Buyer/Planner II

The ideal candidate is a highly organized, detail-oriented team player who will oversee the entire order process. You will review proposals, negotiate prices, select the best suppliers, analyze trends, follow up with placed orders, verify delivery, approve payment, and maintain necessary records.

Key Responsibilities

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Act as the central point of communication between Procurement, Production, QA, R&D, and Logistics to ensure alignment on priorities, timelines, and resource availability.
• Participate in cross-functional meetings to address production constraints, resolve scheduling conflicts, and meet customer needs.
• Partner with QA and R&D to coordinate production for new product launches or process changes, ensuring smooth integration into manufacturing schedules.

Material Coordination:

• Collaborate with the Procurement team to ensure timely availability of raw materials and packaging supplies.
• Resolve material shortages or delays by working closely with suppliers and internal teams.

Capacity Planning:

• Analyze production capacity and labor availability to ensure feasible schedules are developed and executed.
• Propose solutions to address capacity constraints or bottlenecks in collaboration with production leadership.

BOM & Data Accuracy Management:

• Create and update BOMs to ensure they accurately reflect materials, quantities, and production requirements.
• Work with R&D, QA, and Procurement teams to include updates from new products, process changes, or material substitutions.
• Audit BOMs regularly to ensure they match current production processes and material specifications.
• Keep production schedules and material requirements in SAP accurate to support better procurement and inventory management.

Performance Monitoring and Reporting:

• Track and report production performance metrics, including schedule adherence, efficiency, and downtime.
• Proactively identify deviations from plans and collaborate with teams to develop corrective actions.

Continuous Improvement:

• Drive initiatives to improve scheduling efficiency, reduce waste, and optimize workflows.
• Work with cross-functional teams to enhance planning processes and integrate best practices.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of experience in a highly regulated industry doing production planning, with a proven track record of successful cross-functional collaboration. (pharmaceutical, aerospace, medical device, etc.)
• Bachelor's degree (B.S.) from four-year college or university in a related field and minimum of years of directly related experience and/or training OR equivalent combination of education and experience
• Solid understanding of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
• Material Review Planning (MRP) knowledge required
• APICS CPIM and or ISM Certified preferred
• Basic knowledge of ISO and/or AS9100 strongly preferred
• Greenbelt Lean Manufacturing 6 Sigma certificate or equivalent training preferred
• Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing/6 Sigma/ Kaizen preferred
• Intermediate to advance knowledge of Microsoft Office applications tools: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint