Buyer/Planner

Job Summary:
We are looking for a dedicated Buyer/Planner to join our Satellite Suites team. The primary responsibilities would be to ensure a steady flow of quality material at a favorable cost in a timely manner to meet production demands. This successful candidate would need to be self-motivated, organized, and have problem-solving skills. Overall responsibility would be to negotiate contracts, source new suppliers, and ensure material arrives in alignment with the production schedule.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Research and compare suppliers, continually looking for cost reduction opportunities.
• Select the most suitable suppliers in terms of reliability, product quality, and cost-efficiency.
• Issuing PO’s using MRP system to determine purchase needs.
• Requesting cost proposals and negotiating contracts and prices.
• Maintain records of all transactions, purchase orders, receipts, and payments.
• Schedule and verify purchase deliveries.
• Build and maintain positive, long-term supplier relations.
• Daily communication with manufacturing operations and support staff.
• Analyzing actual demand and forecasts, creating, and releasing purchase orders required to support pre-determined (min/ max / preseason, other) finished goods and parts inventory levels utilizing an ERP system.
• Involvement in new product development team. Source materials for prototypes and new products
• Work closely with suppliers to identify opportunities to reduce costs, inventory levels and product availability and to reduce lead times.
• Attend daily scheduling meetings to communicate and trouble shoot with production team. Provide relevant product information and updates regarding incoming products.
• Interact daily with shop floor to build relationships, check material status and quality.
• Owns procurement process.
  • Issue POs in a timely manner.
  • Verify receipts timely.
  • Verify acceptable quality.
  • Work with team to return unacceptable products.
  • Follows the payment process. Verifies items have been paid and monitors credit status.
  • Involved in inventory accuracy.
  • Willing to assist in cycle counts as needed.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• 2 years’ minimum experience in Master Scheduling, Purchasing and Planning or related roles in a fast-paced manufacturing environment using ERP systems preferred.
• Background in trailer/RV/truck manufacturing preferred.
• Strong analytical, planning and communication skills required.
• ERP/MRP understanding required.
CPM or CPIM professional certification are helpful.

Required Skills:

• Proficiency in MS Office Suite
• Excellent verbal and communication skills.
• Positive attitude
• Detail oriented.
• Strong analytical Skills
• Results Oriented
• Self-Directed
• Customer/Client Focus.
• Ethical Conduct
• Time and Project Management
• Personal Effectiveness/Credibility
• Excellent problem solving and organization skills
• Strong Interpersonal communications skills
• Demonstrated ability to work with a team.
• Flexibility

Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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