What are the responsibilities and job description for the Demand Planner / Buyer position at TETRA Technologies Rebranding?
Summary:
TETRA Technologies, Inc. is a global organization whose foundation and strength comes from the drive and dedication of our team members. We value equal employment opportunity to stimulate creativity and innovation in our workforce as we use our collective talents to develop unique solutions to address the world's energy challenges.
Founded in 1981, TETRA (NYSE: TTI) is an energy services and solutions company focused on developing environmentally conscious services and solutions that help make people's lives better. With operations on six continents, the Company's portfolio consists of Energy Services, Industrial Chemicals, and Critical Minerals. In addition to providing products and services to the oil and gas industry and calcium chloride for diverse applications, TETRA is expanding into the low-carbon energy market with chemistry expertise, key mineral acreage, and global infrastructure, helping to meet the demand for sustainable energy in the twenty-first century.
Visit the Company's website at www.onetetra.com for more information or connect with us on LinkedIn.
Requirements:
- Successfully communicate forecast and inventory estimations to management
- Modeling relevant data (such as customer forecast information; market information; etc) to forecast future demand
- Propose and implement solutions to improve demand forecast accuracy
- Monitor and report on important changes in sales forecasts, budgets, and business strategies that could impact supply and demand forecasts
- Collecting, organizing and presenting data from internal and external sources on factors known to affect supply and demand
- Analyzes market and delivery conditions to determine present and future material availability, and provide recommended actions to address
- Recommend, implement, and maintain (working with Operations Management) inventory management philosophies (ex: min/max, KANBAN, etc)
- Maintains procurement records per company policy, such as items or services purchased costs, delivery, product quality or performance, and inventories.
- Develops and manages a system to evaluate vendor quotations that utilizes appropriate negotiation and purchasing techniques to ensure best quality, price, delivery, and service
- Discusses defective or unacceptable goods or services with inspection or quality control personnel, users, vendors, and others to determine source of trouble and take corrective action
- Prepares and issues purchase orders and change of notices
- Reviews purchase order claims, contracts, and invoices for conformance to company policy
- Prepares and reviews contracts, bids, proposals, and vendor agreements for legal correctness, price, and acceptability of items to specifications
- Ensures procured items are supplied with adequate documentation and that all documentation is made available to the engineering staff
- Works with suppliers to obtain product or service information such as price, availability, and delivery schedule
Essential Duties:
- EDUCATION: Bachelor’s Degree in Business or field related
- EXPERIENCE: 3-5 years’ experience in procurement in Specialty Chemicals
- LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS: Valid Driver's License
- TRAVEL: 5%
- OTHER:
- Submit to and satisfactorily complete pre-employment background, medical, alcohol, and drug screening
- Previous experience with Oracle, JD Edwards and E1 would be preferred
Work Environment:
The requirements are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.
While performing the duties of any field-based position, an employee may be exposed to various outside weather conditions including but not limited to rain, humidity, snow, and/or heat during daytime hours and/or nighttime hours. The noise level in this work environment is usually moderate to loud for extended periods of time.
TETRA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or physical or mental disability.
