Impactful Materials Planner & Buyer (Onsite)

Hubbell Incorporated; Leeds (AL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Hubbell Incorporated is seeking a Planner Buyer to coordinate material availability, production scheduling, purchasing activity, customer order release, subcontract support, and inventory management to support timely delivery and factory execution.

The role collaborates with Production Planning, Operations, Quality, suppliers, Customer Service, other Hubbell plants, and local subcontract partners to ensure materials are available and orders are released with accurate lead times.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, or a related field preferred.
• 3–5 years experience in purchasing, production planning, materials management, inventory control, or manufacturing support.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• SAP experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate production scheduling with Production Planning to meet customer and stocking requirements.
• Purchase assigned raw material, work‑in‑process material, subcontract material, and finished goods.
• Release customer orders from the planning queue based on material availability and lead times.
• Release purchase requisitions and purchase orders to buyers and suppliers.
• Manage inventory levels for assigned products and take action when inventory does not support demand.
• Drive customer on‑time delivery and demonstrated lead time performance while maintaining appropriate inventory levels.
• Maintain current promise dates on customer orders and work with Customer Service when delivery expectations change.
• Expedite parts inside and outside the company to support customer commitments and production needs.
• Support customer returned goods through the returned goods process.
• Work with Quality, Manufacturing, and suppliers to resolve material or quality concerns.
• Schedule work through the shop floor by coordinating with Production Planning and local manufacturing teams.
• Coordinate with B&K for rework and subcontract processes that require direct local follow‑up.
• Work with other plants to support rework needs for materials received from the distribution center and routed to B&K.
• Source components from within the factory to support subcontract builds.
• Partner directly with the factory to process components needed for subcontract builds.

Skills

Material planning

Purchasing

Inventory management

Production scheduling

Cross‑functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, or related field

Tools

SAP

Excel

Job description

Hubbell Incorporated is seeking a Planner Buyer to coordinate material availability, production scheduling, purchasing activity, customer order release, subcontract support, and inventory management to support timely delivery and factory execution.

The role collaborates with Production Planning, Operations, Quality, suppliers, Customer Service, other Hubbell plants, and local subcontract partners to ensure materials are available and orders are released with accurate lead times.