Production Planner / Buyer

Precipart, located in Farmingdale, NY, is looking for a Production Planner/Buyer to join our Supply Chain Team. The Production Planner/Buyer is responsible for assisting with production scheduling, inventory management, and procurement activities to ensure the timely and efficient production of mechanical precision custom components. This junior-level role involves supporting senior team members, gain hands on experience in production planning and purchasing, and collaborate across departments to effectively meet customer demands.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Assist in developing and maintaining production schedules to ensure timely delivery of products while optimizing resource utilization and minimizing production costs.
• Support coordination with production, engineering, and quality control teams to ensure that production schedules are feasible and align with customer requirements.
• Monitor inventory levels and assist in managing the procurement of raw materials, components, and supplies to support production schedules.
• Establish and maintain relationships with suppliers to ensure reliable supply and cost-effective purchasing.
• Process various types of P.O.’s (material, service, MRO and office supplies).
• Track and manage purchase orders, ensuring timely delivery and resolving any issues related to order discrepancies, delays, or quality concerns.
• Analyze production data and reports to identify bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and opportunities for process improvements.
• Collaborate with the supply chain team to develop and implement inventory management strategies, including safety stock levels and reorder points.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of production schedules, inventory levels, purchase orders, and supplier information.
• Assist in preparing and presenting reports on production planning, purchasing activities, and key performance indicators to senior management.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives to enhance production planning, purchasing processes, and overall operational efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, industry standards, and regulatory requirements in all production planning and purchasing activities.
• Responsible for conforming with the company’s quality management system requirements, as well as contributing to its overall effectiveness, and the ultimate goals of customer satisfaction, product compliance and ethical practices/behavior.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE / SKILLS / EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, industrial engineering, business administration or similar
• 1 years of experience in production planning or scheduling within a manufacturing environment
• Basic knowledge of supply chain practices, including inventory management, procurement, and logistics
• Familiarity with enterprise resource planning (ERP) software and other production planning tools is a plus.
• Excellent attention to detail and commitment to quality
• Good problem solving, conflict resolution, and decision-making skills
• Strong organization and time management skills with the ability to prioritize competing tasks
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate, verbally and written, effectively with team members and cross-functionally
• Proficient in using MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment and Adaptable and able to adjust to shifting priorities
• Values treating people well, has an empathetic approach and mindset, is ambitious and strives for personal and collective excellence, supports diversity and inclusion, and has a positive outlook and attitude.

PAY RANGE: $55,000 to $65,000 annually

WHAT WE'LL OFFER YOU IN RETURN:

• Base salary plus incentive program
• Paid time off (TOB, holidays, parental leave)
• Medical, dental, vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Health Savings Plan
• Life insurance, enhanced short term and long-term disability insurance and other voluntary insurance plans
• 401k Profit sharing plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Referral Bonus
• National Employee Assistance Program
• 529 College Savings Program
• Professional development and training
• Brand new, modern workspace and manufacturing facilities
• Company events and outings, from Employee Appreciation Day to professional sports games
• Stable organization with opportunities for future growth within the company

ABOUT PRECIPART:

Precipart engineers, designs and manufactures high precision custom solutions for the world’s leading companies in the Medical, Aerospace and Industrial markets. We act as a partner across your entire manufacturing process by engineering precision gears, mechanical components, assemblies and motion control solutions, as well as delivering end-to-end capabilities and more. With offices in Switzerland, the U.S. and U.K, we are here to help you “engineer possible”.