# Sr Planner Buyer

The Senior Buyer position is responsible for the planning and purchasing of raw materials in support of the manufacturing organization, managing the supplier base, and executing the overall Supply Chain organization business plan. Responsibilities Execution of the planning and procurement of raw materials to support production requirements Deliver assigned supply chain objects in support of annual BU plan, while balancing material availability against cost Analyze/adjust inventory levels as required to coincide with changing customer demand, lead time changes and other initiatives. Create and maintain requisitions, purchase orders, acknowledgements and resolve invoice issues Interface with vendors with respect to price negotiation, availability of materials, delivery time and supplier visits Ensure that all purchase orders are clearly defined, entered and updated, in an accurate and timely manner. Continuously work to improve delivery, quality and service of suppliers. Ensure that problems relating to delivery, quality, service or pricing are promptly conveyed to the vendor and resolved in a timely manner Provide documentation on production delays due to raw materials or alternate

- **Id**: 3857959
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/afl-sr-planner-buyer>
- **Role**: Operations
- **Role family**: Operations
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Duncan, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 2
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-06T07:26:31Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-06
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-10T05:38:06Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 4
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3038
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Natural Resources, Broadband, Optical Communications, Electrical Equipment & Cables

## Company

- **Id**: 1851112
- **Name**: AFL
- **Domain**: aflglobal.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/aflglobal>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Schema

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 100
- **Open postings**: 5
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 28
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

## Technologies

- **Microsoft Office** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 4

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 2
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-06T07:26:31Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 90
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.903
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 3
- **Expected fill days**: 28
- **Reasons**: conf:1, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

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