Buyer/Production Planner (Life Sciences)

Bio-Techne • Devens, MA

21h • $52,000 - $85,600

About The Position

By joining Bio-Techne, you’ll join a company with a powerful and positive purpose of enabling cutting-edge research in Life Sciences and Clinical Diagnostics. Bio-Techne, and all of its brands, provides tools for researchers to further treat and prevent disease worldwide. Pay Range: $52,000.00 - $85,600.00 Position Summary This role combines purchasing and production planning responsibilities to ensure timely procurement of materials and efficient scheduling of production activities. The Buyer/Planner will manage assigned commodities, maintain accurate inventory levels, and develop executable production schedules that support company objectives.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of purchasing and/or production planning experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Associate degree or equivalent experience; Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Strong knowledge of ERP/MRP systems and intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Familiarity with FDA Quality System Requirements, cGMP, and ISO standards.
• Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree

Responsibilities

• Manage inventory of assigned commodities and forecast demand using MRP and usage history.
• Execute procurement decisions to support production schedules while maintaining cost-effectiveness.
• Maintain ERP data integrity and lead improvements in procurement processes.
• Support primary Planner role to generate and maintain executable production schedules aligned with company goals.
• Coordinate work order packets and monitor schedule status; communicate impacts to delivery dates.
• Identify and resolve material, machine, and manpower constraints affecting production.
• Serve as a key communicator between critical internal stakeholders re: production status vs order backlog.

Benefits

• We offer competitive insurance benefits starting on day one: medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, long-term disability, pet, and legal and ID shield.
• We invest in our employees’ financial futures through 401k plans, an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), Health Saving Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and Dependent Care FSA.
• We empower our employees develop their careers through mentorship, promotional opportunities, training and development, tuition reimbursement, internship programs, and more.
• We offer employee resource groups, volunteer paid time off, employee events, and charity drives to build a culture of caring and belonging.
• We offer an accrued leave policy with paid holidays, paid time off, and paid parental leave.
• We foster a culture of empowerment and innovation, where employees feel valued and encouraged to bring their new ideas to the table.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees