Buyer/Planner

About the role

The Production Planner / Buyer role at Molex South Grafton, MA is responsible for production planning, purchasing, inventory management, and supplier coordination to ensure materials are available to support customer demand while optimizing inventory, cost, and manufacturing efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain production schedules to support customer demand while maximizing manufacturing efficiency.
• Purchase raw materials and components to support production requirements.
• Utilize SAP (MRP/ERP) to manage demand planning, purchase requisitions, purchase orders, inventory, and production scheduling.
• Review MRP recommendations and execute purchasing and production order actions.
• Collaborate with suppliers to manage lead times, delivery schedules, and expedite critical materials when necessary.
• Analyze inventory levels and implement strategies to minimize shortages and excess inventory.
• Work closely with Production, Customer Service, Engineering, and Sales to balance customer demand with manufacturing capacity.
• Monitor supplier performance and resolve supply issues affecting production.
• Understand material cost structures and perform annual cost analysis to identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Support supplier negotiations by understanding cost breakdowns, market trends, and annual pricing changes.
• Review supplier quotations and participate in annual cost reduction initiatives.
• Publish and monitor Planning and Purchasing KPIs.
• Continuously improve planning and purchasing processes using Lean, Six Sigma, and other continuous improvement methodologies.
• Support Molex Total Quality Management (TQM), ISO, Environmental, and EH&S systems by following established policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Minimum five (5) years of experience in production planning, purchasing, materials management, or supply chain within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience using SAP ERP/MRP.
• Experience with purchasing processes, supplier management, and production planning.
• Experience managing purchase orders, inventory planning, and material availability.
• Experience analyzing data and making decisions using SAP reports and Excel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations Management, Finance, or a related field.
• APICS/ASCM CPIM or CSCP certification.
• Experience with supplier negotiations and annual cost reduction initiatives.
• Understanding of supplier cost breakdowns, material pricing, and annual cost reviews.
• Experience in a high-mix, low-volume manufacturing environment.

Skills

• Strong SAP experience.
• End-to-end supply chain process understanding.
• Data analysis and decision-making skills.
• SAP report usage and Excel proficiency.

Benefits

This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form. Details will be provided in the offer letter.

Pay

$65,000 - $90,000 per year.

Schedule

N/A