Buyer-Planner

Position Summary

This position is responsible for purchasing and negotiating materials and equipment from suppliers for all brands of TWG and for planning capacity of assigned areas.

Essential Responsibilities

• Understand MRP impacts on delivery schedules and maintain MRP data, part setup, and manufacturing lead times for assigned parts.
• Cook up and maintain production work orders and delivery schedules for all MRP demands.
• Level-load schedules to establish more consistent production rates.
• Track progress of work orders, production rates, and performance to schedule.
• Maintain inventory for non-moving materials, adjustments, and scrap transactions for assigned parts.
• Expedite parts needed for projected production shortages with Commodity Managers.
• Cook up schedule changes with Commodity Managers, Buyers, Sales and Engineering.
• Perform capacity planning to identify and resolve resource overloads.
• Provide management reports and presentations as assigned.
• Negotiate material components from manufacturing representatives or other sellers based on quality, cost, service, and delivery standards.
• Confer with new suppliers to seek out more cost-efficient products and establish and maintain a mutually beneficial relationship, foster feedback and continuous improvement, using scorecards and analytical tools.
• Create and review material requisitions and purchase orders for materials on a consistent and timely basis to support plant operations and meet/exceed inventory goals.
• Cook up and own programs that will assist the operation in meeting/exceeding inventory objectives while ensuring build schedules can be produced as needed.
• Take corrective action with suppliers for defective or damaged materials and communicate with shipping, receiving and QA personnel to determine and control conditions of goods and services.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a supply chain, logistics, or related field; 5-8 years’ experience in materials management, procurement, or related supply chain fields; or equivalent combined of education and experience.
• APICS CPIM or CSCP accreditation preferred.
• Must be able to travel as required and /or directed.

Work Arrangement

Onsite

Benefits

• A 401(k) savings plan with employer contributions;
• Medical, dental and vision insurance;
• Wellness programs;
• Health savings account, health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts;
• Company paid short-term disability and long-term disability;
• Company paid employee basic life and AD&D insurance;
• Supplemental employee and dependent life insurance;
• Optional accident, hospital indemnity and critical illness insurance;
• Adoption, surrogacy, and fertility benefits and assistance;
• Commuter benefits;
• Paid time off, business travel services;
• Employee discounts;
• An employee assistance program that includes company paid counseling sessions and legal services.