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Associate Buyer/Planner

Quanex
Trumann, AR Full Time
POSTED ON 4/2/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/1/2025

Quanex is looking for an Associate Buyer/Planner to join our talented team in Trumann, AR.

As the Associate Buyer/Planner, you will be responsible for ensuring an uninterrupted flow of production materials on the production floor in order to meet the customer demand of the facility, as well as planning production on a daily/weekly basis, all in a lean manufacturing environment.

We Offer You!

  • Competitive Salary
  • 401K Match w/ 2-year vesting period
  • Bonus Potential
  • Medical, Dental & Vision Plans
  • Paid Time Off & Holidays
  • Tuition Assistance
  • Wellness/Fitness Resources
  • Training/Development
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Dynamic Culture & People - just to name a few!

What's attractive about the Associate Buyer/Planner?

  • Ability to make an immediate impact to the business.
  • Supportive & collaborative team culture.
  • Utilize your expertise for a critical business function.

What Success Looks Like:

  • Ensure that daily production requirements can be met, based upon customer demand and a daily review of available raw material and components using established MRS Systems including Kanban and cycle counting.
  • Issue appropriate production orders, track production against them, issue materials against work orders and close the production order.
  • Initiate cycle count process according to schedule, verify against computer count, and research and reconcile variances through the use of 5 Why process.
  • Maintain ongoing integrity of the Kanban/production scheduling process.
  • Review status reports on production orders weekly.
  • Review and analyze inventory levels of raw material, work-in-process, and finished goods, and make recommendations to continuously improve inventory turns.
  • Make recommendations to drive changes, improvements and use of new MRS techniques including Kanban and cycle counting.
  • Follows all SOX and ISO policies and procedures.
  • Monitor use and issue releases against blanket purchase orders.
  • Determine need and input purchase orders from local vendors.
  • Track outstanding orders for materials and outside services on an ongoing basis, and ensure that orders arrive according to schedule and expedite purchase orders to ensure on-time production.
  • Act as point of contact for suppliers and vendors for the facility.
  • Participate in evaluation of vendors for supplier certification, including evaluation of on-time delivery, quality and price.
  • Visit local vendors (as requested) to ensure adequacy of the supply chain from a quality, quantity and reliability point of view.
  • Follows all SOX and ISO policies and procedures.
  • Actively participate in the annual physical inventory count.

Your Credentials:

  • Degree in fields relating to purchasing or materials management is preferred.
  • Minimum of 2 years of experience with purchasing or materials related activities or two years post-secondary education in lieu of experience.
  • Strong math, leadership, and organizational skills

The hourly salary range for this position is $24/hour to $28/hour w/ bonus potential

About Quanex, A Part of Something Bigger

Quanex (NYSE: NX) is a global, publicly traded manufacturing company primarily serving OEMs in the fenestration, cabinetry, solar, refrigeration and outdoor products markets. We are A Part of Something Bigger by improving the performance and aesthetics of end products through continuous innovation, helping customers achieve greater production efficiencies, dedication to giving back to communities where we operate, producing shareholder value and helping our employees learn, grow, and thrive. Learn more at Quanex.com.

Salary : $24 - $28

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