasing and material planning for electromechanical power distribution products. This role collaborates with engineering, production, quality, scheduling, logistics, and sales to maintain material availability and on-time delivery.

You will handle orders, supplier evaluation, negotiation, ERP/MRP usage, and inventory control, supporting NPI, ECO, BOM, and lean initiatives while mitigating supply risks and meeting

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations Management, Engineering, or related field.
• 3–5+ years of buyer and/or material planning experience in manufacturing.
• Experience purchasing electromechanical, electrical, or electronic components.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems such as SAP, Oracle, Epicor, Infor, or similar.
• Understanding of MRP logic, demand planning, and supply chain fundamentals.
• Strong supplier negotiation and cost-saving skills.
• Ability to read engineering drawings, BOMs, and technical specifications.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, VLOOKUP, and supply/demand modeling.

Responsibilities

• Purchase electrical and electromechanical components and manage purchase orders (spot buys and blanket POs).
• Identify, evaluate, and develop suppliers based on quality, cost, lead time, and engineering requirements.
• Negotiate pricing, payment terms, lead times, and supplier agreements.
• Monitor supplier performance using on-time delivery, quality PPM, and lead-time metrics.
• Identify supply risks and develop mitigation plans.
• Use ERP/MRP to review demand, plan material requirements, and generate planned orders.
• Maintain item master information, including lead times, safety stock, MOQs, and reorder points.
• Monitor inventory and resolve shortages, discrepancies, and production-critical material issues.
• Coordinate with production scheduling to align material availability with manufacturing plans and customer delivery dates.
• Perform cycle counts and inventory reconciliations.
• Support NPI, ECO, and BOM activities with engineering teams.
• Coordinate with quality on SCARs, NCM disposition, and FAI requirements.
• Work with receiving and logistics on inbound shipments and dock-to-stock issues.
• Provide material availability and supply risk updates for customer delivery escalations.
• Participate in SIOP and production readiness reviews.
• Track supply chain KPIs including PPV, SOTD, inventory turns, and material shortages.
• Support cost-reduction efforts including value engineering, supplier consolidation, and TCO analysis.
• Improve purchasing and planning processes, ERP data integrity, and material flow.
• Participate in Lean manufacturing and Kaizen initiatives.

Skills

ERP/MRP systems

MRP & Demand Planning

Microsoft Excel

Supplier Negotiation

Inventory Management

Cross-Functional Coordination

Data Analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management/related field

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Epicor

Infor

Job description

Socket.dev in Marietta, OH is seeking a Supply Chain Buyer/Planner to manage purchasing and material planning for electromechanical power distribution products. This role collaborates with engineering, production, quality, scheduling, logistics, and sales to maintain material availability and on-time delivery.

You will handle orders, supplier evaluation, negotiation, ERP/MRP usage, and inventory control, supporting NPI, ECO, BOM, and lean initiatives while mitigating supply risks and meeting