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    Buyer/Planner - Coldwater, United States - Valco Companies

    Valco Companies
    Valco Companies Coldwater, United States

    1 week ago

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    VAL-CO a leader in commercial poultry, egg, and swine production equipment, specializing in world-famous poultry watering and feeding systems, is currently looking for a Full-Time Buyer/Planner in the Coldwater, Ohio facility.

    The Buyer/Planner role is an active team member in planning scheduling the delivery of material. This highly technical position is responsible to eliminate production downtime due to material shortages, as well as managing inventory levels to meet agreed upon inventory turn targets. This position is scheduled 40 hours per week, 8:00am 5:00pm with an hour lunch.

    Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

    • Manages the assigned vendor relationships with regards to the purchase of goods and or services for manufacturing purposes
    • Coordinate with Engineering to ensure that suppliers have been identified and approved for all items/commodities.
    • Recommend new processes or systems for improvement. Implement new ideas and strategies.
    • Negotiate competitive pricing with a multitude of vendors.
    • Identify potential supply issues and their impact to production and customer orders, escalating to appropriate levels of management, when necessary
    • Remain current on quality issues, supply issues, and customer orders that require a shift in production needs.
    • Analysis data using excel.
    • Actively participate in the effort to reduce on hand inventory by monitoring open commitments and rescheduling where necessary.
    • The employee is also responsible for all other reasonable duties assigned by their supervisor.

    Starting Salary 51k+ depending on experience

    This person must carry out effective communication with appropriate executives, managers, and stakeholders across the whole VAL-CO organization to ensure that business objectives are met.

    Like all VAL-CO employees, the conduct of this employee must be consistent with good character and must be reflective of our company's published core values.

    Requirements:

    • Minimum of an Associate degree or 5 years in the Procurement field preferred
    • Working experience in inventory control, purchasing, and planning functions in a manufacturing environment is highly desirable.
    • Demonstrate basic to intermediate skill proficiency using Microsoft Office programs including Word, Excel, and Outlook. Additional data base management skills and experience are a plus.
    • Must have the ability to work collaboratively in an aggressive and fast-paced environment.
    • Strong communicator
    • Knowledge of lean concepts including Kanban and visual inventory, are preferred.
    • Aggressive, driven individual with demonstrated problem solving capabilities and the willingness to take ownership of the process.
    • Able to develop and utilize the basic tools to assist in management.
    • Experience with MRP systems preferred.
    • Experience in steel or other commodities strongly preferred.
    • International business background strongly preferred.

    Benefits:

    • Medical Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Short Term Disability Insurance
    • Long Term Disability Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • 401(k) Company Match
    • Generous Vacation Schedule

    **EOE Race/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Protected Veteran/Disability Status**


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