Onsite Buyer Planner: Materials & Inventory Excellence

Regal Rexnord Corporation; Radford (VA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 71,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision and Rx

HSA, FSA, Dependent Care

Paid Time Off and Holidays

401k with matching

Life and AD&D Insurance

Tuition Assistance

Job summary

Kollmorgen, a Regal Rexnord business in Radford, VA, is seeking a Buyer Planner to manage purchasing, planning, and inventory control for assigned product lines. The role focuses on translating demand into executable production plans and aligning materials with the production schedule to support on-time delivery.

You will handle PO placement, supplier coordination, kanban activities, and continuous improvement initiatives on the manufacturing floor.

Qualifications

• Advanced Excel proficiency is required.
• Oracle ERP experience or strong ERP understanding is expected.
• Lean manufacturing background is essential.
• Understanding of inventory management is required.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team while remaining self-motivated.
• Results-oriented approach to work with CI mindset.
• CPIM/CPM certification is preferred.
• 3 years of related experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day purchase order placement and maintenance, including launching, invoicing, return-to-vendor activity, expediting, and alignment of materials to the production schedule.
• Coordinate delivery information for purchased parts within the assigned product line or cell.
• Align supply chain activity to future customer demand.
• Implement a forward-planning process to minimize purchased part shortages.
• Drive the weekly shortage review process.
• Implement materials best practices to improve efficiency.
• Coordinate kanban management activities, including audits, sizing, corrective actions, and related follow-up.
• Recommend corrective actions to improve and sustain inventory accuracy.
• Discuss defective or unacceptable goods or services with Supplier Quality, Quality, users, vendors, suppliers, and others to determine the source of issues and support corrective action.
• Serve as the first level of escalation for supply chain issues in the supported product line(s).
• Assist in supplier negotiation efforts with the global sourcing team, including support for long-term contracts and alignment of supplier commitments with production needs.
• Lead calls with key suppliers to confirm ability to meet product line needs.
• Support sourcing of new parts and PPV/VAVE efforts in the assigned product line to meet business goals.
• Lead projects in assigned areas as designated by the Materials Manager.
• Improve processes in assigned area(s) by making them more automated and efficient.
• Assist in initiatives that align the materials team with company goals.
• Lead the development and implementation of planning systems for new products and product transitions.
• Translate customer demand into an executable production plan.
• Determine daily and hourly output requirements for production cells.
• Track KPIs and other metrics and review results with the Materials Manager.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Oracle ERP

Lean manufacturing

Inventory management

Team collaboration

Results oriented

Continuous Improvement

3 years of related experience

Education

BA/BS in Materials, Supply Chain, Business Management or equivalent

APICS/ISM CPIM or CPM certification (preferred)

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Kollmorgen, a Regal Rexnord business in Radford, VA, is seeking a Buyer Planner to manage purchasing, planning, and inventory control for assigned product lines. The role focuses on translating demand into executable production plans and aligning materials with the production schedule to support on-time delivery.

You will handle PO placement, supplier coordination, kanban activities, and continuous improvement initiatives on the manufacturing floor.