What Materials Management contributes to Cardinal Health Materials Management is responsible for the management of material inventory levels to ensure that raw material components and manufactured products are available when needed to satisfy the plant and customer requirements. Responsibilities include the planning and procurement of material components to minimize obsolescence and overstock situations while achieving maximum customer service levelsSummary of PositionThe Buyer - Planner is responsible for providing production departments with realistic plans in order to meet customer demands considering forecast, actual orders and lead times. Roles and ResponsibilitiesDevelop