Production Scheduler Purchasing Agent at DMA Industries, LLC – Loris, South Carolina

Summary

As a Production Planner & Purchasing Agent, you will serve as a critical link between operational

strategy and execution. Your primary focus will be to orchestrate the daily workflows for our specialized

Repurpose, Repair, and Re-Box teams, ensuring that production targets are met through meticulous

scheduling and clear communication.

Beyond scheduling, you will act as a performance analyst and strategic source. You will dive into output

data to identify bottlenecks and improve efficiencies while managing the end-to-end procurement of

MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Operations) and non-inventory supplies. Your goal is to optimize both

the output of our teams and the value of our vendor partnerships, ensuring DMA Industries maintains a

lean, high-quality supply chain for these items.

Responsibilities:

Production Planning & Workflow Optimization

Strategic Scheduling: Design and implement weekly production schedules for the

Repurpose, Repair, and Re-Box departments to maintain optimal service levels and

balance inventory requirements with labor capacity.

Operational Analysis: Conduct deep-dive analyses of production output, labor

efficiencies, and material consumption to ensure alignment with organizational KPIs.

Supply Chain Integration: Partner with warehouse leadership to establish robust

replenishment protocols, ensuring a seamless flow of materials and the elimination of

downtime due to stockouts.

Procurement & Vendor Strategy

Supplier Consolidation: Strategically consolidate the non-inventory supplier base to

leverage DMA Industries & total purchasing volume and improve economies of scale.

Strategic Sourcing: Cultivate and manage a resilient network of high-quality vendors,

ensuring a continuous supply of MRO and non-inventory materials at the lowest total

cost of ownership.

Cost Management & Process Improvement: Analyze material usage patterns to

identify waste, streamline inefficiencies, and execute cost-saving initiatives that directly

impact the bottom line.

Other Duties as assigned

Education & Experience

Bachelors Degree or equivalent work experience

3-5 Years Scheduling, Planning and Procurement experience

Key Competencies:

Advanced Excel skills

Excellent math skills

Strong negotiation skills

Strong analytical skills

Excellent communication skills

Other:

?Exempt Associates receive a salary which is intended to cover all hours worked including any

hours worked in excess of 40 in a work week. Your salary is intended to compensate you for

all hours you work for the Company. For exempt Associates, casual or required overtime

worked/working outside of normal business hours, is not compensable. When these extra

efforts are either infrequent or on an ongoing basis, it is expected that exempt Associates will

consider this extra time during week and/or weekend part of their professional

Associate/company relationship and extend their efforts without additional compensation

Incumbent work hours/schedule and/or shift are subject to change based on business needs

and Management discretion

Other duties may be assigned as business necessitates

Language Skills: Ability to read and write in English. Ability to effectively articulate and present

information and respond to questions from Management in a professional manner.

Physical Demands and Work Environment: The physical demands described here are representative of those

that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable

accommodations within ADA guidelines that do not cause Company excessive expenditure(s) may be made to

enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the

employee is regularly required to have manual dexterity and written, verbal & auditory skills. The employee is

regularly required to stand, walk and sit during the workday. The employee is occasionally required to lift and/or

move up to 50 pounds. Any additional weight to be lifted should only be accomplished with assistance. Specific

vision abilities required by this job are close vision and distance vision. The employee is expected to handle

occasional high stress projects/situations as needed due to work to be accomplished, deadlines to meet, etc.

Employee must be able to accommodate the requirement of public transportation of any type, in role, to get to/from

employment/other offices in a timely manner, as scheduled. The work environment characteristics described here

are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable

accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise

level in the daily work environment is usually moderate and could possibly change during the business day.