Buyer/Planner

Overview

Manage material readiness, procurement, MRP data, and supplier coordination.

Key Responsibilities

• mrp management
• erp netsuite
• po processing
• supplier management
• shortage escalation
• inventory audits

Tasks

-Maintain core MRP parameters including part ownership, lead times, safety stock, UoM, standard cost, and demand plan alignment. -Work with Design Engineers to understand requirements and communicate requirements and design changes to suppliers. -Collaborate with Production, Warehouse, and Engineering to understand BOMs, workflows, and line-side material requirements. -Troubleshoot inaccurate PO suggestions or shortage signals, identify root causes, and correct data to prevent recurrence -Build and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers. -Identify, qualify, and manage suppliers to meet quality, cost, and delivery targets. -Serve as the primary user of the company’s MRP/ERP system (NetSuite) -Execute and continuously improve shortage escalation and recovery processes for supplier constraints, raw material shortages, logistics delays, quality issues, and packaging problems. -Negotiate purchase terms and contracts when needed to secure favorable pricing, lead times, and quality commitments. -Monitor open orders, expedite or defer shipments as needed, and provide timely shortage alerts and ETAs to stakeholders. -Lead proactive initiatives including kitting audits, line-side min/max reviews, and cycle-count support to improve material readiness. -Place PO to meet inventory and equipment requirements to support operations teams. -Track supplier performance and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• netsuite
• sql
• data analytics
• cpim
• lean
• excel

What You Bring

-Clear communicator—able to translate data into actionable insights for technical and non-technical audiences. -Proficiency in data analytics with a track record of turning insights into actionable, fact-based decisions -Experience with NetSuite (or similar), SQL/BI tools, and cost BOMs/standard cost maintenance. -Solid understanding of BOM structures, lead-time logic, and basic inventory-control concepts. -APICS/ASCM CPIM or CSCP certification; Lean/Continuous Improvement exposure. -Experience in creating and owning dashboards that track inventory health, supplier on-time delivery (OTD), BOM cost accuracy, and shortage trends. -3+ years in purchasing or material planning in a manufacturing environment. -Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience). -Proven ability to build supplier relationships and negotiate delivery commitments. -Strong Excel / Google Sheets skills; -Familiarity with warehouse processes, receiving, kitting, replenishment and cycle counting. -Hands-on experience with an integrated MRP/ERP system (NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, etc.).

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About Antora Energy

-Founded to tackle the hardest-to-decarbonize industries, emerged from a simple question: how to turn cheap wind and solar into always-on industrial energy using thermal batteries. -In early 2023, powered up their first deployment near Fresno, followed by a 50,000 ft² factory in San Jose and a 2 MW thermophotovoltaic production line in Sunnyvale. -Named a TIME 'Best Invention' of 2023, listed in Fast Company’s 'Best Workplaces for Innovators'. -Struck letters of intent with utilities like Con Edison and partners such as Shell to bring their tech to industrial and utility-scale applications. -American-made and modular by design, thermal batteries ship factory-built to scale from megawatts to gigawatts, promising to reshape global industrial energy systems.

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