Planning and Purchasing Manager

Stone Plastics & Manufacturing; Zeeland (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/dental insurance after 60 days

401k after 6 months

Life insurance 1x yearly salary

Education reimbursement

Job summary

Stone Plastics & Manufacturing is seeking a Planning and Purchasing Manager to oversee forecasting, production schedules, and inventory for materials from entry to exit. You will coordinate with sales and production to ensure order completeness and timely delivery.

The role emphasizes maintaining accurate forecast comparisons to actual history, reviewing discrepancies with teams, and setting inventory levels for raw and finished goods while driving schedule integrity.

Qualifications

• Must understand MRPII/ERP systems and basic math principles.
• Ability to solve problems and balance demand against capacity.
• Strong forecasting and inventory management skills.
• Bachelor's degree required; APICS certification preferred.
• Willingness to continue education in material field.

Responsibilities

• Manage customer delivery exceptions.
• Ensure production schedule is set up for success.
• Manage all materials through our building from entry to exit.

Skills

MRPII/ERP knowledge

Analytical thinking

Forecasting demand

Inventory management

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

APICS certification

Job description

Benefits:

• Stone plastics employees are eligible for health/dental insurance after 60 days of employment.
• 401k contribution is available after 6 months of employment.
• We offer a life insurance policy equal to 1x your yearly salary at no cost to you.
• Education Reimbursement, we believe that training and advancing your knowledge is very important. Therefore, we offer a great education reimbursement benefit and we pay for all your books.

Values:

• Trust
• Integrity
• Respect
• Excellence
• Sustainability (Perseverance)

Primary Functions (What)

• Manage customer delivery exceptions.
• Ensure production schedule is set up for success.
• Manage all materials through our building from entry to exit.

What Success Looks Like (How)

The Planning and Purchasing Manager role is responsible for managing forecasts from customers, and working with the sales group for those customers without forecasts to ensure order completeness. The Planning and Purchasing Manager will compare actual sales order history to forecasts to measure accuracy of forecast and projected inventory demand to actual inventory demand. The Planning and Purchasing Manager will then review and communicate any noted discrepancies with the sales and production groups to make adjustments. This role will be responsible for reviewing inventory levels that have had little or no activity for both raw and finished goods, and will communicate that information to the sales and production groups to determine correct inventory levels. The Planning and Purchasing Manager will maintain and set production schedules.

Desired Qualifications

• Must have a grasp of basic mathematical principals and comprehend calculations made in a standard MRPII/ERP system.
• Ability to problem solve, while understanding the impact to the organization as a whole. It is necessary to create solutions by determining root causes and gathering all available information to make educated decisions. Must be able to analyze demand and balance against capacity and make timely decisions.
• Bachelors degree
• A minimum of 5 years of experience with materials management experience and the willingness to continue education in material field
• APICS certification

Physical Demands

Minimal physical work required.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Customer Service / Planning personnel

Work Environment

Approximately: 60% Office, 40% Production Floor

Experience:

• Planning/Purchasing: 5 years (Preferred)
• Management : 3 years (Preferred)