New

Global Purchasing Material Planner

Butler America Aerospace L.L.C.
$30-35
sick time, 401(k)
United States, Indiana, Fort Wayne
Aug 21, 2025
Global Purchasing Material Planner Location: Fort Wayne, IN 12 month contract Job ID: #71475 Pay Range: $30-35 Job Title: Global Purchasing Material Planner We are seeking a self-motivated, self-driven, and experienced Global Purchasing Material Planner for the Control Box Division. The Control Box Division produces control boxes that are used in small, medium, and large roof top units along with refrigeration and HVAC markets. Our Global Purchasing Material Planners are the drivers behind our continued growth and success. With our commitment to innovation, it's our material planners who seek out, develop, and help implement strategic initiatives for improved efficiency and productivity. Our ideal candidate is a detail-oriented planner, self-motivated problem solver, expert communicator, and top-notch MRP analyst with great decision-making skills. Daily and Monthly Responsibilities * Partner with other stakeholder teams across business units (i.e., sales, scheduling, production, customer service, quality, expeditors, global sourcing, finance, shipping/receiving, and engineering to develop necessary analysis and documentation in a collaborative way, communicating effectively and efficiently with each team. * Manage the supply chain for assigned commodities. The employee will plan, analyze, procure, and expedite components utilizing accurate purchase order/schedule agreement placement to meet sales demands, monitor and maintain acceptable inventory levels, and achieve on-time deliveries to meet our customer's production schedules. * Analyze the MRP for inventory control to ensure material arrives on time for production while not exceeding monthly inventory dollar goal initiatives, including but not limited to running specialized reports to manage inventory. * Analyze the SAP system daily to ensure our goal of 100% supplier on-time-delivery is met through sending open order reports to the suppliers and meeting weekly with to confirm orders will arrive on time, as well as demonstrate the ability to use business judgment to resolve problems to get to root cause analysis. * The Global Purchasing Material Planner will also resolve daily Accounts Payable rejections to ensure on time payments to suppliers. * The Global Purchasing Material Planner will work closely with the Quality Department on supplier quality issues and ensure defective material is returned to the supplier for credit. * Assist management for assigned projects as needed. Education Bachelor's Degree with 3+ years' experience as a Buyer/Materials Planner with Accounts Payable resolution experience. Associate's degree with 5+ years' experience as a Buyer/Materials Planner with Accounts Payable resolution experience. High School diploma with 7+ years' experience as a Buyer/Materials Planner with Accounts Payable resolution experience. Experience/Qualifications SAP experience preferred but not required. Accounts Payable invoice resolution experience required. Expert knowledge of MRP. Excellent decision-making capabilities. Problem solving skills. Strong communication skills. Must have attention to detail, be very organized, and thrive in a fast-paced work environment. Must possess a strong work ethic, ability to overcome challenges, and a willingness to learn new systems. Must be self-motivated and focused on results. Must have strong inventory management skills. Moderate to expert skill with Microsoft Office, specifically Microsoft Excel V Lookups and Pivot tables. Ability to work in a team environment as well as work independently. Must be able to read and interpret drawings. Benefits provided: 401K, medical, dental, and vision, sick time as applicable to state law Butler America Aerospace, LLC. is an equal opportunity employer. Butler evaluates applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics. The Butler America Aerospace, LLC. EEO Policy Statement and "Know Your Rights" Poster is available here: Applicant and Employee Notices. Butler America Aerospace, LLC. is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please contact the Human Resources Department at accommodations@butler.com.