Buyer-Planner - Blacksburg, United States - Motion LLC

Description

Buyer-Planner - Req ID 9258 in Radford, VA; Blacksburg, VA at Kollmorgen **Location:**

**Experience:**

Not Specified Kollmorgen is a leading provider of motion systems and components for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) around the globe, as well as in the supply of AGV management systems. With over 100 years of design and development expertise, Kollmorgen delivers breakthrough motion solutions unmatched in performance, reliability and ease-of-use. Through world-class knowledge in industrial automation, leading quality, and deep know-how in linking and integrating standard and custom products, Kollmorgen provides OEMs with the competitive advantage they need to succeed.

Because motion matters, it's our focus. Motion can distinctly differentiate a machine or a vehicle and deliver a marketplace advantage by improving its performance. This translates to overall increased efficiency and productivity: perfectly deployed machine motion can make your customer's equipment more reliable and efficient, enhance accuracy and improve operator safety. Motion also represents endless possibilities for innovation. We've always understood this potential, and thus, have kept motion at our core, relentlessly developing products that offer precision control of speed, accuracy and position in machines that rely on complex motion.

**Job Description**

**SUMMARY**

Directs and coordinates activities of cell buying, material planning and inventory control in creating and delivering an executable production plan for the relevant product line.

**Essential Duties and Responsibilities**

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Along with those identified below, other duties may be assigned:

Responsible for PO maintenance (launching, invoicing, RTV, expediting)

Coordinates delivery information for all purchased parts for their assigned cell

Supports negotiations for target lead-times and desired package sizes

Blanket POs setup for all active materials to improve efficiencies

Aligns supply chain to future customer demand

Coordinates kanban management (audits, sizing, corrective actions, etc.)

Implementing a forward planning process to minimize purchase part shortages

Drives shortage review weekly

Implements best materials practices to improve efficiencies

Recommends corrective actions to improve/sustain inventory accuracy

Leads development and implementation of planning systems for new products and product transitions

Translate customer demand into an executable production plan

Determine daily/hourly output requirements for production cells

Discuss defective or unacceptable goods or services with inspection or quality control personnel, users, vendors, and others to determine source of trouble and take corrective action.

Manage and develop existing suppliers through performance feedback.

**Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.**

**Goals:**

Delivery: OTD >95% to VOC

Cost: All inventory class items setup on kanban/visual management. A&B inventory class items set up on kanban with a 5/20 day lead time.

Growth: 10% annual improvement in inventory turns.

Quality: >95% accurate inventory for As and Bs and >75% for Cs.

**Metrics:**

Stockouts

Inventory Reduction

Kanban penetration

Inventory & kanban accuracy

**Job Requirements**

**Education and Experience Requirements**

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required:

4 year technical degree preferred or related technical experience

Possess or pursuing APICS or CPM certification

Oracle experience required; strong understanding of ERP systems

Must be proficient in Microsoft Excel

Previous buying and planning experience preferred

Strong lean manufacturing background (Kanban Management)

Team player, self motivated

Results orientation

Understanding of inventory turns and how to optimize results

Passionate about application of Continuous Improvement

**Physical Demand and Work Environment:**

This section needs to be included *only if* the physical demands are outside the norm. If included, we should also include the following statement: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical demandsthe physical demands of the job, including bending, sitting, lifting and driving.

Work environmentthe work environment; temperature, noise level, inside or outside, or other factors that will affect the person's working conditions while performing the job.

EEO Statement: The company in which you have expressed employment interest is a subsidiary or affiliate of Altra Industrial Motion Corp. The subsidiary or affiliate is referred to as an ""Altra Company."" Altra Industrial Motion Corp. and all Altra Companies are equal opportunity employers that evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. The ""EEO is the Law"" poster is available at: If you have a disability and need assistance accessing or using this website to apply for a position, you can request assistance by sending an email to

#LI-SW1