Operational Buyer, Poultry, NA

The Opportunity

JBT Marel in Gainesville, GA is looking for an Operational Buyer. You will manage the timely availability of parts and machines within the agreed service levels, taking into account optimal costs (Total costs of ownership principle) management. You will be responsible for managing the availability according to realistic planning and take into account the available capacity and customer requirements.

Responsibilities

Planning

• Implements processes and tools that focus on early identification and resolution of exceptions / shortages
• Identifies component supply risk and proposes / implements corrective actions to secure component supply (shortage management)
• Evaluates component demand against capacities resolving exceptions to ensure component supply
• Manages rejects and returns process according to the correct priorities
• Monitor Supply Chain KPI's (use PDCA method)
• Responsible for Master Data management
• Streamlines logistics/warehousing activities to minimize all relevant operational cost and communicates in case of exceptions

Organizing

• Set the right balance between short-term and long-term planning
• Balances between deadlines & details, speed & completeness, and focuses on items with greatest impact
• Incorporate product life cycle into component plans to ensure availability and minimize obsolescence (phase in / phase out management)
• Upon request analyzes, identifies and propose actions regarding Inventory strategies and stock levels
• Work together with Supply Chain Engineer on inventory levels and execution of inventory strategies

Supplier management

• Monitor partnership with supplier while holding supplier accountable for supply performance
• Monitor important supplier performance indicators: delivery reliability, supplier lead time and obsolescence
• Identify, execute supplier improvement programs to increase supply agility and reliability
• Propose and validate logistics agreements with suppliers

Continuous improvements

• Participate in continuous improvement projects
• Proposes continuous improvements, considering own workspace, department processes, JBT Marel processes and supplier processes

Planning tools and techniques

• Uses available Supply Chain tools / ERP systems and interprets / analyses data to review component plan inputs and constraints
• Enables smart system planning by using / setting up master data (lead times, MRP types, MOQ, etc.)
• Uses tools to evaluate and improve supplier performance

Skills And Abilities

• Working with people: Shows respect for the views and contributions of other team members, shows empathy, listens to others, builds team spirit and reconciles conflict, adapts to the team and fits in well
• Adhering to principle and values: upholds ethics and values, demonstrates integrity.
• Relating and networking: easily establishes good relationships with customers and staff, relates well to people at all levels, builds wide and effective networks of contacts
• Analyzing: involves analyzing numerical data and all other sources of information. It breaks them into component parts, patterns, and relationships. Analyzing also probes for further information or greater understanding of a problem. Additionally, it makes rational judgments from the available information and analysis. Ultimately, analyzing demonstrates an understanding of how one issue may be a part of a much larger system.
• Creating: produces new ideas, approaches and insights, produces a range of solutions to problems, creates innovative products or designs
• Delivering results and meeting customer expectations: focuses on customer needs and satisfaction, sets high standards for quality and quantity, monitors and maintains quality and productivity, works in a systematic, methodical and orderly way
• Adapting and responding to change: tolerates ambiguity, accepts new ideas and change initiatives
• Perform other ad hoc duties and projects assigned by management

Qualifications

• College Diploma preferred
• Experience in Supply Chain processes (Planning, Inventory Control)
• Knowledge of ERP, engineering, and reporting systems
• Experience with MS office
• Reading technical drawings (PLM)
• Languages: Local language and English
• Experience with and comfort working in a multi-cultural, multi-discipline organization is an advantage
• You must be authorized to work in the US without sponsorship now or in the future.

Schedule & Location

• On site at our Gainesville, GA facility
• Hybrid schedule: 4 days onsite / 1 day remote

Benefits

JBT Marel offers benefits on day 1 of your employment including: Medical, Dental, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, family leave, vision coverage, and a matched 401(k) plan.