Buyer/Planner I

Description

• Evening and weekend communication with overseas team members or suppliers occasionally required.
• Efficiently manage the assigned group of items and suppliers to deliver the best inventory turns while maintaining a high level of customer service.
• Uses available inventory replenishment methods and practices to ensure minimum SLOB (Slow/obsolete) and scrap inventory and maximum availability of inventory for active items, including strategic inventory hedge builds and new product introduction support.
• Develops and manages the various databases to ensure systems work smoothly.
• Can manage tactical duties with suppliers and report out on supplier performance.
• Participate in and use quality improvement process in resolving problems in the work environment.
• Owns the tactical day-to-day supplier relationship.

Requirements

• Is proficient in expediting suppliers and logistics and is familiar with impact order management. Escalates when necessary.
• Proficient in MS Office
• CPIM preferred
• Is customer service driven. Knows how to establish safety stock positions, best stocking locations and kanbans lot sizes.
• Strong analytical problem solving ability.
• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree
• Good oral and written communications skills.
• Knows how to practice lead-time suppression and alert to removing waste from the process (lean).
• Knows how to resolve problems and discrepancies with quality, delivery dates, quantity and invoicing of purchased commodities - 360 degree material planning.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in purchasing, material control or related fields.
• Willing to make infrequent overnight travel.
• Is skilled at harvesting and shepherding new cost-down and new sources to deliver savings to the company. Pushing this information to the necessary owners (ex. Commodity Managers, Regional Sourcing Managers, Logistics) and monitoring to completion.
• Works well in a team environment – knows several problem solving techniques.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance