Buyer/Planner
Description :
The purpose of this position is to ensure items or services are purchased from suppliers and are delivered upon agreed terms and conditions while seeking maximum value for the company including agreed upon delivery and cost at the plant level.
Implement, monitor, measure and report production schedules to assure that matched sets of materials and capacity's are available to meet the needs of customers and that production schedules are met.
This includes management of all planning and production execution data including the creation of work orders, identification and management of priorities, capacity constraints, production monitoring, etc.
Interfaces with Planning and Materials to plan and prioritize purchasing activities to support the Product Line.
Ensure POs are created prior to commitment and GR is performed after goods receipt or service delivery.
Interface with AP to ensure that the entire procurement to pay (P2P) process is implemented fully and seamlessly at the plant level.
Ensures the correct buy to pay channel (matrix) is consistently applied regarding the use of P-Cards and purchase orders.
Transmits and prioritizes approved purchase orders, with appropriate supporting documents, to suppliers.
Tracks acknowledgement of order by suppliers.
Prepares, communicates, and manages open purchase order reports providing visibility of potential interruptions to internal customers.
Tracks and manages supplier adherence to quoted and system lead time, delivery date and cost.
Reviews, updates, and maintains open purchase orders until closed.
Follows up System Action Messages in a timely manner
Ensure adherence to approved Supplier agreements / contracts.
Supports Finance, Quality, Materials and Logistics staff in resolving reception and invoice discrepancies.
Prepares and maintains purchase orders for non-inventory supplies, equipment, and services within system.
Maintains all MRP planning and scheduling parameters for "make" items.
Analyzes planned order reports and provides timely release of production work orders specified by the Production Plan.
Implementing revision changes
Interfaces with production teams and procurement specialists to prioritize the most critical items.
Identifies and brings to resolution any production demand / supply imbalances in both volume and mix.
Provides daily guidance and information to the product line team regarding the status of production schedules.
Prepares and communicates shortage and backlog reports and provides visibility of other potential interruptions to the Planning Manager, Materials Manager or Manufacturing Manager.
Reports all scheduling, capacity, and production tracking data, statistics and metrics as defined by the Master Schedule policy.
This will include confirming and reporting labor hours for the shop.
Assists finance to understand job costs and / or variances.
Complies with all internal and local procedures applicable to the job function including Personnel, Quality System and Health, Safety and Environmental.
Provides clerical support associated with preparing and filing of specific Supply Chain documents, reports, performance indicators, and correspondence.
Initiate Non-Conformance Reports and / or Engineering Work Requests for problems discovered during the procurement process and after receipt of product.
Manage return of products to vendors for credit via return purchase orders.
Work in conjunction with logistics for shipment needs.
Complies with Purchasing Security Measures.
Ensures the safety of employees by following and enforcing safety policies and procedures.
Qualifications :
Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain or Business Administration (or comparable degree) or equivalent or equivalent work experience
Minimum 3 years of experience in purchasing, inventory management or planning
An ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels of the organization with Operations, Engineering, Finance and Quality
Understands the financial impact of purchasing and inventory transactions
Ability to handle multiple tasks and priorities
Understanding of ERP software systems; Preferably SAP
Commitment to continuous improvement and comfortable performing in an evolving work environment
Ability to effectively negotiate with suppliers
Ability to analyze and solve problems
Ability to demonstrate principled leadership with sound business ethics and consistency with principles, values, and behavior
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