Buyer/Planner

AFL manufactures industry-leading fiber optic cable, connectivity and accessories and provides engineering and installation services for some of the largest telecom customers in the world. Our company was founded in 1984 with a single fiber optic cable and today, we manufacture thousands of products, generate an excess of $1.5B in revenue, and employ approximately 7,000 associates worldwide. At AFL, we recognize that our employees are our greatest asset. We hire and train each individual, investing in them to ensure success in their careers. With a commitment to professional development and growth, let us connect you to your next career opportunity.

What We Offer:

• • Flexible time off policy
  • Hybrid Office Schedule for Qualifying Employees 
  • 401K Company match (up to 4% - dollar for dollar)
  • Professional development, training, and tuition reimbursement programs
  • Excellent medical, dental, vision, and life insurance policy options
  • Opportunities for career advancement with an industry leading company

Responsibilities

• Evaluates and acts upon the MRP requirements or Kanban levels for assigned commodities.
• Generates and adjusts purchase orders and/or work orders to support production schedules.
• Effectively communicates areas of concern to appropriate departments, individuals and/or
  suppliers.
• Inputs, maintains, and adjusts records or transactions to ensure system accuracy.
• Effectively communicates forecasted requirements to external suppliers.
• Objectively measures and communicates supplier performance to support supply chain
  continuous improvement efforts.
• Interfaces with Suppliers, Quality, Strategic Sourcing, and Engineering to quickly resolve quality,
  delivery or cost issues. Maintains applicable charts for visual representation of current status on
  metrics.
• Drives increased inventory turns, reduced cycle times, and improved Customer OTD by
  developing, implementing and managing pull-based material replenishment processes, including,
  but not limited to Kanban cards, vendor managed inventory and supplier consignments.
• Work closely with the Value Stream, Commodity Management, Manufacturing, and Engineering
  teams to proactively identify, prioritize and complete resourcing and supplier development
  projects.
• Support resourcing and out-sourcing projects by proactively planning materials to ensure
  uninterrupted flow of product to customers as required.
• Provide effective support to new product introduction teams, proposal development and
  subcontracting opportunities as they develop.
• Ensures quick resolution of shipping discrepancies, receiving errors, and invoice errors, and
  authorizes all inventory adjustments.
• Coordinates adjustments to ship dates or quantities on open purchase orders as necessary.
• Works to eliminate excess and obsolete parts, and rationalize similar parts.
  Exhibits a spirit of cooperation throughout the supply chain to insure responsiveness to the
  customer

Personal Qualities

• Excellent analytical, problem solving/decision making skills; ability to make timely, effective, fact
  based decisions. Includes a strong working knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet and
  scheduling software.
• Proficient in ERP systems and Microsoft office suite software (e.g. Word, Excel, Access, MS
  project, etc.).
• Prior experience implementing and managing a Kanban or pull system approach to component
  flow.
• Knowledge of supplier and component qualification processes.
• Knowledge of supplier performance management practices, including supplier scorecards and
  performance metrics.
• Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to perform and produce results in
  multifunctional teams in a dynamic work environment.
• Proven ability to develop collaborative relationships and influence up, down, and across organizational lines

Qualifications:

• Excellent analytical, problem solving/decision making skills; ability to make timely, effective, fact
  based decisions. Includes a strong working knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet and
  scheduling software.
• Proficient in ERP systems and Microsoft office suite software (e.g. Word, Excel, Access, MS
  project, etc.).
• Prior experience implementing and managing a Kanban or pull system approach to component
  flow.
• Knowledge of supplier and component qualification processes.
• Knowledge of supplier performance management practices, including supplier scorecards and
  performance metrics.
• Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to perform and produce results in
  multifunctional teams in a dynamic work environment.
• Proven ability to develop