Buyer Planner

Proterra•Greer, SC

17h•Onsite

About The Position

The Lead Buyer Planner serves as a key operational partner to the Production Control Director and site leadership, driving supplier performance and procurement execution across Proterra's manufacturing environment. This role owns the full purchasing and planning cycle. From PO creation and supplier on-time delivery to AP alignment and capacity coordination, while acting as the primary cross-functional liaison between Suppliers, Manufacturing Operations, Engineering, Aftermarket, Finance, and Quality.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or equivalent field
Minimum 1-3 years’ experience in manufacturing or high-tech industry
Proficient in Microsoft Applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
Strong knowledge or understanding of ERP system (i.e., Oracle)
Experience in supplier management
Experience managing multiple objectives and plans and communication to suppliers and internal stakeholders

Nice To Haves

MBA or advance degree
Power BI experience is a plus

Responsibilities

Utilize Oracle and Cloud Planning to provide forecasts for suppliers, create requisitions, Purchase Orders, and plan for material availability for production
Review and provide feedback to Engineering and Change Management on Change Requests and Change Actions
Coordinate with Change Management to monitor part changeovers to ensure proper cut in timing and on-time delivery of material to the line
Support the organizations KPI’s: Supplier On-time delivery, Clear-to-Build, Supplier compliance with iSupplier and FreightPop use
Focus on supplier performance improvements to support delivery and capacity ramp up at our facility
Monitor and resolve Invoice Holds to ensure timely payment to suppliers
Drive systematic root cause resolution, leveraging continuous improvement principles, to diagnose and resolve business problems, ensuring solutions are standardized and sustained