Materials Planner and Buyer - Maintenance

The Materials Planner and Buyer must comply with all plant GMP, SQF Quality and Safety, Food Safety and Bio-Security procedures.

The Materials Planner and Buyer is responsible for maintaining inventory record accuracy/integrity, proper inventory levels and re-order of supply. The Biery Cheese Planner/Buyer works closely with Production, Receiving & Shipping teams, Scheduling, Quality, and Suppliers. This job involves the continuous monitoring of inventory for appropriate minimum/maximum re-order values with consideration for fluctuating market demands and usage trends to ensure inventory availability in accordance with demand plan and scheduling.

Supplier Relations:

• Conduct business within established supplier relationships and accordance with Biery Cheese core values.
• Collaborate with Maintenance & Inventory Planning Supervisor to drive supplier confirmation specifically to quality, lead time commitments and pricing.
• Identify & communicate supplier concerns and establish objectives for targeted improvement.
• Coordinate problem resolution with suppliers regarding non-conforming material and ensure adequate timeliness of supplier correction action plans.
• Socialize supplier performance through scorecard reporting and vendor meetings.

Materials Management & Supply Planning:

• Develop programs and operational standards to assist with Parts room organization and fluid throughput
• Utilize a diverse array of technologies and tools to provide fact-based analysis and insights to fact-based material management decisions.
• Assist in root cause analysis for key metrics such as Material Forecast Accuracy, Forecast Bias, and Statistical Inventory Management.
• Drive inventory accuracy through regular audits of transactions and cycle counting. Initiate corrective action as needed.
• Utilizes E-Maint and manages inventory levels for assigned purchased categories to ensure all requirements are met.
• Manages, releases, and tracks purchase orders for negotiated and/or contract materials for plant production, service vendors, and other activities that may be required for plant-specific services.
• Manage inventory levels to meet production schedules, achieve financial targets, ensure service targets are met, minimize stockouts, excess and obsolete material, and maintain optimal inventory turns and DOH.
• Collaborate with Production, Shipping, Receiving & Vendor on inbound material plan and quick resolution of non-confirming material.
• Participate in physical inventory process
• Initiate, maintain, and manage all purchase orders for inventoried materials.
• Maintain accurate Item Master Data for purchased materials in E-Maint, which includes but not limited to MOQ, Pricing, Lead Time, Pack QTY, Product Class, Min/Max level, Active/Inactive status.
• Obtain parts/packages from Receiving department, confirm parts are accurate to order, remove parts from packaging, put parts in proper storage location per E-maint, update quantities and pricing if changes occur.
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• A bachelor’s or associate degree in maintenance, supply chain, procurement or related fields preferred.
• A minimum of 3 years of previous maintenance, procurement or supply chain experience.
• Maintenance Acumen a plus)
• Familiarity with E-Maint (ERP) and purchase order placements and ordering
• Strong organizational & organizational skills
• Strong Microsoft Office
• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication

Position environment:

• While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee regularly is required to walk, climb or balance, and talk and hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds with team lift.
• Occasional use of ladders and rolling stools while fulfilling inventory requirements.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)