Operational Buyer and Planner

About the role

Sunrise Robotics is hiring an Operational Buyer and Planner in Ljubljana to ensure every robotic cell has the right parts, on time and at the right stock level. The company buys all components in-house and its manufacturing partners assemble the cells, so a single missing part can stop a build. The role covers purchasing, expediting, stock and build planning for series production and the R&D lab, and acts as the daily contact for suppliers and partners. It is full-time.

Key responsibilities

• Plan the weekly build schedule with Supply Chain and book assembly slots with manufacturing partners.
• Buy components for series production and indirect items for the R&D lab, from purchase order to receipt.
• Expedite critical orders, check deliveries and delivery notes, and resolve discrepancies with suppliers.
• Manage stock, reorder points and safety stock as requested by Supply Chain.
• Organise transport of components, prepare import dispositions for forwarders, handle customs clearance and prepare logistics agreements with suppliers.
• Maintain component master data in Odoo (prices, MOQs, packaging units, lead times) and help prepare it for MRP.
• Report on-time delivery, orders closed on time and stock levels weekly, and raise issues at the daily production meeting.
• Use AI tools to speed up recurring work such as reconciling deliveries, drafting supplier communication and building reports.

Required profile

• 3+ years in operational purchasing or production planning in a manufacturing company.
• Daily hands-on work in an ERP system, a working understanding of MRP and advanced Excel.
• Experience managing suppliers on delivery dates and resolving delivery issues.
• Accuracy with master data and numbers.
• Clear written and spoken communication with suppliers, partners and colleagues in engineering and quality.
• Track record of taking over an area of work and running it independently.
• Fluent written and spoken Slovenian and English.

Required skills

• ERP system (purchasing, inventory, production)
• Advanced Excel
• MRP
• Nice to have: experience with Odoo, make-to-order or high-mix, low-volume manufacturing, contract manufacturers, import/export procedures and Incoterms, and using AI tools to automate purchasing and planning.

What we offer

• Work directly with founders and leadership on decisions shaping the company.
• The chance to build a purchasing and planning function from the ground up.
• Real impact: preventing shortages keeps robotic cells on their promised customer dates.