ASSISTANT BUYER/PLANNER

Description

Smith & Loveless is united under one cause: “Protecting Water. Protecting People.”  We are seeking Assistant Buyer / Planner to partner with our experienced production control & purchasing teams in this environmentally focused industry.

An Assistant Buyer / Planner at Smith and Loveless is administrative in nature to assist the purchasing and production teams with data entry, follow-up, printing and copying. 

Qualifications

Skills/Requirements

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.  Some college preferred.          
• Previous experience in a purchasing or office administrative position preferred, but not required.    
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interface with many different departments and individuals.
• Attention to detail.
• Good problem-solving skills.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously. 
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. 
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook).
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Job duties

• Assist with product selection and sourcing.
• Help manage purchase orders, track deliveries, and maintain accurate records of purchases.
• Monitor inventory levels and provide recommendations for reordering products to prevent shortages.
• Coordinate with suppliers to ensure timely delivery and resolve any product discrepancies or issues.
• Maintain and update product catalogs, pricing, and other related documentation.
• Assist in the preparation of reports on purchasing activities, inventory, and sales trends.
• Production Control:
• Process jobs received from Application Engineering department to be sent to Engineering when complete.
• Process any Application Engineering revisions, including any changes made by the customer.
• Create files for new orders.  Job numbers to be neat and legible on the file tab to be seen when documents are in the folder.  All documents in the folder are to be in date order in the file, with newest in the front.  All documents should face the same direction in the file.  Keep files neat and orderly.
• Release job packets.  Copies needed for foremen, Logistics Manager, Plant Manager, Inspection and Director of Manufacturing.  Distribute or file as required.  Need to maintain distribution 6 weeks prior to customer required date.  After distribution add the date to Datelog and file job file in the appropriate file cabinet for released orders.  Move files in drawers as needed to make room.
• Creation and release of MTO packets. Print travelers, drawings and EO to be put into packets.  Sort and file fabricated packets in the fab file cabinets. Give weld packets to the PC Manager to be added to the weld schedule.  File any assembly or electrical packets in the file drawers as applicable.  Need to maintain distribution 6 weeks prior to customer required date.
• Create and release of MTS packets. Print travelers and drawings to be put into packets. Sort packets to be picked by the warehouse, create & attach picks for packets routed for the warehouse to pick, distribute to the warehouse manager.  Sort and file fabricated packets by raw material in the fab file cabinets, Sort and give weld packets to the PC Manager to be added to the weld schedule.  Distribute any assembly packets to the appropriate foreman.  Move or add file hangers in drawers as needed to make room.
• Breakdown and send jobs to be scanned into microfilm for all jobs shipped every week.
• Update Avante part master as directed in preparation to migrate to Kinetic.
• Other duties as assigned by Purchasing and Production Control Managers.

Physical requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:

• Required to sit, stand and walk.
• Use hands to finger, hand or feel objects, tools or controls.
• Frequent stooping, bending, pulling and pushing.
• Reach with hands and arms.
• Required to talk and hear consistently.
• Ability to occasionally lift, carry and/or drag up to twenty-five (25) pounds if necessary.
• Ability to ascend and descend two (2) flights of stairs.

About us

For over 75 years, Smith & Loveless has provided innovative environmental engineering ingenuity and quality craftsmanship to the water industry by pioneering superior pre-engineered pumping, treatment and headworks systems to a global customer base.  A true pioneer in the water and wastewater pumping industry, Smith & Loveless manufactures cost-effective, operator safe and efficient pump stations for municipalities, developments, industrial, governmental, and military facilities across the globe.   Our energy-efficient and durable systems deliver unrivaled life-cycle cost savings.   With tens of thousands of installations in more than 70 nations on all seven continents, our innovative wastewater/reuse engineered products allow us to maintain our market leadership in lift stations, grit removal systems and over a complete range of wastewater treatment systems. 

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