Global Buyer Planner II

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The Buyer Planner II independently manages supply planning and procurement activities for assigned products, suppliers, and manufacturing locations. This role is responsible for balancing service, inventory, and supply continuity while partnering with Operations, Sales, Finance, and external suppliers. The Buyer Planner II proactively identifies risks, resolves routine supply issues, and drives execution of planning and procurement strategies within their assigned portfolio.

This position serves as a key contributor to planning performance and supplier execution while continuing to develop broader strategic planning capabilities.

This a hybrid role, requiring in-person attendance at our Ewing, NJ office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and remote work options on Monday and Friday.

• Independently manage demand-driven supply plans for assigned products and suppliers
• Monitor demand variability and adjust plans to meet customer service requirements
• Analyze inventory levels and recommend actions to reduce shortages, excess inventory, and obsolescence
• Manage routine shortages, backorders and expedites
• Execute product transitions, part number changes, and end-of-life planning activities
• Maintain and optimize planning parameters
• Participate in capacity planning activities and identify potential constraints

• Execute procurement plans aligned with business requirements
• Manage day-to-day supplier relationships and communications
• Monitor supplier delivery performance and follow up on commitments
• Lead resolution of routine supplier issues and delivery disruptions
• Escalate significant supply, quality, or capacity concerns appropriately
• Support supplier performance reviews and corrective action activities
• Support global capacity planning, including planning around extended shutdowns (e.g., Lunar New Year)

• Maintain planning data accuracy within ERP/MRP systems (e.g., Oracle, ePortal)
• Monitor planning reports, inventory reports, and fulfillment metrics
• Analyze inventory trends, order patterns, and service performance
• Identify data inconsistencies and drive corrective actions
• Utilize planning tools, reports, and analytics to support decision-making
• Support process improvement and automation initiatives

• Partner with Sales, Operations, Customer Service, Finance, and Quality to resolve supply issues
• Participate in supply review and operational planning meetings
• Support New Product Development (NPD) planning and launch readiness activities
• Communicate supply risks and mitigation plans to stakeholders
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across planning and procurement processes

• Consistently meets customer service expectations within assigned portfolio
• Maintains healthy inventory levels while minimizing shortages and excess
• Demonstrates ownership of planning decisions and problem resolution
• Builds productive working relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders
• Identi…