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Raw Material Planner

United States, Forest Park · Job Posted January 21, 2026
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Job Description

The purpose of this SOP is to establish the general responsibilities for the Site Raw Material Buyer. This procedure may be revised at any time as dictated by customer needs and management decision.

Job Responsibility

  • Maintain communication with production and assigned tollers to review raw material requirements, inventories, delivery issues, and scheduling changes
  • Create & Submit POs with required approvals for raw materials and other services as required
  • Coordinate PO confirmations and material delivery
  • Enter goods receipt for assigned warehouses and tollers
  • Tolling inventory reconciliation at end of each month for assigned tollers
  • Review Parked Invoice Report weekly and address buyer related invoices
  • Review Blocked Invoice Report weekly and address buyer related invoices
  • Assist Purchasing Managers as required
  • Assure nonconformances are properly documented in SAP to maximize quality and plant operation
  • Be able to develop and train others in position as Backup
  • Be familiar with all procedures written at the plant and corporate procedures
  • Know and understand: Plant safety policies and procedures, Plant policies relating to attendance, smoking, drugs, employee assistance, Plant processes and the hazards associated with them, Current Union/Management Contract, Polynt Group policies and procedures
  • Actively cover vacations for the Site Scheduler

Requirements

  • Maintain communication with production and assigned tollers to review raw material requirements, inventories, delivery issues, and scheduling changes
  • Create & Submit POs with required approvals for raw materials and other services as required
  • Coordinate PO confirmations and material delivery
  • Enter goods receipt for assigned warehouses and tollers
  • Tolling inventory reconciliation at end of each month for assigned tollers
  • Review Parked Invoice Report weekly and address buyer related invoices
  • Review Blocked Invoice Report weekly and address buyer related invoices
  • Assist Purchasing Managers as required
  • Assure nonconformances are properly documented in SAP to maximize quality and plant operation
  • Be able to develop and train others in position as Backup
  • Be familiar with all procedures written at the plant and corporate procedures
  • Know and understand: Plant safety policies and procedures, Plant policies relating to attendance, smoking, drugs, employee assistance, Plant processes and the hazards associated with them, Current Union/Management Contract, Polynt Group policies and procedures
  • Actively cover vacations for the Site Scheduler
  • Possess excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
  • Have developed personnel skills effective enough to accomplish goals through others
  • Be proficient in the use of a personal computer and able to: Do basic computer input/file searches related to production data, raw materials, and orders, Use a word processor to edit and write procedures, policies, and communications, Use a spreadsheet and database to review and gene

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