**By joining Bio-Techne, you’ll join a company with a powerful and positive purpose of enabling cutting-edge research in Life Sciences and Clinical Diagnostics. Bio-Techne, and all of its brands, provides tools for researchers to further treat and prevent disease worldwide.** Pay Range: $52,000.00 - $85,600.00 **Position Summary** This role combines purchasing and production planning responsibilities to ensure timely procurement of materials and efficient scheduling of production activities. The Buyer/Planner will manage assigned commodities, maintain accurate inventory levels, and develop executable production schedules that support company objectives. **Key Responsibilities** + Manage inventory of assigned commodities and forecast demand using MRP and usage history. + Execute procurement decisions to support production schedules while maintaining cost-effectiveness. + Maintain ERP data integrity and lead improvements in procurement processes. + Support primary Planner role to generate and maintain executable production schedules aligned with company goals. + Coordinate work order packets and monitor schedule status; communicate impacts to delivery dates. + Identify and resolve material, machine, and manpower constraints affecting production. + Serve as a key communicator between critical internal stakeholders re: production status vs order backlog. **Qualifications** + 3–5 years of purchasing and/or production planning experience in a manufacturing environment. + Associate degree or equivalent experience; Bachelor’s degree preferred. + Strong knowledge of ERP/MRP systems and intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills. + Familiarity with FDA Quality System Requirements, cGMP, and ISO standards. + Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills. **Physical Requirements** + Ability to remain seated for extended periods (up to 8 hours). + Lift up to 25 pounds and carry short distances. + Perform repetitive hand motions and keyboarding for extended periods. **Why Join Bio-Techne:** **We offer competitive insurance benefits starting on day one: medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, long-term disability, pet, and legal and ID shield.** **We invest in our employees’ financial futures through 401k plans, an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), Health Saving Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and Dependent Care FSA.** **We empower our employees develop their careers through mentorship, promotional opportunities, training and development, tuition reimbursement, internship programs, and more.** **We offer employee resource groups, volunteer paid time off, employee events, and charity drives to build a culture of caring and belonging.** **We offer an accrued leave policy with paid holidays, paid time off, and paid parental leave.** **We foster a culture of empowerment and innovation, where employees feel valued and encouraged to bring their new ideas to the table.** **Bio-Techne is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.** **All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.** **To protect the interests of all, Bio-Techne will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than a candidate application. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Bio-Techne will be considered Bio-Techne property.** Bio-Techne empowers researchers in Life Science and Clinical Diagnostics by providing high-quality reagents, instruments, custom manufacturing, and testing services. Our family of brands creates a unique portfolio of products and services. Science is our passion; it drives us to collaborate, develop, and manufacture award-winning tools that help researchers achieve reproducible and consistent results.