Buyer/Planner

The industry leader and pioneer in the design, development and production of innovative fuel additive technology, Innospec Fuel Specialties (IFS) leverages its parent company’s extensive chemical expertise across a wide array of fuel types—ranging from petroleum-based fuels, biofuels and alternative fuels. Supplying the fuel additives that help improve fuel efficiency, boost engine performance, and reduce harmful emissions, IFS products are used worldwide in automotive fuels, refineries, marine, heating oil applications, renewable fuels, and power plants.

We realize talented people have many choices, so we strive to create a working environment that encourages, inspires, and rewards employee innovation. We continue to invest in and evolve our competency development programs, competitive compensation plans, health benefits, and work-life programs. Innospec Fuel Specialties is truly the industry leader in providing a variety of career paths for those looking for a unique challenge.

This position will be responsible for executing purchase orders for raw materials used in manufacturing. Additionally, the Buyer/Planner will plan, coordinate, and schedule builds and assist with the inventory control of material categories assigned. The Buyer/Planner will manage the relationship with assigned suppliers and contract manufactures (Tollers) to achieve company business objectives.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Purchase and manage raw materials to support manufacturing requirements.
• Analyzes MRP requirements to ensure accuracy and integrity; determines future needs; decides min/max and economic order quantity. Maintains MRP data.
• Coordinates subcontracted materials and services.
• Tracks and monitors purchase orders, keeping informed of any problems/delays and communicating any impacts/constraints.
• Expedites/Defer materials to ensure product availability per the build schedule.
• Plan the production schedule and monitor work-in-process to ensure customer delivery requirements are met.
• Release and receive work orders.
• Participant in the cross-functional team for supplier approval requests, set-up, and monitoring.
• Analyzes, evaluates, and controls finished goods and purchased parts inventory.
• Demand analysis for executing MRP Signals such pull-ins, pushouts, cancellations.
• Provide material support through communications with suppliers and placing purchase orders according to MRP requirements.
• Analyze, understand, and convert MRP messages to raw material purchase orders and plans to meet production / forecast demand Resolve invoice discrepancies.
• Inventory Management – Understand, maintain the minimum necessary raw materials, finished goods inventory and report on the status of inventory levels against inventory targets.
• Responsible for the accuracy and integrity of purchasing and planning master data for assigned materials and products.
• Maintain accurate item master data lead times, batch size, safety stock target, to always ensure 100% system data accuracy.
• Perform other related duties and responsibilities as required or assigned.
• Travel up to 10%.

We Offer:

• Highly competitive base salary and bonus.
• Excellent benefits package to include: Healthcare Benefit Plan, Term Life and Employee Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance, Dependent Term Life Insurance, Additional Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance, Critical Illness, Accident Insurance, Long-Term Care Insurance, and 401(k) programs.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $75,000.00 - $95,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental Pay:

• Bonus opportunities

Application Question(s):

• Do you have an APICS certification?
• Do you have intermediate excel skills?

Experience:

• production planning and/or material planning: 3 years (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $75,000 - $95,000