What are the responsibilities and job description for the Planner/Buyer position at Conax General?
Conax Technologies... great minds don't necessarily think ALIKE... solutions and innovation happen when we think TOGETHER. Engineering Solutions to your complex challenges since 1952! Compression seal fittings, temperature sensors and custom solutions for Aerospace, Oil & Gas, Power Generation, Semiconductor, and other Technologies, and Industrial marketplaces.
Are you interested in joining a company that truly values its people and customers? If so, Conax is growing its team and looking to add a Planner/Buyer.
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- Maintain key purchasing parameters and analytics
- Lead times and visibility days
- Maximum demand during lead-time / average demand during lead-time
- Order frequencies
- Resultant inventory parameters of Min/Max
- Evaluate delivery history and identify issues / root causes for delivery misses, quality concerns, etc.
- Create and maintain purchase orders
- Review replenishment reports daily or more frequently
- Review open demands, re-assess key parameters (Min/Max/Lead-Times/Visibility Days) and adjust to optimize
- Place POs as required (against blanket orders if such exist, or as stand-alone if no blanket orders exist)
- Follow-up with suppliers and confirm continued compliance to delivery date expectations
- Communicate and document deviations from expected receipts
- Create and maintain blanket orders
- To shorten lead-times,
- To lower costs,
- To reduce inventory requirements
- Conduct strategic sourcing activities on “sourcing baskets”
- Work with leadership to define sourcing baskets within commodity groups
- Identify possible suppliers to participate in sourcing events
- Conduct sourcing events to award baskets to key vendors to reduce lead-times, increase service levels, lower costs, and reduce inventory requirements
- Review production shortage reports to evaluate other demand requirements and risks to production
- Active participation in daily huddles.
- Document in the Conax Technologies Wiki.
- Exemplify core values of integrity, commitment, innovative thinking, customer-centricity, and teamwork.
- Other projects and activities as necessary
Salary ranges for this position are determined based upon the job location and can be adjusted based upon experience, reflecting our commitment to valuing the expertise and contributions of our individual teammates. Salary range for this role is $50,000 - $80,000 annually based upon experience.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer who values its people at all levels.
Salary : $50,000 - $80,000
