Strategic Manufacturing Buyer & Planner

SUNRISE TECHNOLOGIES INC; Raynham (MA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Sunrise Technologies in Raynham, MA seeks a Manufacturing Buyer/Planner to support its manufacturing operations. This full-time role focuses on purchasing raw materials, components, and services, while aligning ERP/MRP requirements with supplier delivery and production needs.

You will negotiate terms, manage POs through delivery, monitor supplier performance, and coordinate with production, engineering, quality, and accounting to ensure material availability and on-time production.

Qualifications

• At least three years of direct purchasing or buyer/planner experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience creating, managing, and expediting purchase orders through an ERP/MRP system.
• Experience communicating and negotiating directly with suppliers.
• Strong organizational, follow-up, negotiation, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Purchase raw materials, components, production supplies, outside services, and other items required to support manufacturing.
• Review ERP/MRP requirements and convert material demand into purchase orders.
• Create, issue, manage, and expedite purchase orders from initial placement through delivery.
• Monitor open purchase orders and follow up with suppliers to prevent material shortages and production delays.
• Negotiate supplier pricing, lead times, delivery schedules, minimum-order quantities, and other purchasing terms.
• Request and evaluate supplier quotations based on cost, quality, lead time, and delivery performance.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with new and existing suppliers.
• Coordinate with production, inventory, engineering, quality, sales, and accounting to support manufacturing requirements.
• Support production planning by confirming material availability and communicating potential shortages or delivery risks.
• Respond quickly to changing production priorities, urgent requirements, supplier delays, and quality concerns.
• Maintain accurate pricing, lead times, order quantities, supplier information, and delivery dates in the ERP system.
• Monitor inventory levels, safety stock, Kanban replenishment, and material requirements.
• Support cycle counts, physical inventory, and the investigation of inventory discrepancies.
• Help identify and address excess, obsolete, and slow-moving inventory.
• Resolve supplier issues involving late deliveries, damaged or nonconforming materials, returns, credits, invoices, and pricing discrepancies.
• Track supplier performance in the areas of quality, cost, lead time, and on-time delivery.
• Identify opportunities to reduce costs, improve material flow, and strengthen purchasing and inventory processes.
• Participate in Lean manufacturing, 5S, and continuous-improvement activities.

Skills

Negotiation

Communication

Problem-solving

Organization

Multi-tasking

Education

Associate degree in business, supply chain, operations, or related area

Tools

ERP/MRP system

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Sunrise Technologies in Raynham, MA seeks a Manufacturing Buyer/Planner to support its manufacturing operations. This full-time role focuses on purchasing raw materials, components, and services, while aligning ERP/MRP requirements with supplier delivery and production needs.

You will negotiate terms, manage POs through delivery, monitor supplier performance, and coordinate with production, engineering, quality, and accounting to ensure material availability and on-time production.