Buyer / Planner — Production Scheduling

Job overview

The Buyer / Planner role is onsite in Plainfield, IN, with the posting also listing Lindon, UT as a location. The salary range is $70,000–$85,000 per year, with a year-end bonus. Latham, The Pool Company manufactures swimming pools and pool covers, with a focus on innovation, quality, and sustainability. The role coordinates purchasing and production plans to balance customer demand, inventory, supplier performance, capacity, and lead times. It supports timely, cost-effective pool-cover manufacturing and on-time customer delivery through production scheduling, inventory coordination, and cross-functional planning.

What you'll do

• Own daily, weekly, and monthly production scheduling and adjust plans for material delays, downtime, staffing, and other constraints.
• Coordinate delivery dates, back orders, capacity, inventory, and purchased materials with production, customer service, shipping, logistics, and suppliers.
• Support inventory management, cycle counting, outsourcing plans, and production meetings.
• Generate work tickets and lead plant-level improvements to the IFS ERP/MRP system.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

buyer

buyer planner

production scheduling

production planning

inventory management

supply chain

erp/mrp

pool covers

plainfield in

lindon ut

latham

$70k–$85k

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• telehealth and wellness resources
• benefits advocacy
• second opinions
• 401(k) with 50% company match up to 6%
• flexible PTO
• 11 paid holidays
• mental health, family care, and financial wellness resources.

Why this role

The posting lists Plainfield, IN or Lindon, UT as onsite locations; more than three years of scheduling or planning in a high-volume production environment and previous ERP experience are required.

About the employer

Latham, The Pool Company is hiring for this role. Industry: All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing. Sector: 32.