Procurement Specialist

The Planet Group; Muscatine (IA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Planet Group is seeking a hands-on Procurement Manager for a manufacturing client in Muscatine, Iowa. You will manage POs/PRs in SAP, maintain vendor pricing in PeopleSoft, and support production through ERP systems.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in procurement, manufacturing exposure, advanced Excel, and experience with PeopleSoft and SAP; Power BI reporting is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• 5+ years of procurement, purchasing, materials, or supply chain experience.
• Hands-on experience with PeopleSoft.
• Experience creating and managing purchase requisitions and purchase orders in SAP.
• Manufacturing or production environment experience.
• Advanced Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Create and manage purchase orders (POs) and purchase requisitions (PRs) in SAP.
• Maintain vendor pricing and lead-time data within PeopleSoft.
• Review and process procurement requests to support production operations.
• Work directly with vendors to resolve order, pricing, and delivery issues.
• Support inventory analysis and BOM reviews.
• Run reports using Excel and Power BI.
• Partner with Engineering on discontinued, obsolete, and long lead-time parts.
• Support Receiving operations with PO discrepancies and procurement issues.
• Conduct vendor reviews and performance evaluations.
• Manage vendor part number and service-related changes.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Power BI reporting

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

SAP

PeopleSoft

Power BI

Job description

Procurement Manager (Manufacturing / SAP / PeopleSoft)

About the Opportunity

Our client, a leading manufacturing organization, is seeking a hands‑on Procurement Manager to support plant procurement operations, vendor management, purchasing activities, and ERP system maintenance. This role is ideal for a procurement, purchasing, or materials professional with experience supporting manufacturing operations through SAP and PeopleSoft.

What You’ll Do

• Create and manage purchase orders (POs) and purchase requisitions (PRs) in SAP
• Maintain vendor pricing and lead‑time data within PeopleSoft
• Review and process procurement requests to support production operations
• Work directly with vendors to resolve order, pricing, and delivery issues
• Support inventory analysis and Bill of Material (BOM) reviews
• Run reports using Excel and Power BI
• Partner with Engineering on discontinued, obsolete, and long lead‑time parts
• Support Receiving operations with PO discrepancies and procurement issues
• Conduct vendor reviews and performance evaluations
• Manage vendor part number and service‑related changes

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree

5+ years of procurement, purchasing, materials, or supply chain experience

Hands‑on experience with PeopleSoft

Experience creating and managing purchase requisitions and purchase orders in SAP

Manufacturing or production environment experience

Advanced Excel skills

Preferred Experience

• Power BI reporting
• Inventory management
• BOM analysis
• ERP/MRP systems

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