Buyer/Planner

Duties and Responsibilities

• Schedule manufacturing activity for assigned FERTS (finished products) and HALBS (semi-finished products) to support production plan and balances work center loading.
• Issues production orders for assigned FERTS and HALBS to meet the firm production plan.
• Generates production requirements for assigned FERTS and HALBS thru firm planned orders and production orders to meet the production plan.
• Reviews lot sizes, DFS, safety stock levels and replenishment lead times for compliance with inventory policy, dating restrictions and planned demand.
• Makes adjustments as required after review.
• Maintains dialogue with client Diagnostic Systems (client) Demand Planning, Marketing and Customer Service regarding order status, plans, and general information regarding assigned products.
• Schedules and purchases inventoried materials from suppliers to meet requirements of the production plan.
• Maintains inventories to stay within defined inventory policies.
• Captures and coordinates corporate scrap control and reduction programs by assisting in recognizing, defining, and prioritizing opportunities for scrap reduction and elimination.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree - Business Administration/Materials Planning with 5 years of related experience or High School Diploma with 10 years of related experience.
• Minimum of 3 years experience in an ISO or GMP regulated industry.
• CPIM and/or NAPM certification desirable.
• Experience with SAP preferred
• Experience in Lean Manufacturing, Kanban and Pull manufacturing preferred
• Must possess good basic mathematical skills, i.e., addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, percentage, fractions.
• Must possess good abstract problem solving abilities.
• Computer literate.