Material Planner, Buyer

Ingersoll-Rand; Mocksville (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

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Job summary

Ingersoll Rand is seeking a Material Planner (Buyer) in Mocksville, NC to translate demand into materials, manage POs, and support production lines. The role emphasizes strong supplier coordination, inventory stewardship, and engineering-change execution on the shop floor.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in purchasing within manufacturing, experience with MRP/ERP systems, and the ability to drive cost reductions while maintaining production flow.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of purchasing experience.
• 3+ years of cost-reduction initiatives with measurable results.
• 2+ years with MRP/ERP, JIT, or Kanban.
• 3+ years in a production/manufacturing environment.
• 3+ years of experience negotiating with suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Plan and place purchase orders for raw materials and manage supplier follow-up.
• Maintain inventory levels to support the production plan.
• Coordinate engineering changes into production and support ECN implementations.
• Collaborate with production, suppliers, and leadership to resolve material needs.
• Prepare monthly management reports and participate in meetings.

Skills

Purchasing

Cost reduction

Analytical thinking

Data-driven decisions

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MRP/ERP

JIT

Kanban

JDE Purchasing

Excel

Job description

Ingersoll Rand is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.

Material Planner, Buyer

Location: Mocksville, NC

About Us

Imagine a company with technology leadership of over 160 years, yet it operates with the energy of a startup. Ingersoll Rand has dedicated itself to Making Life Better for its employees, customers, shareholders, and planets. We produce innovative and mission-critical flow creation and life science technologies – from compressors to precision handling of liquids, gasses, and powers – to increase industrial productivity, efficiency, and sustainability. Supported by over 80+ brands, our products are used in various end-markets including life sciences, food and beverage, clean energy, industrial manufacturing, infrastructure, and more. Across the globe, we’re driving growth with an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset. Learn more at irco.com and join us to own your future.

Job Overview

Step into the Material Planner (Buyer) role at our Mocksville plant, where we manufacture a full line of rotary screw and centrifugal air compressors. This is a true manufacturing-floor-facing position where strong planners thrive by translating real-time demand into the right materials, at the right time, to keep production moving.As our Material Planner (Buyer), you’ll play a critical role in supporting production by managing material planning activities from purchase order placement through supplier follow-up and delivery to production assembly lines and service parts. Your work directly impacts the plant’s ability to secure the materials, goods, and services needed for both current and future operations.You’ll also plan and coordinate engineering changes into production, while partnering closely with suppliers, production, and plant leadership to resolve material needs, support priorities, and keep operations on track.

Responsibilities

• Plans all purchased parts within responsibility area. Make decisions to release, firm, cancel, or defer work based upon current inventory, demand, and capacity. Responsible for maintaining appropriate inventory levels to support production plan.
• Places and maintains purchase orders for raw materials within responsibility area. Works with suppliers to expedite or defer materials as dictated by changes in internal and external customer requirements and to meet production and inventory objectives. Works independently with suppliers to manage material supply to ensure on time deliveries.
• Plans Service Parts requirements for purchased common material to meet external customers variable demand.
• Facilitates problem resolutions with Accounts Payable related to purchase orders/ invoicing and pricing.
• Maintains accurate purchase order information in theERP system. Modifies order release due dates, quantities, and closes purchase orders, etc, based on planning demand.
• Plans engineering changes to ensure ECN instructions are clear and compiled. Works with Production and Purchasing to stop procurement of material affected by change. Keeps designated engineers informed of ECN implementation status; coordinates proper rotation of inventory to minimize scrap/reworked parts at incorporation time. Reviews bill of material changes and updatesERP system with planner, lead times, order policy information to ensure proper planning of new parts into production. Establishes effectively dates and monitors inventory levels of new and old parts to minimize cost impact. Facilitates the Engineering Change until incorporation.
• Represents Production Planning and Analysis at various meetings and relays related information to production planning and analysis staff. Collects information, complies into standard formats, prepares monthly reports and other management reports as requires.

Requirements

• 3+ years of purchasing experience
• 3+ years of experience identifying and implementing cost-reduction initiatives with measurable results
• 2+ years of experience with MRP/ERP, JIT, or Kanban
• 3+ years of experience working in a production /manufacturing environment
• 3+ years of experience in negotiating capabilities suppliers

Core Competencies

• Statistical/Analytical background and strong skills in database creation, spreadsheets, etc.
• Analytical problem solver and data-driven decision-making abilities
• Ability to work in a fast paced, task-focused environment

Preferences

• Bachelor’s degree
• Knowledge with JDE Purchasing or Material Certifications and/or membership
• Excel experience
• Manufacturing or distribution experience

Travel & Work Arrangements/Requirements

• This position is onsite.

What We Offer

Our benefits – location dependent (car, annual leave allowance, pension etc), but ALWAYS include Shares options
At Ingersoll Rand, we embrace a culture of personal ownership — taking responsibility for our company, our communities, and our environment, as well as our individual health and well-being. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to empower you with the tools and support necessary to take charge of your health, ensuring that together, we can continue to make life better. Our range of benefits includes health care options like medical and prescription plans, dental and vision coverage, as well as wellness programs. Additionally, we provide life insurance, a robust 401(k) plan, paid time off, and even an employee stock grant, among other offerings. These benefits are our commitment to you, so you can be your best at work and beyond.

Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE:IR), driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset, is dedicated to helping make life better for our employees, customers and communities. Customers lean on us for our technology-driven excellence in mission-critical flow creation and industrial solutions across 40+ respected brands where our products and services excel in the most complex and harsh conditions. Our employees develop customers for life through their daily commitment to expertise, productivity and efficiency. For more information, visit www.IRCO.com.

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What We Offer

At Ingersoll Rand, we embrace a culture of personal ownership — taking responsibility for our company, our communities, and our environment, as well as our individual health and well-being. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to empower you with the tools and support necessary to take charge of your health, ensuring that together, we can continue to make life better. Our range of benefits includes health care options like medical and prescription plans, dental and vision coverage, as well as wellness programs. Additionally, we provide life insurance, a robust 401(k) plan, paid time off, and even an employee stock grant, among other offerings. These benefits are our commitment to you, so you can be your best at work and beyond.