Buyer Planner

Company Description

With over 100 years of experience, Sika is a worldwide innovation and sustainability leader in the development and production of systems and products for commercial and residential construction, as well as the marine, automotive, and renewable energy manufacturing industries. Sika has offices in over 100 countries with over 300 manufacturing facilities and more than 33,500 employees worldwide. With annual sales of 11.5 billion dollars in 2022, our commitment to quality, innovation, and the environment as well as putting our customer’s needs first, encompasses why Sika is the global leader in our industries.

Job Description

Broad Function and Purpose of Position:

The Buyer Planner responsibility is to create a high-level plan that outlines the material and supply requirements, quantities, and by specific periods. The Buyer Planner oversees the S&OE process within their technology clusters to ensure the right materials are available to meet customer demand by optimizing resources, minimizing disruptions, and managing inventory levels.

Qualifications

Specific Responsibilities:

• Analyze demand and supply at the item, customer, and master schedule levels, determine out of balance conditions, identify alternative and recommend actions for approval.
• Collaborate with sales, marketing, and manufacturing to understand and reduce internal and customer lead-times.
• Conduct rough-cut capacity planning prior to publishing master schedule to ensure alignment with SI&OP commitments. 
• Identify, negotiate, and resolve conflicts with respect to material and capacity availability and order-promising integrity across the manufacturing network.
• Create a material schedule that satisfies customer demand while leveling workload released to manufacturing, and optimization of inventory levels and resource utilization.
• Maintain delivery parameters, such as lead-times, lot sizes, and cycle times.
• Monitor the implementation of schedules and evaluate their success as well as assess and mitigate risks that may impact the schedule
• Evaluate and adjust delivery schedules to account for inventories and capacity constraints.
• Communicates schedule changes to correspondent stake holders as changes occur.
• Review upcoming projects for complexity and special build requirement.
• Identify areas for process improvement within the scheduling function and implement changes to meet stated lead times.

Qualifications/Experience:

• BA/BS in Supply Chain Management, Business Management, or a related field is preferred.
• 5 Years in Supply Chain leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Proficient in ERP systems (SAP Preferred), advanced Excel skills, and experience with scheduling software (MRP etc)
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze complex data and make informed decisions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across departments.

Additional Information

Competitive Benefits: Health Insurance, 401k with company match, year-end profit-sharing bonus, paid time off, and paid holidays.

Meaningful Work: Sika products enhance our surroundings and the work every employee completes helps positively impact daily lives by making our world stronger, more durable, and more reliable – every day.

Company Culture: Sika centers work culture around entrepreneurship where individuals have the power to make decisions, learn from mistakes, and define their career.

Community Involvement: Sika takes active roles in our community and aims to support volunteer work and charitable endeavors across the United States through rebuilding and giving back.

Sustainability Initiatives: Sika is committed to sustainable development, reducing environmental impacts, and assuming social responsibility. The company supports energy efficient projects and implements numerous measures aimed to boost economic, social, and ecological sustainability.

Sika Corporation is committed to a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals that apply. As an equal opportunity employer Sika will consider all qualified applicants without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, national or ethnic origin, or other protected characteristics.