Procurement Manager - SAP & PeopleSoft (Manufacturing)

The Planet Group; Muscatine (IA); On-site; USD 69,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

The Planet Group is seeking an experienced Procurement Manager to optimize purchasing operations in a manufacturing environment. You will manage requisitions and purchase orders in SAP, maintain vendor pricing in PeopleSoft, and analyze ERP data to support production goals.

Ideal candidates have hands-on experience with PeopleSoft and SAP, strong Excel skills, and the ability to work with engineering teams on long-lead items and vendor changes.

Qualifications

• 5–7+ years of procurement or purchasing experience.
• Hands-on PeopleSoft experience required.
• Experience creating purchase requisitions and purchase orders in SAP.
• Experience working in a manufacturing or plant environment.

Responsibilities

• Create and manage purchase requisitions and purchase orders in SAP.
• Maintain vendor pricing and lead-time information in PeopleSoft.
• Review orders, direct-ship requests, and return-to-vendor transactions.
• Pull BOM information and compare with inventory.
• Run and analyze Power BI reports.
• Communicate with vendors regarding PO acknowledgments, pricing, parts, and service issues.
• Partner with Engineering on SAP requisitions, discontinued/obsolete parts, long-lead items, and vendor part-number changes.
• Support work orders and resolve ERP-related issues.
• Assist the Receiving team with PO-related issues and discrepancies.
• Conduct vendor reviews and assist with purchase order matching exceptions.
• Provide procurement information that may impact production schedules and goals.

Skills

Procurement experience

Excel skills

ERP systems

Tools

PeopleSoft

SAP

Power BI

Excel

Job description

The Planet Group is seeking an experienced Procurement Manager to optimize purchasing operations in a manufacturing environment. You will manage requisitions and purchase orders in SAP, maintain vendor pricing in PeopleSoft, and analyze ERP data to support production goals.

Ideal candidates have hands-on experience with PeopleSoft and SAP, strong Excel skills, and the ability to work with engineering teams on long-lead items and vendor changes.