Strategic Buyer & Build Planner

Industrious Ventures; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Advanced Manufacturing Company of America is seeking a Buyer/Planner to own procurement and build planning for its manufacturing operations in El Segundo. You will source, quote, negotiate, and issue POs for hardware, raw materials, and consumables while tracking orders from start to finish and expediting where needed.

You will keep BOMs and engineering requirements in mind to plan material needs for active and upcoming builds, and you will vet and onboard suppliers, travel for visits as

Qualifications

• 1–5 years of experience in purchasing, procurement, or materials planning in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with PO management and open order tracking in an ERP or MRP system
• Ability to read BOMs and engineering drawings to translate requirements into procurement actions
• Strong organizational skills to manage a large and changing queue of open orders and build priorities
• Direct and proactive communicator with suppliers, engineers, and technicians
• Willing to travel occasionally for supplier visits
• Nice to have aerospace/defense or precision manufacturing background
• Nice to have familiarity with supplier qualification processes and quality documentation (C of C, material certs, AS9100)

Responsibilities

• Own the full procurement cycle — source, quote, negotiate, and issue POs for hardware, raw materials, fabricated parts, and consumables
• Manage open orders end-to-end: track deliveries, update lead times, and expedite parts at risk of impacting the build schedule
• Resolve PO discrepancies with receiving, suppliers, and engineering — own the issue through to closure
• Maintain accurate ERP/MRP data: open POs, lead times, pricing, vendor records, and part statuses
• Identify cost and lead time improvement opportunities across the supply base
• Work from BOMs, work orders, and engineering requirements to plan material needs for active and upcoming builds
• Track parts through the full lifecycle — from PO issuance through receiving, inspection, kitting, and build completion
• Maintain visibility into build status and material readiness; surface shortages and schedule risks early
• Coordinate with engineering, production, and receiving to keep part flow aligned with build priorities
• Support traveler and documentation accuracy to ensure traceability through the build
• Identify and onboard new suppliers across machining, injection molding, PCBAs, electronics, testing, assembly, and other processes as needed
• Conduct supplier vetting — evaluate capabilities, quality systems, capacity, and certifications
• Make occasional supplier visits to assess shops first-hand and build relationships
• Maintain and grow a reliable, high-performance vendor base that can scale with our manufacturing operations

Skills

PO management

ERP/MRP experience

BOM interpretation

Supply chain coordination

Vendor communication

Tools

ERP/MRP system

Job description

The Advanced Manufacturing Company of America is seeking a Buyer/Planner to own procurement and build planning for its manufacturing operations in El Segundo. You will source, quote, negotiate, and issue POs for hardware, raw materials, and consumables while tracking orders from start to finish and expediting where needed.

You will keep BOMs and engineering requirements in mind to plan material needs for active and upcoming builds, and you will vet and onboard suppliers, travel for visits as