Overviewthe associate buyer/planner is responsible for purchasing and production planning for one or more product lines.
this role includes purchasing mro products, negotiating prices, monitoring vendor performance, troubleshooting, and expediting delivery.responsibilitiesutilization of materials requirements planning (mrp) systems to offer 99.5+ customer service levels.actively participate in new product development projects as a materials representative.maintain and develop stock programs as defined by sales and materials department.resolve problems relating to delivery, quality, or production promptly and per standard procedures.meet inventory targets for finished goods and raw materials.develop strategies to ensure material availability to meet production plans.understand and execute sales, inventory, and operations planning.review invoices for purchased commodities as required by accounts payable.manage raw and mro system receipts.coordinate the warehouse team in inventory control, material receipts, shipments, and cycle count inventory.monitor and expedite raw materials (rm) arrivals to meet delivery targets.continuously work to improve quality, delivery, and costs.ensure sales orders are entered correctly and in a timely manner, with complete order information.manage high exposure projects, prioritizing and handling multiple tasks simultaneously.experience in manufacturing planning capacity.read and create mrp reports, stock status reports, material variance reports, assembly and machining load reports, and customer order shortage reports.responsible for the initial set-up phase of peoplesoft by creating boms, routers, transfer attributes, etc.coordinate the logistics portion of shipments to meet delivery dates according to customer's needs.qualificationsbachelor's degree in engineering or business-related field.1+ year of relevant experience (e.g., purchasing, materials, inventory management).demonstrated leadership and negotiation skills.successful track record of achievements.ability to learn quickly and willingness to take on new opportunities.skilled in excel (intermediate to advanced).excellent interpersonal and communication skills.skilled in managing a sense of urgency.erp knowledge.desired qualifications:erp oracle, peoplesoft manufacturing experience.ability to manage high exposure projects.lean manufacturing or lean six sigma experience.cpim apics certification.#j-18808-ljbffr