This position will be responsible for executing purchase orders for raw materials used in manufacturing. Additionally, the Buyer/Planner will plan, coordinate, and schedule builds and assist with the inventory control of material categories assigned. The Buyer/Planner will manage the relationship with assigned suppliers and contract manufactures (Tollers) to achieve company business objectives.
Responsibilities
- Purchase and manage raw materials to support manufacturing requirements.
- Analyzes MRP requirements to ensure accuracy and integrity; determines future needs; decides min/max and economic order quantity. Maintains MRP data.
- Coordinates subcontracted materials and services.
- Tracks and monitors purchase orders, keeping informed of any problems/delays and communicating any impacts/constraints.
- Expedites/Defer materials to ensure product availability per the build schedule.
- Plan the production schedule and monitor work-in-process to ensure customer delivery requirements are met.
- Release and receive work orders.
- Participant in the cross-functional team for supplier approval requests, set-up, and monitoring.
- Analyzes, evaluates, and controls finished goods and purchased parts inventory.
- Demand analysis for executing MRP Signals such pull-ins, pushouts, cancellations.
- Provide material support through communications with suppliers and placing purchase orders according to MRP requirements.
- Analyse, understand, and convert MRP messages to raw material purchase orders and plans to meet production / forecast demand Resolve invoice discrepancies.
- Inventory Management – Understand, maintain the minimum necessary raw materials, finished goods inventory and report on the status of inventory levels against inventory targets.
- Responsible for the accuracy and integrity of purchasing and planning master data for assigned materials and products.
- Maintain accurate item master data lead times, batch size, safety stock target, to always ensure 100% system data accuracy.
- Perform other related duties and responsibilities as required or assigned.
Requirements
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Analytical and Critical thinking skills
- Experience working with SAP preferred (SAP S/4HANA)
- Intermediate Excel skills
- Attention to detail is must
- ASCM Certification preferred
- 3+ Experience with ERP systems required
