Buyer, Supply Chain​/Logistics

We are looking for a Buyer to support planning and procurement operations in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. This Long-term Contract position focuses on balancing material availability, inventory performance, and supplier coordination to keep operations running smoothly. The role uses forecasting data, planning systems, and cross-functional collaboration to improve service levels, address supply risk, and support efficient business growth.

Responsibilities:
• Build and refine demand plans by analyzing historical usage, business trends, customer signals, and available forecasting insights.
• Partner with sales, service, product, manufacturing, and other internal teams to align supply plans with changing demand requirements.
• Maintain material readiness for production and customer commitments by reviewing shortages, escalating constraints, and driving timely resolution plans.
• Execute purchasing activities for assigned materials and suppliers, including order placement, replenishment actions, and schedule coordination.
• Track supplier performance across delivery, lead time, capacity, and risk indicators, and support improvement efforts through structured follow-up.
• Manage inventory settings such as safety stock, reorder points, and planning parameters to balance service expectations with working capital goals.
• Review excess, aging, and slow-moving inventory and recommend actions that reduce waste and improve inventory health.
• Create and maintain dashboards, key performance measures, and automated reporting that strengthen planning visibility and decision-making.
• Keep material, supplier, and procurement records accurate in SAP and related systems while supporting engineering changes and lifecycle updates.
• Contribute to risk mitigation and continuity planning by identifying vulnerable supply areas, supporting alternate sourcing strategies, and helping prepare recovery actions for critical materials.