Strategic Production Buyer & Material Planner

Electric Machinery Company; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Electric Machinery Company, a division of WEG Electric Corp., is seeking a Buyer for its Minneapolis facility. You will manage material purchases for engineer-to-order and make-to-order production, ensuring on-time delivery and strong supplier collaboration.

Key duties include daily MRP reviews, coordinating with planning, processing engineering change orders, maintaining inventory levels, and reporting metrics.

Qualifications

• 2+ years planning, purchasing, inventory, manufacturing, or engineering experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in a business or technical field is a plus.
• Experience with SAP Materials and Planning is a plus.
• Excellent communication, analytical skills required.

Responsibilities

• Daily Material Requirement Planning review and execution of orders for production materials, MRO items and services.
• Collaborate with planning and suppliers to resolve delivery issues and develop recovery plans to support on-time delivery.
• Interface with other departments to determine technical and manufacturing needs.
• Process Engineering Change Order releases for updates to manufacturing and vendors.
• Follow up deliveries, obtain proof of delivery, and resolve invoicing-related issues.
• Manage inventory for assigned materials to appropriate order quantity, safety stock, excess, and obsolete inventories.
• Attend production meetings and provide regular updates on metrics.
• Perform tasks as assigned by Purchasing Manager.
• Ensure compliance with quality, environmental, health and safety standards, policies and procedures.
• Maintain data and prepare reports using SAP and Microsoft Office.

Skills

Planning experience

Purchasing

Inventory management

Manufacturing

Engineering background

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business or technical field

Tools

SAP Materials and Planning

Job description

Electric Machinery Company, a division of WEG Electric Corp., is seeking a Buyer for its Minneapolis facility. You will manage material purchases for engineer-to-order and make-to-order production, ensuring on-time delivery and strong supplier collaboration.

Key duties include daily MRP reviews, coordinating with planning, processing engineering change orders, maintaining inventory levels, and reporting metrics.