Senior Supply Chain Planner/Buyer

Poppy Bank; Lenexa (KS); On-site; USD 79,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Short- and long-term disability

HSA with company contributions

401(k) with employer contributions

Generous paid time off and holidays

Volunteer time off

Job summary

AltimateMedical Holdings, Inc. is seeking a Senior Supply Chain Planner and Buyer to maintain material availability while balancing service, quality, and cost.

This role translates demand into supply plans, executes purchasing, and develops supplier relationships across Sales, Operations, Engineering, Quality, and Finance. The position involves analyzing constraints, resolving shortages, and improving planning and procurement processes.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of purchasing, supply planning, demand planning, inventory management, or related supply chain experience in a manufacturing or distribution environment.
• Experience using ERP systems to plan materials, manage purchase orders, and maintain item and supplier data; NetSuite preferred.
• Experience managing supplier performance and resolving delivery, quality, cost, or capacity issues.
• Experience with purchasing of metal components and commodities.
• Experience in medical devices or regulated manufacturing environment is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end purchasing cycle for assigned commodities and suppliers, including requisition review and PO placement.
• Convert material requirements into purchase orders using ERP data, lead times, and inventory targets.
• Monitor open POs, expedite or reschedule orders, and communicate material risks.
• Build supplier relationships and evaluate quotes, negotiate terms, and recommend sourcing decisions.
• Analyze inventory and plan parameters to reduce stockouts and carry costs, while supporting production.
• Support cycle counts and coordinate corrective actions with cross-functional teams.

Skills

ERP systems experience

Purchasing

Demand planning

Inventory management

Supplier relationships

Tools

NetSuite

Job description

• Base Pay $78,500.00 - $90,000.00 / Year
• Employee Type Full Time

• Name Jean Fox Pearson
• Email [e-mail]

At AltimateMedical Holdings, Inc. (AMHI), we improve quality of life for the individuals and clinicians who rely on our products every day. AltimateMedical designs and manufactures differentiated medical equipment across multiple sectors of the healthcare industry. Over the years, we have expanded our portfolio through both innovation and strategic growth, including the addition of respected healthcare brands through MedicalPositioning, ActiveAid, Therafin, and Leggero.

As a Granite Partners company, we believe in sharing success and investing in our people. We offer meaningful career growth opportunities, a collaborative and values-driven culture, and the chance to make a direct impact on the lives of those who depend on our products every day.

Our innovative, dynamic, and collaborative culture drives us to develop and deliver high-quality solutions that make a meaningful difference in people's lives.

JOB SUMMARY

The Senior Supply Chain Planner and Buyer is a senior level individual contributor responsible for maintaining material availability while balancing customer service, quality, inventory investment, cost, and supply risk. The position translates demand into actionable supply plans, executes purchasing activities, manages inventory performance, and develops productive supplier relationships.

This role works closely with Sales, Operations, Engineering, Quality, Finance, Warehouse, and other supply chain partners to identify constraints, resolve shortages, and improve the accuracy and reliability of planning and procurement processes. This is a role for someone who wants to use their analytical and interactive skills in order to have a direct impact on an organization’s supply chain.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Purchasing

• Manage the end-to-end purchasing cycle for assigned commodities, components, and suppliers, including requisition review, purchase order placement, order confirmation, receipt follow-up, and issue resolution.
• Convert material requirements and approved requests into purchase orders using ERP information, production priorities, supplier lead times, order quantities, pricing, and inventory targets.
• Monitor open purchase orders and supplier commitments. Expedite, defer, reschedule, or cancel orders as business needs change, and communicate material risks to affected teams.
• Request and evaluate supplier quotations, compare total cost and commercial terms, negotiate within delegated authority, and recommend sourcing decisions to the Director of Procurement.
• Maintain accurate purchasing data, including pricing, lead times, order quantities, supplier information, acknowledgments, and purchase order records. Resolve receiving, invoice, and quantity discrepancies with internal teams and suppliers.

Inventory Management

• Identify inventory control issues and monitor compliance, ensure that warehouse activities are in full compliance with federal, regulatory safety, labor, worker’s compensation, and health/safety requirements.
• Establish and maintain planning parameters such as safety stock, reorder points, minimum and maximum levels, lead times, and order quantities for assigned materials.
• Analyze inventory levels and usage to reduce stockouts, excess inventory, obsolete material, and avoidable carrying cost while supporting production and customer requirements.
• Track and report inventory performance using measures such as service level, inventory turns, days of supply, excess and obsolete inventory, and material availability.
• Support cycle counts and physical inventories, investigate variances, identify root causes, and coordinate corrective actions with Warehouse, Operations, Finance, and Quality.

Planning and Forecasting

• Develop and maintain demand forecasts using sales history, open orders, customer and market information, product plans, promotions, and input from Sales and Marketing.
• Facilitate cross-functional forecast reviews, document assumptions and risks, and reconcile differences to produce a practical demand plan for the assigned product portfolio.
• Translate demand forecasts and production schedules into material requirements and supply plans. Evaluate capacity, lead-time, and availability constraints and recommend actions to close gaps.
• Plan for new product introductions, engineering changes, phase-outs, and unusual demand by coordinating timing, inventory transitions, and supplier readiness with affected functions.
• Analyze supply chain data and prepare reports, recommendations, and updates for operational and leadership review.

• 1. Serve as the primary day-to-day contact for suppliers, order priorities, schedule changes, capacity needs, quality concerns, and business expectations.
• 2. Build professional supplier relationships that support clear communication, dependable delivery, continuous improvement, and fair resolution of performance or commercial issues.
• 3. Monitor supplier performance in delivery, quality, responsiveness, cost, lead time, and service. Maintain scorecards, review performance with suppliers, and follow corrective actions through completion.
• 4. Identify supplier capacity, financial, geographic, quality, and continuity risks. Recommend alternate sources, inventory strategies, or other mitigation plans in partnership with others.
• 5. Support supplier selection, qualification, onboarding, and change management, including required commercial, quality, regulatory, and ERP documentation.

Requirements

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• Five or more years of progressively responsible experience in purchasing, supply planning, demand planning, inventory management, or a closely related supply chain role in a manufacturing or distribution environment preferred.
• Demonstrated experience using ERP systems to plan materials, manage purchase orders, and maintain item and supplier data. NetSuite experience is preferred.
• Experience managing supplier performance and resolving delivery, quality, cost, or capacity issues.
• Experience with purchasing of custom metal components and commodities
• Experience in medical devices or another regulated manufacturing environment is preferred.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS & WORK ENVIRONMENT

• This job description reflects the principle duties and essential functions of the position and shall not be construed as the only duties that may be assigned for the position.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
• This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise. It does not alter the “at will” employment relationship between Altimate Medical Holding Inc and the employee.

Summary

AMHI offers competitive pay, annual bonus and profit-sharing opportunities, and market-leading benefits designed to support your wellbeing both at work and beyond. Full-time employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, and life insurance; short- and long-term disability coverage; a Health Savings Account (HSA) with company contributions; a Vanguard 401(k) with employer contributions; generous paid time off, including volunteer time off and paid holidays; and access to the Granite Assistance Fund for support when it's needed most. Part-time employees may be eligible for select benefits based on scheduled hours and plan requirements.

AltimateMedical is an equal opportunity employer.