Global Materials Procurement Planner

ADB Safegate; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary/ benefits

Career development opportunities

Flexible working culture

International environment

Job summary

ADB SAFEGATE in Columbus, Ohio is seeking a Material Procurement Planner to lead local and international sourcing, ensuring quality, timely orders, cost efficiency, and project management with a customer-first mindset.

You will own the procurement process, manage MRP-driven PO flow, maintain supplier relations, and coordinate with cross-functional teams to align supply with production schedules, aiming for on-time-delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Purchasing Management, Supply Chain, Business, or Engineering with at least 2 years of buying experience.
• Alternatively 4–6 years of purchasing experience in lieu of a degree.
• Ability to read and understand engineering drawings.

Responsibilities

• Own the procurement process, ensure timely and accurate purchase orders, and drive sourcing improvements.
• Plan and execute purchase orders using material requirements planning (MRP).
• Manage open orders, including overdue items, with suppliers.
• Coordinate pull-in/push-out/cancel actions with suppliers and secure agreements.
• Maintain positive supplier relationships and escalate as needed.
• Collaborate with strategic purchasing to execute sourcing strategies and vendor escalation.
• Investigate past-due invoices and reconcile to POs for payment.
• Coordinate production scheduling to support on-time delivery.

Skills

Procurement

MRP planning

Supplier relations

Vendor coordination

Cross-cultural collaboration

Invoice reconciliation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Purchasing Management / Supply Chain / Business / Engineering

2+ years buying experience; or 4-6 years in lieu of degree

Tools

APICS certification

ISM certification

SAP

Job description

ADB SAFEGATE in Columbus, Ohio is seeking a Material Procurement Planner to lead local and international sourcing, ensuring quality, timely orders, cost efficiency, and project management with a customer-first mindset.

You will own the procurement process, manage MRP-driven PO flow, maintain supplier relations, and coordinate with cross-functional teams to align supply with production schedules, aiming for on-time-delivery.