Buyer Planner - Fabrication
About The Position
As a world leader in creating comfortable, sustainable, and efficient climate solutions for buildings, homes and transportation, it's our responsibility to put the planet first. For us at Trane Technologies, and through our businesses including Trane® and Thermo King, sustainability is not just how we do business—it is our business. Do you dare to look at the world's challenges and see impactful possibilities? Do you want to contribute to making a better future? If the answer is yes, we invite you to consider joining us in boldly challenging what's possible for a sustainable world. Learn about our benefits designed for you to Thrive at work and at home. We boldly go.
Requirements
- 3–7+ years in buyer/planner, production planning, or scheduling roles in a fabrication or manufacturing environment.
- Experience scheduling within Sheet metal fabrication
- Welding and assembly operations
- High-mix / low-volume production
- Make-to-Order manufacturing
- Experience with ERP/MRP systems.
- Strong proficiency in MS Excel for scheduling and reporting.
- Strong sense of urgency
- Excellent organizational skills
- Ability to reprioritize quickly
- Cross-functional communication
- Problem-solving under pressure
Nice To Haves
- FourthShift is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Procure raw materials and other materials related to fabrication as needed and the management of the purchase orders, confirmations and delivery schedules.
- Maintain accurate material requirements through MRP/ERP planning systems.
- Analyze demand forecasts and production schedules to ensure material availability.
- Establish and maintain safety stock, reorder points, and inventory targets.
- Monitor excess, obsolete, and slow-moving inventory.
- Assist in root cause analysis for shortages and inventory discrepancies as needed.
- Develop and maintain the daily and weekly fabrication production schedule based on customer demand, priorities, and capacity.
- Sequence and release fabrication orders to optimize machine utilization and labor efficiency.
- Coordinate schedules across fabrication processes such as: Cutting Welding Forming/Bending Finishing/Paint Assembly
- Balance workloads across departments to avoid bottlenecks.
- Monitor schedule adherence and adjust priorities based on urgent orders, downtime, or material constraints.
- Collaborate with supervisors and production leads to identify capacity limitations.
- Track work-in-process (WIP) and communicate completion risks proactively.
- Ensure fabrication schedules align with downstream assembly or customer ship dates.
- Support expedited jobs and recovery plans during disruptions.
- Participate in daily production meetings to communicate schedule priorities and risks.
- Sequence and release fabrication work orders to optimize machine utilization and labor.
- Track work in process and communicate completion risks proactively.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Holistic wellness programs with generous incentives
- Family building benefits include fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
- 401K match up to 6%, plus an additional 2% core contribution = up to 8% company contribution.
- 15 vacation days
- 9 paid holidays
- 3 floating holidays
- Sick leave
- Additional options to support volunteer and parental leave.
- Educational and training opportunities through company programs
- Tuition assistance
- Student debt support.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
