Commodity Buyer​/Planner

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This role is responsible for sourcing, negotiating, purchasing, inventory planning, and supplier management activities with a strong emphasis on aluminum, steel, and other manufacturing commodities. The ideal candidate will have proven experience managing supplier relationships, negotiating pricing and contracts, monitoring commodity markets, and supporting manufacturing operations through strategic procurement and inventory planning.

Lead sourcing, purchasing, and supplier management activities for aluminum, steel, and other direct production materials. Negotiate pricing, contracts, lead times, and commercial agreements with suppliers to achieve cost, quality, and delivery objectives. Develop and maintain strong supplier relationships while managing supplier performance and accountability. Monitor aluminum, steel, and commodity market trends to support strategic purchasing decisions and cost management initiatives.

Identify and implement cost-reduction opportunities, supplier consolidation initiatives, and value engineering projects. Manage inventory levels and demand planning activities to support production requirements while reducing excess inventory and DIOH. Collaborate with Production, Engineering, Operations, Inventory Control, and Finance teams to ensure uninterrupted material flow. Maintain accurate vendor records, pricing agreements, lead times, and purchase order documentation.

Analyze spend, purchasing trends, and supplier performance metrics to support data-driven sourcing decisions. Coordinate local freight and logistics activities to ensure on-time delivery and transportation compliance. Resolve supplier quality, delivery, and performance issues while driving corrective actions. Support global sourcing initiatives, supplier onboarding, audits, and compliance documentation.

Prepare purchasing reports, supplier scorecards, KPIs, and management summaries. Assist with inventory cycle counts and inventory accuracy initiatives. Support ERP/MRP planning activities and ensure purchasing data integrity.

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations, Engineering, or a related field.

3-7+ years of purchasing, procurement, commodity buying, or strategic sourcing experience within a manufacturing environment. Direct experience purchasing aluminum, steel, metals, industrial raw materials, or related manufacturing commodities. Demonstrated success negotiating supplier pricing, contracts, and commercial agreements. Experience managing supplier relationships and driving supplier performance improvements.

Strong understanding of MRP, inventory planning, material flow, and manufacturing procurement processes. Experience utilizing ERP systems such as SAP, Epicor, Oracle, Infor, JD Edwards, Net Suite, or similar platforms. Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including reporting, analysis, and spend management. Experience purchasing metals, coils, extrusions, fabricated components, or other industrial manufacturing materials.

Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including reporting, analysis, and spend management. Strong analytical, organizational, negotiation, and problem-solving abilities. Excellent communication and relationship-building skills. Ability to effectively manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Black Belt, or other continuous improvement training.

Professional certifications such as CPSM, CPM, CSCP, or APICS.

NOTE:

You will always speak directly with a Senneca team member before receiving any offer of employment. Senneca will never extend a job offer without a formal interview process.

Senneca Holdings is a diversified management and holding company whose companies are focused on the specialty door industry. Senneca oversees the operations of its companies, allocates resources among them, and helps to improve the performance of its operations. Senneca seeks out acquisition opportunities that strengthen our position in a business segment as well as companies that will diversify our portfolio of specialty doors.

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