
Ormco Buyer/Planner (Pomona, CA)
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Job overview
The Buyer Planner plans and manages production work orders, purchase orders, and finished-goods inventory to meet production requirements and customer service levels. The role monitors assigned value streams, inventory, and planning parameters, and works with manufacturing teams and suppliers to manage material availability. It is an onsite position in Pomona, California, requiring the selected candidate to live within commuting distance.
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United States of America, California, Pomona
Full time
R5027786
Job Description:
JOB SUMMARY :
The Buyer Planner will plan, release and manage production work orders and purchase orders to fulfill production requirements. Position will also be responsible for monitoring and managing assigned value streams and planner codes including inventory and customer service levels. Will also be responsible for planning finished goods inventory levels for distribution.
The selected candidate must reside within a commutable distance to Pomona, CA. This is not a hybrid or remote opportunity and requires onsite presence 5 days per week.
PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Releases and manages production requisitions in accordance with heijunka level loading, kanban signals, production plan goals and related planning data.
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Places and manages purchases orders in accordance with MRP, Kanban signals, production plan goals and related planning data.
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Works closely with manufacturing and suppliers to prioritize, expedite and de-expedite work orders and purchase orders based on material availability, department resources, changing requirements and customer service requirements.
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Manage the assigned value streams including the management of inventory turns improvement, backorder reduction and coordinating activities with other planner buyers and departments.
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Participates in the new product development process and supports supply chain planning activities at the new product team level.
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Manage, monitor and update kanbans for assigned value streams and production cells.
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Have strong working knowledge and apply the principles of planning/pull system.
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Have an understanding of lean manufacturing and a continuous improvement focus.
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Manage and maintain inventory levels to the company goals at the raw, sub-assembly, WIP and finished good levels.
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Monitors and understands key planning parameters such as lead-time, safety stocks, buffer stocks and lot sizes.
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Works closely with suppliers to manage and control material supply, to prioritize, expedite and assure enough material supply to fulfill customer demand.
Job Requirements:
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Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) in Business, Supply Chain, or Operations and 1+ year of work-related experience in a manufacturing environment; production planning or purchasing OR
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High school diploma and 5+ years of work experience in purchasing, planning, supply chain, materials management, or manufacturing operations.
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Experience working within ERP systems such as Oracle, SAP, or equivalent.
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Possess excellent communication (technical, oral, written) and the ability to describe issues clearly.
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Excellent computer skills and solid in Microsoft Office Suite applications, i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Copilot, Project are required.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
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APICS Certification a plus.
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Strong interpersonal skills that create effective cross functional relationships in a high performing environment.
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Driven and motivated individual with demonstrated critical thinking and analytical skills.
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Unquestionably high ethical standards and attention to reputational and compliance risks.
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Organized thinker that can prioritize tasks in real time and exercise judgment in high-paced environment.
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Ability to calculate rates, ratios, and percent to draw and interpret graphs.
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Ability to discern trends and analyze operational and financial reports.
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Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions.
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Possess excellent technical judgment and able to set logical action plan and technical problem resolution.
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Target Market Salary Range:
Actual compensation packages take into account a wide range of factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to geographic location; skill sets; relevant education and certifications; depth of experience; performance; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed reasonable estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Envista, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. The total compensation package for this position may also include an annual performance bonus, medical/dental/vision benefits, 401K match, and/or other applicable compensation plans.
For Field Sales roles, the salary range listed reflects base pay only and does not include incentive pay opportunities under the applicable sales compensation plan
$68,900 - $84,200
Operating Company:
Ormco
Ormco is a global leader and innovator of high-quality orthodontic products and solutions, including brackets and wires. For more than 60 years, our team has partnered with the orthodontic community to help create over 20 million smiles in more than 140 countries. We build trusted relationships. Each one is rooted in respect and understanding. We take that approach when we help orthodontists achieve their clinical and practice management objectives. We take the same approach when we help our team bring their personal best to work each day, ready to make a difference and reach their full potential.
Envista and all Envista Companies are equal opportunity employers that evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law. The “EEO is the Law” poster is available at: http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/ compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf.
Envista and its family of companies (Envista) will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Envista will consider unsolicited referrals and/or resumes submitted by vendors such as search firms, staffing agencies, professional recruiters, fee-based referral services and recruiting agencies (Agency) to have been referred by the Agency free of charge and Envista will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt such unsolicited resumes. An Agency must obtain advance written approval from Envista's internal Talent Acquisition or Human Resources team to submit resumes, and then only in conjunction with a valid fully-executed contract approved by the Global Talent Acquisition leader and in response to a specific job opening. Envista will not pay a fee to any Agency that does not have such agreement and written approval in place.
Envista is a global family of more than 30 trusted dental brands, united by a shared purpose: to partner with professionals to improve lives. Envista helps its customers deliver the best possible patient care through industry-leading dental consumables, solutions, technology, and services. Our comprehensive portfolio, including dental implants and treatment options, orthodontics, and digital imaging technologies, covers an estimated 90% of dentists' clinical needs for diagnosing, treating, and preventing dental conditions as well as improving the aesthetics of the human smile. Envista companies, including DEXIS, Kerr, Nobel Biocare and Ormco, partner with dental professionals to help them deliver the best possible patient care.
Envista became an independent company in 2019. We brought with us the proven Envista Business System (EBS) methodology, an experienced leadership team, and a strong culture grounded in continuous improvement, commitment to innovation, and deep customer focus to meet the end-to-end needs of dental professionals worldwide. Envista is now one of the largest global dental products companies, with significant market positions in some of the most attractive segments of the dental products industry. For more information, please visit www.envistaco.com .
How this job compares
Set against the 529 open Production Planner jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$69–84K/yr
- California median$85–125K/yr65 salary ranges
- US median$74–110K/yr271 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $77K, is 25% below the California median midpoint ($103K) — in the lowest quarter of Production Planner salary ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 91 open Production Planner jobs in California and 529 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- Anduril15 open
- Aston Carter9 open
- Lockheed Martin5 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Production Planner postings that state a minimum ask for (median 3 years, across 388 postings).
- Education
- 121 of the 529 open Production Planner jobs (23%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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