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Job Title: Buyer, Material Planner
Location: Ocala, FL (onsite)
About Us
Imagine a company with technology leadership of over 160 years, yet it operates with the energy of a startup. Ingersoll Rand has dedicated itself to Making Life Better for its employees, customers, shareholders, and planets. We produce innovative and mission-critical flow creation and life science technologies – from compressors to precision handling of liquids, gasses, and powers – to increase industrial productivity, efficiency, and sustainability. Supported by over 80+ brands, our products are used in various end-markets including life sciences, food and beverage, clean energy, industrial manufacturing, infrastructure, and more. Across the globe, we’re driving growth with an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset. Learn more at irco.com and join us to own your future.
Job Overview:
This Buyer / Material Planner role is responsible for coordinating and leading the procurement of production-critical materials that keep the Ocala plant running. You will manage supplier follow-up, monitor MRP signals, track purchase orders, resolve delivery risks, and ensure materials are available when manufacturing needs them. This is not just placing orders. It is strategic material execution in a fast-moving manufacturing environment where your ability to build supplier relationships, analyze data, prioritize action, and expedite critical items directly impacts production flow and customer delivery. If you like being the person who keeps production from missing a beat, this role is for you.
Responsibilities:
- Reviews and processes automated MRP requisitions to secure high-volume production parts and maintain material availability.
- Partners with domestic and global suppliers to confirm specifications, capacity, pricing, delivery schedules, and stocking requirements.
- Selects production materials and components by validating engineering requirements, evaluating total cost, and determining the appropriate procurement method, including direct purchases, blanket agreements, and competitive bids.
- Prepares and manages high-value purchase orders, scheduling agreements, bid requests, and supplier proposals within SAP, established budgets, and delegated authority.
- Maintains accurate procurement records and SAP master data, including purchase costs, variances, delivery performance, quality, inventory health, lead times, safety stock, minimum order quantities, and reorder points.
- Partners with Quality, Engineering, and Inspection teams to investigate defective or unacceptable materials, determine root causes, and implement supplier corrective actions.
- Coordinates with production planners to schedule material flow, expedite critical shortages, and prevent production disruptions or downtime.
- Approves material invoices for payment and resolves complex pricing, quantity, and purchase-order discrepancies.
Requirements:
- High School Diploma or GED
- 5+ years of progressive materials purchasing experience ideally in a heavy industrial manufacturing environment
- 3+ years of MRP/ERP experience navigating transactions, extracting reports, performing inquiries, creating purchase orders, and maintaining oversight of material movement and status.
- 2+ years of Excel experience to include data manipulation, comparing reports, crunching numbers, and ideally performing XLOOKUP to move/compare data between spreadsheets
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with suppliers and build productive vendor relationships.
Core Competencies
- Relationships and Communication:
- Establish customer loyalty, meet customer needs, build productive relationships, and take ownership of customer satisfaction.
- Conveys information clearly, succinctly, and persuasively to individuals and groups, helping audiences understand, retain, and act on the message.
- Technical and Business Communication
- Reads and interprets engineering blueprints, GD&T, safety rules, operational manuals, and other complex technical documents. Writes routine reports and commercial correspondence and communicates effectively with suppliers, customers, and internal teams.
- Execution and Accountability
- Acts promptly, takes initiative, and proactively pursues objectives beyond minimum requirements.
- Effectively manages time, priorities, and resources to complete work efficiently. Sets high standards, takes accountability for results, and consistently delivers work with accuracy and excellence.
- Maintains effectiveness through changes in responsibilities, processes, requirements, structures, or workplace cultures.
- Continuous Improvement and Learning
- Identifies opportunities, develops ideas, and implements solutions that improve processes and performance. Actively pursues learning opportunities and applies new knowledge and skills on the job.
- Analytical and Technical Problem Solving
- Calculates discounts, interest, material price variances, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Applies basic algebra and geometry to raw-material calculations.
- Solves practical supply chain problems involving technical variables and limited standardization. Interprets complex instructions provided in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Preferences:
- Bachelor's Degree
- SAP experience
- Work independently in a fast-paced environment
Travel and Work Arrangements
- Based in Ocala, FL (onsite)
- Working hours between 7:00am & 4pm
What We Offer
At Ingersoll Rand, we embrace a culture of personal ownership — taking responsibility for our company, our communities, and our environment, as well as our individual health and well-being. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to empower you with the tools and support necessary to take charge of your health, ensuring that together, we can continue to make life better. Our range of benefits includes health care options like medical and prescription plans, dental and vision coverage, as well as wellness programs. Additionally, we provide life insurance, a robust 401(k) plan, paid time off, and even an employee stock grant, among other offerings. These benefits are our commitment to you, so you can be your best at work and beyond.
Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE:IR), driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset, is dedicated to helping make life better for our employees, customers and communities. Customers lean on us for our technology-driven excellence in mission-critical flow creation and industrial solutions across 40+ respected brands where our products and services excel in the most complex and harsh conditions. Our employees develop customers for life through their daily commitment to expertise, productivity and efficiency. For more information, visit www.IRCO.com.
