Purchasing Planner (Supply Chain)

Location: Hybrid in Southfield, Michigan, or Santa Fe Springs, California, USA

Salary: $85,000+/year based on experience, plus annual performance incentive compensation.

Company

hirify.global is a global industrial company with operations spanning manufacturing and supply chain activities.

What you will do

• Represent the Purchasing team in the monthly Demand Planning Process and contribute supply-side inputs to the consensus forecast.
• Develop inventory portfolio plans based on geographic market needs, including new product onboarding and lifecycle transitions.
• Review underperforming parts and implement corrective actions.
• Coordinate with Purchasing, Operations, Sales, Product Management, Buyers, and suppliers to align supply chain strategies with customer requirements.
• Represent supplier capabilities and capacity constraints in demand planning, including standard-stocked items and customer-specific programs.
• Report on inventory status, sourcing metrics, and program KPIs while driving continuous improvement in demand planning and supply chain execution.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Industrial Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience in demand planning, S&OP, inventory management, or supply chain planning within a distribution or manufacturing environment.
• Experience translating demand forecasts into supply plans that balance service levels and working capital targets.
• Hands-on experience managing or supporting customer-specific inventory programs, including purchase requests and approvals through business systems.
• Leadership and team-building experience, with cross-functional collaboration across Sales, Operations, and Procurement.
• Proficiency with demand planning or forecasting platforms; Blue Yonder experience is strongly preferred.
• ERP literacy, including SAP or a comparable system, plus working knowledge of Quickbase and Salesforce or similar workflow and CRM tools.
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, and basic modeling.
• Practical understanding of forecasting methods, safety stock, reorder points, lead time, variability, and ABC/XYZ segmentation.
• Familiarity with supplier capacity and capability evaluation, including coordination with plating and toll-slitting subcontractors.

Nice to have

• Blue Yonder experience.
• Competency with Power BI or similar data visualization tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work arrangement in the United States.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for eligible positions.
• Life insurance, disability coverage, and voluntary wellness programs.
• 401(k) or RRSP programs with company match, depending on country and role.
• Paid vacation and holidays, plus tuition reimbursement.
• Full-time employment with annual performance incentive compensation.