What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Buyer/Planner position at igus Inc.?
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
The Harnessing Lead Buyer/Planner oversees the Buyer/Planner team, managing daily activities related to procuring and expediting harnessing materials. The role focuses on maintaining optimal inventory levels, ensuring timely deliveries, and achieving a Lean environment through 5S practices. Responsibilities include adhering to company P.O. timeframes, forecasting demand, ensuring regulatory compliance, and coordinating logistics. The Lead Buyer/Planner also works to optimize processes, reduce costs, and support sustainability goals.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Harnessing Lead Buyer/Planner oversees the Buyer/Planner team, managing daily activities related to procuring and expediting harnessing materials. The role focuses on maintaining optimal inventory levels, ensuring timely deliveries, and achieving a Lean environment through 5S practices. Responsibilities include adhering to company P.O. timeframes, forecasting demand, ensuring regulatory compliance, and coordinating logistics. The Lead Buyer/Planner also works to optimize processes, reduce costs, and support sustainability goals.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Manage team performance, providing coaching and feedback as necessary
- Train new team members in their specific job tasks and safety procedures
- Using and navigating MFG, ERP systems and using ERP systems for buying/planning operations.
- Identify and resolve problems and bottlenecks in the Buying/Planning process
- Consistently monitor and replenish inventory to ensure availability of goods.
- Facilitate and encourage a positive working environment to boost productivity
- Analyze historical data and market trends to help forecast future production needs.
- Develop plans for short-term and long-term production, considering customer demands.
- Adjust production schedules as needed to accommodate changes in customer demand or unexpected delays.
- Work with vendors to reduce inventories and increase inventory turns while not sacrificing deliveries to the customer.
- Collaborate with Product Mangers, Buying / Planning Team and Engineering groups to ensure product inventory levels meet the needs of the customer.
- Communicate and coordinate on project status, orders and deliveries with Product Managers to meet the companies on time delivery standards.
- Perform other quality assignments and duties as assigned.
- Assist the buying/purchasing department on an as needed basis.
- College degree, and 5 years' experience in relevant Purchasing/Planning field.
- Strong interpersonal management skills.
- Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and experience in production scheduling.
- Experience with Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP) or Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems.
- Ability to analyze production data and forecast future demand.
- Proficiency in reading, understanding and using mechanical drawings required.
- 5 plus years' experience in material management of industrial products preferred.
- 5 plus years' experience using ERP production scheduling software required.
- Excellent interpersonal relations and strong communication, organizational and time management skills required
- High sense of urgency with ability to work in a fast-paced team environment anticipating and adjusting to challenges
- Proficient at Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel and Outlook
- Competitive base salary with ongoing growth opportunities
- Complete benefits package:
- Co. paid HSA Medical plan
- Co. paid Dental
- Co. paid Life
- Supplemental Life Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
- Retirement with Company contributions
- 20 Paid Time Off days per year, plus 9 holidays
- Subsidized lunch on-site
