Strategic Production Planner & Purchasing Analyst

Waseyabek Development Company; Muskegon (MI); Presencial; USD 60.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Baker Engineering, LLC is seeking a Production Control Buyer/Planner to link customer demand with purchasing, production, and shipping. You will drive material flow to support on‑time delivery while minimizing inventories and disruptions, coordinating across multiple departments and suppliers.

The role requires 2–5 years in planning or purchasing, experience with ERP/MRP and Excel, and strong organization and communication skills to manage changing priorities and recovery plans.

Formación

• 2–5 years of experience in production planning, buying, scheduling, manufacturing operations, or supply chain management.

Responsabilidades

• Manage customer releases, delivery schedules, promise dates, past‑due orders, forecasts, and schedule changes.
• Develop and maintain production schedules balancing priorities, material availability, capacity, labor, and outside processing.
• Participate in daily production meetings to identify downtime, missing material, delays, expedites, and bottlenecks.
• Plan and purchase raw materials and components based on forecasts, demand, safety stock, and schedules.
• Coordinate outside processing (anodize, chem film, heat treat, plating, grinding) through PO creation, scheduling, and follow‑up.
• Identify and resolve shortages, routing issues, capacity constraints, supplier delays, and bottlenecks.
• Maintain accurate planning data (routers, lead times, inventory parameters, orders) for reliable information across departments.
• Monitor supplier performance and drive improvements in quality, delivery, and lead times.
• Support estimating and quoting with supplier quotes and lead‑time information.
• Communicate priorities and risks to Production, Quality, Logistics, Sales, Engineering, and Customer Service.

Conocimientos

Production planning

Purchasing

Scheduling

Supply chain

ERP/MRP

Excel

Organization

Communication

Educación

Associate or bachelor’s degree

Herramientas

ERP/MRP

Microsoft Excel

Descripción del empleo

Baker Engineering, LLC is seeking a Production Control Buyer/Planner to link customer demand with purchasing, production, and shipping. You will drive material flow to support on‑time delivery while minimizing inventories and disruptions, coordinating across multiple departments and suppliers.

The role requires 2–5 years in planning or purchasing, experience with ERP/MRP and Excel, and strong organization and communication skills to manage changing priorities and recovery plans.