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About The Position

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen for consideration and meet all Federal Contractor employee requirements.
• Nomad GCS does not support the H1B Visa for this position.
• Associate degree in business, economics, applied science, supply chain, operations management, or a related field required.
• Minimum of 7 to 10 years of documented supply chain, purchasing, materials planning, or production support experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Proven experience managing buyers, planners, purchasing teams, or material planning functions.
• Strong understanding of ERP/MRP-driven purchasing and manufacturing environments.
• Demonstrated ability to improve purchasing discipline, material availability, planning accuracy, and buyer execution.
• Experience supporting cross-functional operations in a project-based or engineer-to-order manufacturing environment preferred.
• Verifiable history of implementing change and improving operational processes.
• Working knowledge of MRP systems, master schedules, bills of material, inventory control, and logistics.
• Strong understanding of supply chain planning and procurement best practices.
• Ability to transform data into actionable information.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Ability to transition between tactical execution and strategic improvement.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical and reasoning capability.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills and follow-through.
• Flexible and adaptable in a changing manufacturing environment.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• APICS CPIM or CSCP certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support optimized materials planning processes that align with supply chain planning best practices.
• Ensure planning activities are aligned to production schedules, project requirements, demand signals, inventory position, and material lead times.
• Oversee MRP execution to identify material shortages, excess inventory, late supply, and order timing issues.
• Partner with Production, Materials Management, Engineering, Project Management, and Finance to ensure planning decisions support business and operational objectives.
• Monitor purchase requisitions, planned orders, demand changes, and supply exceptions to ensure timely conversion into executable purchasing actions.
• Support the development and continuous improvement of planning processes, reports, and controls that improve material availability and schedule adherence.
• Maintain planning discipline within the ERP system to support accurate procurement, reporting, and operational decision-making.
• Manage the timely preparation and execution of purchase orders for goods and services.
• Review requisitions for accuracy, completeness, supplier alignment, pricing, lead time, and project requirements.
• Ensure buyer activities are completed accurately and on time to support production, project delivery, and operational continuity.
• Drive accountability for purchasing high-quality materials at the lowest practical cost while maintaining adequate supply levels.
• Monitor open purchase orders, late supplier deliveries, confirmations, acknowledgment gaps, and expedite requirements.
• Ensure purchasing transactions are accurate, timely, and aligned with internal process requirements.
• Support issue resolution related to shortages, supplier delays, pricing discrepancies, receiving issues, and invoice holds.
• Maintain data accuracy and completeness in the company’s ERP system to support procurement, planning, and reporting needs.
• Ensure purchase orders, supplier records, lead times, order quantities, promise dates, and planning parameters are accurate and maintained.
• Monitor transactional compliance across planning and purchasing activities.
• Develop reporting routines that identify material risk, late purchase orders, unconfirmed purchase orders, and planning exceptions.
• Support continuous improvement efforts that improve ERP reliability and supply chain visibility.
• Provide direct leadership to Materials Planning and Purchasing personnel.
• Set clear expectations for buyers and planners related to responsiveness, accuracy, follow-through, and production support.
• Establish daily, weekly, and monthly operating rhythms to review priorities, shortages, late orders, and planning exceptions.
• Define and implement performance metrics to measure planning and purchasing effectiveness.
• Coach team members on tactical execution, ERP discipline, supplier follow-up, and cross-functional communication.
• Ensure the team can transition effectively between tactical production support and structured process improvement.
• Work closely with Finance, Engineering, Operations, Sales, Project Management, and Materials Management to ensure purchasing and planning activities support business objectives.
• Generate reports on purchasing performance, purchase order execution, material availability, supplier delivery issues, and planning accuracy.
• Communicate material risks, constraints, and recovery actions to stakeholders in a timely and professional manner.
• Support business goals and operational efficiency through timely and accurate supply chain execution.