BUYER III

About the role

The Buyer is responsible for factory Supply Chain, including capacity planning, material planning, and inventory coverage; and aligns factory build plans with the IBP supply plan. The role ensures on-time delivery while balancing costs and inventory levels and drives lead-time reduction.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for planning at the plant level for production and material planning.
• Ensure warehouse operations are done well – flow of material, kanban processes, material storage, inventory count, and compliance, WIP control.
• Focus on mastering the supply chain KPI – On time delivery, schedule attainment, lead time, past due reduction, inventory days on hand, MOQ, and lead time reduction from vendors.
• Communicate proactively with Customer care, sales team on schedule, reschedule, or prioritize based on daily changes.
• Ensure timely order placement to the vendor, acknowledgement from vendors is entered in the system, priorities are communicated, and follow up for delays and associated needs.
• Ensure master data and parameters are up to date and well managed in the ERP system.
• Ensure all best practices in the supply chain are implemented.

Requirements

• Ensuring that proper inventories are maintained. Seeking the highest value tradeoff between cost and quality.
• Choosing the suppliers of the products, negotiating the lowest price, and awarding contracts based on established guidelines and procedures.
• Keeping abreast of changes in the market affecting both the supply of and demand for needed products.
• Studying sales records and inventory levels of current stock; seeking new, alternative foreign and domestic suppliers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree: engineering discipline or an advanced degree (MBA) preferred with Supply Chain Functions.
• Fluent in spoken and written English.
• 5+ years of experience in supply chain in a manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency in office software – Microsoft Office, Power BI, and analytical tools.
• Deep knowledge of ERP systems (SAP preferred): PP, MM, Quality, MRP.
• Knowledge of IBP Product supply, response, and PPDS.
• Experience working in a global role in multinational companies.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as required.
• Ability to adapt to a flexible work schedule.
• SCM functional knowledge, such as material planning, master production scheduling, MRP, inventory modeling, and concepts. Demand and supply planning, product life cycle.

Benefits

• A comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, 401(k), disability, life insurance, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off and voluntary benefits.