Buyer/Planner

Essential Responsibilities

• Maintain, monitor, create, and expedite Purchase Orders daily for appropriate vendors through MRP system, and requisitions forwarded from other departments.
• Lead all aspects of production scheduling, working with manufacturing and appropriate suppliers for all required raw material requirements.
• Ensure compliance with the companies’ Purchasing Policies and Procedures, Code of Ethics, Values and adherence to relevant laws and regulations
• Interface with production, sales, purchasing and suppliers to schedule purchase orders of raw material to meet production demand and appropriate inventory levels
• Coordinate the material planning, purchasing and production scheduling function and ensuring timely delivery to customers of finished products
• Purchase finished goods from outside suppliers in accordance to MRP requirements and customer orders required dates
• Confirm supplier delivery dates for purchasing material and expedite orders when necessary
• Access and input revisions (e.g., quantity, ship date) to update MRP reports
• Manage purchase orders and ensure that vendors are delivering goods on time
• Monitor inventory levels and identify potential stock shortages or overstock situations
• Liaise with the sales team and vendors to resolve any supply chain issues
• Develop and maintain relationships with vendors
• Generate and analyze reports to identify trends and opportunities for improvement
• Manage planning, material processes and systems, prepare and update production schedules and purchasing needs. Ensure operational alignment with production plan and KPIs. Optimize inventory and process improvements.
• Collaborate across several functions to support internal quality, engineering, production, accounts payable and sourcing teams. Works with the Sales & Supply Chain Teams to understand customer orders and forecasts to develop demand plans. Demand plans are executed with inventory optimization and strong on-time delivery performance.
• Understands best practices and how own area integrates with others; is aware of the competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market
• Uses some judgment and has some ability to propose different solutions outside of set parameters to address more complicated manufacturing processes with technical variety and/or interdependent production cycles. Uses technical experience and analytical thinking. Use multiple internal and limited external sources outside of own teams to arrive at decisions.

Qualifications and Competency Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college with at least 2 years of experience in a production environment, or a high school diploma/GED with relevant experience in sourcing or material/demand planning.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Excel and experience with Microsoft Dynamics or similar ERP
• Knowledge of Material Requirements Planning (MRP). APICS and/or CPM Certification preferred
• Organizational skills and ability to manage multiply priorities under tight deadlines
• Detail-oriented & demonstrated ability to manage cross functional projects.
• Interpersonal skills and ability to interface effectively and build relationships cross functionally.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
• Established project management skills.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to walk and stand for extended, length of time.
• Must be able to lift 55 lbs.

Culture

• Respectfully listen to concerns and ideas brought to your attention
• Be accessible and approachable, building and fostering working relationships
• Collaborate with other team members
• Be open to feedback, continuous learning and committed to ongoing self-improvement
• Respect confidentiality
• Embody our values of Integrity, Trust, Creativity and Courage, Teamwork, and Excellence