Senior Materials Buyer: Strategy, Sourcing & Inventory

Air Comfort, Inc; Kentucky; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) with company match

Flexible PTO

Tuition reimbursement

Bonus potential

Company laptop, phone

Team-focused culture

Job summary

Air Comfort, Inc is seeking a hands-on Senior Materials Buyer to drive supply chain strategy and support production across multiple facilities. You will partner with leadership, engineering, quality, and operations to ensure material availability, optimize inventory, and build strong supplier partnerships.

The role emphasizes developing purchasing strategies, managing inventory, ensuring ethical sourcing, and collaborating on new product launches and engineering changes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field; manufacturing preferred.
• 5+ years in procurement/purchasing/materials management in manufacturing.
• Strong ERP/MRP and advanced Excel skills.
• Proven negotiation, sourcing and contract management experience.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional leadership abilities.
• Self-motivated, hands-on, adaptable in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute purchasing strategies for raw materials and components across multiple facilities.
• Monitor demand, manage inventory to minimize excess and obsolescence.
• Evaluate and lead supplier performance reviews for cost, lead times, quality and delivery.
• Partner with Production, Engineering, Quality and Finance on launches and changes.
• Maintain accurate purchasing and inventory data in the ERP system and report savings and trends.
• Ensure ethical sourcing and identify procurement workflow improvements.
• Engage production on the floor to address material needs and inventory accuracy.

Skills

Procurement

Inventory management

Supplier relationships

Cross-functional leadership

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management / related field

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Air Comfort, Inc is seeking a hands-on Senior Materials Buyer to drive supply chain strategy and support production across multiple facilities. You will partner with leadership, engineering, quality, and operations to ensure material availability, optimize inventory, and build strong supplier partnerships.

The role emphasizes developing purchasing strategies, managing inventory, ensuring ethical sourcing, and collaborating on new product launches and engineering changes.