Buyer/Planner - Full-time

Description

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Purpose:

Enter customer purchases orders, plan, and monitor production to ensure that the needs and expectations of internal and external customers are achieved. Purchase assigned products to ensure uninterrupted supply while balancing optimum cost and inventory turns.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Ensure a safe work environment for self and others. Follows all safety rules and regulations. Demonstrate commitment to safety program.
• Pull EDI, email and/or internet orders on a daily basis
• Create/update production jobs, visual scheduling and review level loading of manufacturing work centers
• Analyze and plan production flow to best optimize work centers, hours of operation, and incoming material requirements
• Work with the Customer, Sales, and Production to handle scheduling conflicts
• Responsible to keep WIP and finished goods inventory at company specific levels to improve shop efficiency and inventory turns
• Create Purchase Orders for raw materials and subcontract services as needed to support facility operations
• Track due dates to ensure timely delivery
• Make updates to Purchase Orders as necessary
• Responsible to keep raw material inventory at company specific levels to improve shop efficiency and inventory turns
• Maintain proactive relationships with suppliers to ensure optimal price and delivery
• Process tooling orders and jobs
• Perform job closing function, reviewing cost, price, and inventory transactions, reconciling job discrepancies
• Assist in coordinating new product implementation
• Assist in coordinating old product out
• Promote a positive atmosphere. Actively support activities that promote the welfare and morale of TEAM employees.
• Will be required to perform other duties as requested, directed or assigned.

Minimum Requirements:

Education:

• 2-4 years of secondary education preferred
• APICS certification preferred

Experience:

• Overall knowledge and operation of MRP/ERP experience preferred
• 1 to 3 years experience in applicable field; or equivalent combination of education and experience

Job Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to simultaneously manage multiple tasks
• Well-developed analytical and problem solving skills
• Detail oriented with a high degree of accuracy and organizational skills
• Excellent communication skills, customer service, and interpersonal skills necessary to converse with a diverse group of stakeholders including senior management, operations, and supply chain management personnel
• An understanding of forecasting, demand planning, scheduling, and inventory management tools
• An understanding of how to analyze the total cost of manufacturing, warehousing, and delivering products to customers and ability to use that knowledge to make good sourcing decisions based on analysis
• Ability to make decisions and perform well under pressure and maintain composure in stressful situations
• Strong computer skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel