**Role:** **Planner Buyer** + **Grade:** Entry-Level Analyst + **Work Schedule:** Monday to Friday, 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM + **Location:** Santa Catarina, Nuevo León, México **Build a career with confidence** Carrier Global Corporation, a global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions, is committed to creating solutions that matter for people and our planet for generations to come. From the beginning, we've led in inventing new technologies and entirely new industries. Today, we continue to lead because we have a world-class, diverse workforce that puts the customer at the center of everything we do. **About the role** As a **Planner Buyer** , you'll be instrumental in bridging the gap between demand and supply, ensuring our production lines run smoothly and efficiently. You'll manage the critical flow of materials, optimize inventory, and cultivate strong supplier relationships, directly impacting our ability to deliver innovative climate and energy solutions to customers worldwide. Your expertise will be key to maintaining operational stability and maximizing cost efficiency. **Key Responsibilities:** As a Planner Buyer, you’ll be responsible for: + **Executing daily production planning** based on material availability, capacity, and demand forecasts, and creating/managing **Clear-to-Build (CTB)** files for seamless production runs. + **Managing and reporting on inventory coverage** for production lines, executing **Just-In-Time (JIT)** material call-offs, and overseeing production line leveling ("planchado") for optimal flow. + **Leading direct purchasing activities** , including order placement, follow-up, and managing **detailed Cost Savings (CS) reports** . + **Coordinating and implementing production sequence changes** and inter-line order transfers, ensuring accurate record-keeping, and analyzing **CTB for a 5-day horizon** to proactively address shortages. + **Actively participating in Tier 2, Tier 3, and Tier 4 meetings** to ensure supply chain alignment, address challenges, and contributing to daily production closure meetings. **Requirements** + **Bachelor's degree** in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, International Relations, or a related field. + Minimum of **2 years of progressive experience** in production planning and/or direct purchasing. + Proven experience in production planning and direct purchasing. + **Advanced English proficiency** (conversational and written). + **Advanced Excel skills** (e.g., pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, data analysis). Although not necessary, it would be nice if you have: + **SAP experience** . + Experience in **project management** . + Experience leading cross-functional activities or projects. **Benefits** We are committed to offering competitive benefits programs for all of our employees, and enhancing our programs when necessary. + Have peace of mind and body with our health insurance. + Drive forward your career through professional development opportunities. **Our commitment to you** Our greatest assets are the expertise, creativity and passion of our employees. We strive to provide a great place to work that attracts, develops and retains the best talent, promotes employee engagement, fosters teamwork and ultimately drives innovation for the benefit of our customers. We strive to create an environment where you feel that you belong, with diversity and inclusion as the engine to growth and innovation. We develop and deploy best-in-class programs and practices, providing enriching career opportunities, listening to employee feedback and always challenging ourselves to do better. This is **The Carrier Way** . Join us and make a difference. Apply Now! **Carrier is An Equal** **Opportunity/Affirmative** **Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.** **Job Applicant's Privacy Notice:** Click on this link (https://www.corporate.carrier.com/legal/privacy-notice-job-applicant/) to read the Job Applicant's Privacy Notice