Senior Buyer / Supply Planning Analyst

ABOUT THE POSITION: As our Sr. Supply Planning Analyst, you'll ensure material availability aligns with production needs and business priorities. You serve as a key connector between supply planning, sourcing, and suppliers, balancing strategy with execution. You'll use data to anticipate risks, communicate constraints, and recommend solutions that keep operations running efficiently. You'll also play a hands-on role in optimizing inventory and supporting supplier performance.

OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE: You're analytical, resourceful, and action oriented. With a bachelor's degree in Supply Chain (or related) and 3-5+ years of experience in supply chain or planning, you excel at using data to solve problems and improve processes. You're comfortable managing supplier challenges, refining planning parameters, and leading cross-functional initiatives. You take ownership, communicate clearly, and aren't afraid to challenge the status quo when it leads to better outcomes. If you enjoy digging into details while keeping sight of the big picture, we'd love to meet you!

HOW YOU WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE:

You will EXPLORE by:

• Acting as a critical link between supply planning, sourcing, and suppliers to ensure material availability aligns with production schedules and business priorities
• Proactively identifying, assessing, and mitigating supply risks through cross-functional coordination to maintain continuity of operations
• Developing and maintaining dashboards or reports that support inventory health monitoring and driving visibility planning gaps
• Tracking and analyzing supplier on=time, responsiveness, and trends; escalating risks impacting continuity
• Leading or contributing to improvement initiatives using structured problem-solving methods (e.g., PDCA, 5 Whys, A3 thinking)

You will INNOVATE by:

• Managing procurement execution through exception-based tools and data-driven insights to balance demand coverage, service levels, and inventory targets
• Leveraging advanced analytics to evaluate and fine-tune planning parameters (e.g., safety stock, order quantities, lead times) for improved responsiveness and efficiency
• Conducting consumption, forecast, and lifecycle analysis to anticipate shortages, excess or at-risk parts and recommending corrective actions
• Using insights to inform decisions that improve inventory turnover and reducing risk across the supply network
• Identifying opportunities to enhance planning workflows, automating routine tasks, and reducing exception handling through system or process enhancements
• Supporting a culture of continuous improvement by documenting lessons learned and standardizing successful practices

You will PERFORM by:

• Communicating key constraints, such as lead time delays, capacity issues, or quality disruptions, with clarity and urgency to support timely decisions
• Collaborating with sourcing and quality teams to resolve supplier issues and drive sustained performance improvement
• Ensuring supplier accountability through structured communication, follow-through, and documentation
• Supporting supplier readiness during engineering changes or new product introductions by aligning expectations on capacity and lead time
• Drafting and implementing work instructions or planning standards to improve process consistency and cross-team alignment

We offer competitive wages and the following great benefits:

• Health, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Short term & Long-term disability insurance
• 401k with employer match
• Paid time off, including Vacation, Sick & Personal Time, and 11 paid Holidays
• Generous Profit-Sharing Plan
• Tuition reimbursement & Scholarships
• Development and Growth opportunities
• Casual work environment for all associates
• State-of-the-Art, temperature-controlled environment
• And many more!