Buyer

We are looking for a Buyer to support planning and procurement activities for a manufacturing client of ours in Orlando, Florida. This Contract to Hire position will focus on coordinating material availability, monitoring order progress, and helping maintain production flow to meet customer commitments. The ideal candidate will be comfortable working across planning, purchasing, quality, and operations teams while managing schedules, supplier-related actions, and order accuracy in a fast-paced service industry setting.

Responsibilities:

• Review material planning data, inventory levels, and order activity to establish realistic commitment dates for customer demand.
• Manage assigned product lines or production areas by aligning planning priorities with available capacity, resources, and workflow requirements.
• Evaluate production specifications, throughput constraints, tooling needs, and staffing considerations to support effective scheduling decisions.
• Maintain and coordinate work orders to help balance supply with demand and keep manufacturing activity progressing on schedule.
• Process purchase requisitions and prepare purchase orders for materials, tools, fixtures, and other production-related items for management approval.
• Track open purchase orders and work orders, resolving issues related to quantity, cost, specifications, or timing that could affect delivery performance.
• Respond to lead-time requests by analyzing current capacity, material status, and production commitments.
• Partner with quality and internal stakeholders to support returned material authorization activities and help drive timely resolution.
• Communicate schedule risks, delays, and resource concerns to the appropriate teams, escalating unresolved issues when needed.
• Prepare reports, maintain planning records, and adjust schedules to address changes in demand or unexpected production conditions.