Supply Chain Planner Buyer

Reports To: VP of Engineering & Operations

Push Corp, a subsidiary of Walter Surface Technologies based in Dallas, Texas, is a leading designer and manufacturer of force compliance, material removal, and end‑of‑arm tooling solutions for industrial robotics. Since 1993, Push Corp has helped manufacturers automate demanding finishing processes across industries including aerospace, automotive, composites, and advanced manufacturing.

Our products support robotic weld grinding, surface finishing, deburring, trimming, sanding, polishing, and other automated material removal applications. As part of Walter Surface Technologies, Push Corp is backed by a global organization with more than 70 years of expertise in high‑performance industrial solutions.

For over 70 years, Walter Surface Technologies has been a world leader in surface treatment technologies, providing high‑performance abrasives, tools, power tools, chemical solutions and welding process solutions specifically designed for the metalworking industry. Our core philosophy is focused on helping customers work better and providing “only the best” - the best technology, the best products, the best performance, the best in safety and the best in sustainability - all aimed at increasing their productivity and profitability.

We are looking for a hands‑on Supply Chain Planner Buyer to support material availability, supplier performance, inventory accuracy, and on‑time customer delivery in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment.

This role will manage purchasing and replenishment activities, review demand and inventory needs, issue purchase orders, coordinate supplier follow‑up, and help resolve shortages, receiving discrepancies, quality issues, and invoice mismatches. The successful candidate will work closely with suppliers, engineering, production, warehouse operations, logistics, accounting, and customer service to keep materials moving at the right cost, quantity, and timing.

Key measures of success include material availability, supplier on‑time delivery, inventory accuracy, backorder reduction, purchasing cost control, and timely resolution of supply issues.

• Review demand, inventory levels, production needs, and supplier lead times to support timely replenishment and minimize shortages.
• Create, manage, and follow up on purchase orders, blanket orders, scheduled releases, and supplier confirmations.
• Communicate with suppliers on pricing, lead times, order status, shortages, delivery issues, and recovery plans.
• Build strong supplier relationships and support cost reduction, alternate sourcing, supplier qualification, and performance improvement.
• Track critical materials and provide clear updates to production, engineering, customer service, warehouse, and leadership teams.
• Maintain accurate purchasing, supplier, pricing, part, and inventory records in ERP/MRP systems.
• Coordinate receiving activities by verifying quantities, part numbers, documentation, and material condition.
• Resolve receiving discrepancies, quality issues, supplier returns, RMAs, freight issues, and invoice mismatches with internal teams and external partners.
• Support cycle counts, physical inventory, inventory adjustments, and investigation of damaged, scrapped, returned, obsolete, excess, or non‑moving inventory.
• Collaborate with engineering and production on new products, engineering changes, long‑lead parts, obsolete components, and manufacturing priorities.
• Support freight, shipping, customs, and logistics activities as needed.
• Identify and implement improvements in purchasing, replenishment, receiving, inventory control, reporting, and material flow.

• Experience in purchasing, procurement, supply chain planning,…