Buyer Planner

Job Title: Buyer Planner Job Description
The Buyer Planner is responsible for verifying, buying, and managing material requirements for production. This role also involves keeping management informed about market trends, changes in vendor business practices, and available alternatives in the market.
Responsibilities
- Verify manufacturing requirements and create stocking strategies for inputs.
- Serve as a liaison between Materials & Production concerning materials and production processes.
- Work closely with the Production Control department to identify deficiencies in requirements and amend planning prior to production.
- Provide purchasing planning and inventory control information by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data trends.
- Support Materials team initiatives as defined by plant manager.
- Negotiate the pricing level of locally sourced items.
- Prepare purchase orders by verifying specifications and price; forward orders to vendors/suppliers; monitor and expedite orders.
- Verify receipt of items by comparing items received to items ordered; resolve any errors with supplier; forward receiving documentation for payment.
- Work closely with custom engineering groups to serve as a liaison between engineers, drafters, and external suppliers.
- Utilize Quality Control systems to report Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) and conduct Root Cause Analysis.
Essential Skills
- Purchasing
- Supply chain management
- Inventory management
- Production planning
- Purchase order management
- At least 4 years of experience in purchasing/planning
- Purchasing and Vendor Management
- Production Planning and Material Requirements Planning
- Inventory Control and Stocking Strategy
- Experience with SAP
Additional Skills & Qualifications
- Ability to multi-task, prioritize commitments, manage time effectively and work independently to meet time-sensitive deadlines.
- A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected as this role performs a wide variety of complicated tasks.
- Must be detail-oriented, possess excellent organizational skills, and can work independently with minimal supervision.
- Complete understanding of production process and equipment application.
- Work habits must simultaneously embrace the concept of speed and quality.
Work Environment
The position is based in an office setting with routine visits to the production floor. The work schedule is Monday through Friday, from 8 AM to 5 PM. The company is employee-owned, providing an ESOP Program.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of York, PA.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $70000.00 - $80000.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:

Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of York, PA.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Oct 16, 2026.
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in York,PA.

About Aston Carter

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® Platinum Award winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.