Buyer/Planner

Company Description The Baker Company has spent nearly 75 years advancing science, discovery, and clinical care through innovative solutions for air containment, contamination control, and controlled environments. Its biological safety cabinets, clean benches, fume hoods, and pharmacy isolators are designed to deliver exceptional user and product protection across diverse laboratory and healthcare applications. Baker also offers specialized solutions for cell science and oxygen regulation, including the Baker Ruskinn line of hypoxia workstations and anaerobic chambers. These systems support more precise, controlled environments for low-oxygen and anoxic studies, helping research teams improve the reliability and quality of their results. The company’s long-standing commitment to performance and safety makes it a trusted partner for organizations focused on rigorous scientific and clinical work.

Role Description The Buyer/Planner is a full-time, on-site role based in Sanford, ME, responsible for purchasing materials and supplies required to support manufacturing operations, maintaining accurate purchasing information within Epicor, and supporting production planning activities. This position prepares, follows up on, and expedites purchase orders; maintains material and supplier information; creates and closes manufacturing jobs; and prepares and distributes weld schedules to support production requirements. The Buyer/Planner works closely with the Supply Chain Manager, Manufacturing, Accounting, and suppliers to ensure that required materials are purchased and available and that production jobs and schedules are accurately maintained.

Responsibilities

Purchasing

• Prepare purchase orders to support production requirements
• Manage suppliers using key factors like price, quality, delivery, and service. Monitor suppliers for on-time delivery in support of production needs. Coordinate expedites when necessary.
• Maintain accurate supplier, part, lead-time, buyer code, pricing, and other purchasing information in Epicor.
• Assist with the preparation of information required for month-end purchasing and inventory reporting.

Production Planning

• Create, monitor, and close production work orders (jobs) in support of production operations. Identify and correct transaction issues as jobs move throughout the plant.
• Prepare production schedules to accurately assign production timing for incoming work.
• Interface with operations daily for all schedule-related issues.
• Maintain accurate and timely job information within Epicor.

Epicor System and Data Maintenance

• Perform daily data entry and maintain accurate purchasing and production information within Epicor.
• Enter and update purchase order information, including suppliers, quantities, prices, dates, lead times, and other pertinent information.
• Review information in Epicor for accuracy and identify discrepancies or missing information.

General Responsibilities

• Participate in multifunctional projects and process improvement activities.
• Maintain a focus on accuracy, timeliness, and doing-it-right to support customer satisfaction.
• Communicate effectively with suppliers and internal departments regarding purchasing and production planning activities.
• Adhere to all safe work practices and contributes to the health, safety, and environmental program and culture.
• Use Lean tools and concepts to identify opportunities to improve the flow of information and materials and eliminate waste.
• Make every effort to focus on doing-it-right to make sure the customer is happy or satisfied with our units.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Minimum Requirements

• Associate degree or relevant technical/business education required. Bachelor’s degree a plus.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in purchasing, production planning, manufacturing, or a related field preferred.
• Manufacturing experience preferred.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems required. Epicor knowledge a plus.
• Basic knowledge of purchasing and production planning processes.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be able to sit/work on a computer for extended periods of time.

Employment sponsorship and relocation are not offered. No staffing agencies/recruiters please.

The salary range for this role is $55,000-$$70,000 USD. The range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. The Baker Company considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.