Buyer/Planner

About the role

The Buyer/Planner at Teledyne FLIR Defense is responsible for managing procurements for all facility-related items, ensuring compliance with government, quality system, and company policies. This position also involves working with manufacturing to meet production requirements, conducting ERP analysis and planning, managing supplier issues, and facilitating solutions to schedule changes and commercial/technical issues.

Responsibilities

• Manage procurements for all facility-related items to satisfy business needs while complying with government, quality system, and company policy requirements.
• Work in partnership with Manufacturing to assure all production requirements are met.
• Conduct ERP analysis and planning through order placement and management, including analyzing purchase requisitions, initiating RFQs/RFPs, reviewing bids, selecting vendors, and negotiating terms & conditions.
• Manage day-to-day supplier issues.
• Maintain purchasing master data in ERP system and complete required documentation associated with government procedures.
• Manage supplier evaluation and supplier certification process.
• Support on-time delivery and production productivity by maintaining an effective supply chain.
• Facilitate solutions to schedule changes and commercial/technical issues with suppliers.
• Cook up vendor invoicing issues.
• Perform processes in accordance with all GTC and ISO requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement in the supply chain's quality, delivery, and costs to improve sourcing activities and inventory reduction.
• Complete special assignments as required to help achieve department or facility goals.

Requirements

• Minimum two years direct related experience in Supply Chain Management.
• Supply Chain Management discipline preferred.
• APICS/CPM certification desired.
• SAP MRP system experience desired.
• GTC and ISO experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Strong organizational, interpersonal, and written communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task and strong communication and team-working skills.
• Experience in developing commodity strategies.
• Ability to influence peers and lead cross-functional teams.
• Proven results in driving supplier improvement and implementing cost reduction programs.
• Excellent analytical and negotiating skills.
• Self-starter, possessing high degree of self-motivation and bias for action.
• Strong Microsoft Office proficiency, especially Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint skills.
• Microsoft Excel skills highly desirable.

Job Qualifications

• U.S. citizen, U.S. national, legal permanent resident, asylee, refugee, or eligible for export control license.

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