Buyer/Scheduler

Position Summary

Purchasing Raw Materials (Bulk and Packaging) for Watertown manufacturing site through SAP-MRP system. Supports production planning, demand management, inventory control, scheduling, material availability, capacity planning, and coordination between manufacturing and supply chain teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Make measurable improvements in team and facility safety.
• Purchase raw materials (bulk and packaging).
• Reviewing messages daily and notify team of issues or discrepancies as seen.
• Maintaining invoice reports.
• Communicating effectively and efficiently with suppliers.
• Establish and implement effective strategies to manage inventory levels.
• Respond to and keep each informed of potential problems and opportunities related to forecast and non-forecasted orders and recommend alternatives.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Establish and implement effective strategies to manage inventory levels
• Obtain an intimate understanding of the production process and how it relates to efficient scheduling (appropriate MOQ’s, proper changeover sequencing, etc.).
• Serve as the back-up to production scheduler for communications associated with the master schedule, on-time delivery, production capacity and planning and sales forecasts based on the master production schedule
• Work with production scheduler

Required Qualifications

• Highschool diploma or GED
• 3+ years SAP experience.
• 3+ years planning/buying experience.

Other Qualifications

• 4 Year Degree preferred, or 3-5 years' experience