Planner/Buyer

Essential Functions:

• Procurement

  • Manage procurement of assigned goods / commodities in agreement with company policies and objectives.
  • Manage transactional activities related to the quotation, purchase, and delivery of assigned commodities.
  • Review requisitions for accuracy and completeness.
  • Continually work to improve data accuracy and system integrity.
  • Develop and utilize preferred delivery programs.

• Supplier Management

  • Manage supplier relationships, analyze performance, and provide feedback.
  • Track and analyze commodity metrics to develop and implement improvement plans.
  • Actively pursue supply-base rationalization.
  • Evaluate supplier capabilities and performance.
  • Support new supplier identification / qualification
  • Issue resolution
    • Defective material returns
    • Corrective action requests
    • Invoicing
  • Support engineering change notices
  • Support contract manufacturing opportunities

• Commodity Knowledge

  • Act as subject matter expert for assigned commodity groups
  • Construct, present, and promote commodity procurement plans
  • Pursue product standardization and optimization initiatives
  • Collect and analyze commodity data

• Other

  • Build and maintain relationships with internal customers to identify and address needs, and develop improvement opportunities
  • Pursue continuous improvement / TCO (total cost of ownership) projects with operations, engineering, and suppliers
  • Work with various departments to support projects and new product introductions
  • Plan and monitor production jobs
  • Participate in production and daily management meetings
  • Review customer orders and coordinate promise dates with customer service

Knowledge/Skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree in supply chain or other related field required
• At least 3 years purchasing experience in a manufacturing environment+
• Proficiency in planning/scheduling, including 3+ years of supply chain and/or materials management experience in a manufacturing environment
• ERP experience

Physical Requirements:

• Light physical effort equal to frequent lifting or moving of lightweight materials.
• Regularly required to sit or stand, bend and reach and walk.