Buyer - Planner - Spartanburg, United States - Contec, Inc.

Description

Overview:

The Buyer/Planner is responsible for scheduling internal production and assembly and for the purchasing of raw materials, equipment and/or services to support the manufacturing organization. This position will actively manage the supplier base, identify and resolve resource constraints, and will take appropriate actions in order to achieve established schedule and customer commitments. The Buyer/Planner will support the effort in creating a culture of continuous improvement that facilitates effective problem solving, process and product improvement.

• Processes and monitors standard and blanket purchase orders to assure on-time delivery and achieve effective inventory management.
• Communicates daily, weekly, and forecasted requirements with internal and external suppliers. Obtains supplier delivery commitments and reconciles open order requirements. Expedites delinquent orders and notifies the appropriate department of any delays.
• Analyzes and reports metrics and trends on on-time delivery, supplier performance, quality, inventory, price variances (PPV) for products in his/her area of responsibility.
• Uses Contec systems, the master production schedule, and supplier Kanbans to plan and execute purchase orders for raw materials and purchased finished goods.
• Leader or participant in internal SOP processes; demand planning and product forecasting
• Maintains the Supplier and Item Master record in the ERP system (pricing, lead-times and MOQ).
• Interfaces with other departments such as Production, Planning, Customer Service, Sales, Product Management, Research and Development, Accounting and Quality to meet the customer requested dates identified by the product schedule.
• Proactively manages finished goods and raw material inventory levels for assigned areas to established targets.
• Identifies and communicates issues that will delay the Master Production Schedule and adjusts the schedule to meet unforeseen conditions.
• Develops and adjusts Master Production Schedule to support demand.
• Collaborates with production management on the status of Kanban levels, work orders in progress, any material availability and/or production issues to ensure the right personnel, equipment capacity, and materials are available as needed.
• Effectively coordinates with other Purchasing and Logistics team members to ensure material availability to support plans.
• Collaborates with Program and Sales Management to obtain customer demand forecasts and processes adjustments to raw material acquisition and inventory, production plans, and finished goods inventory.
• Participates in continuous improvement and cost reduction projects for the assigned areas of responsibility.
• Participates and works within ISO 9001 quality standards guidelines in accordance with Contecs quality goals.

Problem Solving: making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems. Asks the right questions, acquires data from multiple diverse sources, uncovers root causes, evaluates pros and cons, risks and benefits of different solution options, looks beyond the obvious and does not necessarily stop at the first answer.

Instills trust: gain confidence and trust of others by following through with commitments, showing consistency between words and actions; being truthful and direct, honest about themselves and their actions

Action Oriented: Takes on problems, challenges, and opportunities with a sense of urgency, high energy and enthusiasm, especially regarding continuity of supply to support production; not fearful of acting to solve a problem when faced with unknown situation; takes initiative.

Courage: stepping up to difficult issues, saying what needs to be said. Readily tackles tough assignments. Faces difficult issues and supports others who do the same. Provides direct and actionable feedback. Is not afraid to act when necessary. Faces adversity straight on.

Process Management: Knowing the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement. Separates and combines activities into efficient workflow. Good at figuring out the processes necessary to get things done. Knows how to organize people and activities. Knows what and how needs to be measured. Makes complex processes simpler. Gets the most out of fewer resources. Orchestrates multiple activities simultaneously to accomplish a goal.

Decision Making: making good and timely decisions based on a mixture of analysis, experience and judgement, sometimes with incomplete information and under tight deadlines and pressure; ability to assess criticality of a situation and decide on seeking out additional help to support best decision.

Communicates Effectively: Ability to communicate/negotiate with suppliers while establishing and maintaining effective relationships; develops communications that convey a clear understanding adapted to various audiences (production cell associates, customer service and quality groups; logistics and accounting); provides timely and helpful information about cells performance

Collaboration: Builds partnerships and works cooperatively with others across the organization; represents supply chain perspective in cross-departmental projects; gain trust and support of others and partners with others to achieve shared objectives; supports success of the team above own interests

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Bachelors degree (B.A., B.S.) from four-year college or university; or three to five years related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

4+ years of experience in a buyer or planner role preferred. Experience with ERP system and lean manufacturing is required. Experience with project management either in a training setting or hands on preferred.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

APICS certification or in- process certification preferred. Memberships in professional organizations

related to the supply chain management field a plus.

• Competitive market salary with annual incentive
• PTO starting at 17 days
• 10 company observed holidays plus 1 floating holiday
• Community service PTO (up to 40 hours annually)
• Insurance benefits, including medical (PPO), dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance
• Two types of Flexible Spending Accounts, 1) Medical Spending Account and 2) Dependent Care Spending Account
• 401k and a company match (100% up to 3%, and then 50% of the next 2% deferred)
• Tuition Reimbursement Opportunities
• Family Benefits
  • Adoption Assistance Program, Infertility Treatment Coverage
  • Maternity and Parental Leave
• Onsite Amenities
  • Onsite gyms, onsite health clinic, canteen for refreshment
  • Hybrid Work Options (based on department operations)