PFR Buyer Planner

At a Glance

Legrand has an exciting opportunity for a PFR Buyer Planner to join the Electrical Wiring Systems Team. This is a remote position reporting to the Director of SIOP, Analytics & PFR Purchasing. PFR Buyer Planner is responsible for managing procurement activities to ensure timely availability of materials to warehouses. This role balances cost efficiency, inventory optimization, and supplier performance while supporting overall business objectives. 

What Will You Do?

• Purchase finished goods/components from approved suppliers. Develop and maintain purchase orders based on demand forecasts, inventory levels, and lead times. Maintain accurate purchase orders and ensure compliance with company policies. Coordinate with warehouses, customer service representatives and supply chain team to ensure timely material availability.
• Monitor inventory levels and implement strategies to minimize excess stock and avoid shortages, help reconcile discrepancies with warehouses.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers to ensure responsiveness, reliability, and cost-effectiveness.
• Address supplier performance issues and work with EWS Sourcing Team and supplier quality to implement corrective actions when necessary.
• Analyze purchasing trends, lead times, and cost variances to identify improvement opportunities.
• Prepare reports on procurement status, inventory health, and planning metrics for regular review with product managers.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Skills

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, business, or related field (or equivalent)
• Experience between 2-5 years in purchasing, planning, or supply chain roles.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities:

• Demonstrated ability to in a manufacturing environment
• Strong knowledge and experience in ERP/MRP systems and Microsoft Office tools including Teams, Outlook and Excel
• Strong collaboration skills and demonstrated success managing in a matrixed organization
• Ability to work in a fast-paced organization and balance multiple priorities
• Familiar with lean principles and continuous improvement methodologies
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with demonstrated ability to work within teams
• Having APICS certification and/or training is a plus.

About Legrand

Legrand is the global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures. Our comprehensive offering of solutions for residential, commercial, and data center markets makes us a benchmark for customers worldwide. We harness technological and societal trends with lasting impacts on buildings with the purpose of improving life by transforming the spaces where people live, work, and meet with electrical and digital infrastructures and connected solutions that are simple, innovative, and sustainable. Legrand is a global, publicly traded company listed on the Euronext (Legrand SA EPA: LR). For more information, visit www.legrandgroup.com/en

About Legrand North and Central America

Legrand, North & Central America (LNCA) is a leader in the AV, Lighting & Controls, Electrical, and Data Center markets. LNCA offers comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, as well as distinctive benefits like a high employer 401K match, paid time off (PTO) and holiday pay, short-term and long-term disability benefit plans, above-benchmark paid maternity and parental leave, bonus opportunities in accordance with the Company’s incentive plans, paid time off to volunteer, and an active/growing Employee Resource Group network. For more information, visit legrand.us 

About Legrand’s Electrical Wiring Systems Division

Legrand’s Electrical Wiring Systems (EWS) division provides the most complete line of residential, commercial, and industrial electrical wiring devices in the world.  Through commitment to innovation and quality, EWS maintains the position of industry leader in wire and cable management and wiring devices categories, specializing in raceways, flexible floor, open space and outdoor power solutions, wire mesh cable trays and systems, and designer switches and outlets. With this comprehensive offering, EWS serves a range of exciting vertical markets, including commercial office and commercial interior, data centers, education, healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing, mixed-use developments and residential.  For more information, visit legrand.us/electrical wiring devices  

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