Buyer Planner

Job Title: Buyer PlannerJob Description

Define required purchases and deliverables by planning, scheduling, and monitoring the movement of materials, goods, and services throughout the product life cycle. Collaborate with the Operations Manager and Production Team to identify opportunities for improving MRP standard costs, lead times, forecasts, MOQ’s, and other demand drivers. Generate purchase orders and release work orders to support production schedules, ensuring on-time delivery to customers. Maintain up-to-date purchase order statuses and shipment tracking information. Utilize the company’s ERP system to manage procurement, production planning, and inventory control tasks, ensuring data accuracy and process efficiency. Negotiate prices, purchase agreements, and other terms with suppliers.

Responsibilities

Plan, schedule, and monitor the movement of materials, goods, and services throughout the product life cycle.

Collaborate with Operations Manager and Production Team to improve MRP standard costs, lead times, forecasts, MOQ’s, and other demand drivers.

Generate purchase orders and release work orders to support production schedules, ensuring on-time delivery to customers.

Maintain up-to-date purchase order statuses and shipment tracking information.

Utilize the company’s ERP system to manage procurement, production planning, and inventory control tasks, ensuring data accuracy and process efficiency.

Negotiate prices, purchase agreements, and other terms with suppliers.

Essential Skills

Experience in purchasing and supply chain management

Proficiency in MRP (Materials Requirement Planning)

Experience in the medical device industry

Strong negotiation skills

Experience with ERP systems

Buying experience

Additional Skills & Qualifications

Experience in production planning

Experience with purchase orders

Ability to manage inventory control tasks

Work Environment

Office environment within an expanding facility. The company is employee-owned and celebrates holidays. Employees are vested after a year and eligible for internal benefits after 3 months, even if on contract.

About Aston Carter:

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® double diamond winner for both client and talent service.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Aston Carter, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

Hiring diverse talent

Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection

Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes

Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com (%20astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com) for other accommodation options.