Planner / Buyer

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Manage processes related to the purchase of equipment, supplies, raw materials, and services for assigned suppliers, categories and manufacturing site.
• Participate in developing and monitoring performance against the annual operating budget.
• Proactively manage vendors to address on-time delivery, expedite/de-expedite deliveries as necessary.
• Cover formal and informal bids, request for quote/qualification (RFQ’S), Request for proposals (RFP’S); ensures all applicable legal and contractual provisions are met; manage and participate in solicitation, evaluation and award of bids; perform or assist others in the performance of price/cost analysis; negotiate contract provisions; prepare specifications as required.
• Lead in cost reduction activity and report them to the supply chain manager on a consistent basis.
• Maintain the MRP system’s integrity, monitoring indicators, reporting on and ensuring the smooth flow of purchasing transactions (from PO entry, expediting, tracking multi-party component assemblies, assist in part number creation, etc.).
• Create consigned vendor managed inventory (CVMI) or vendor managed inventory (VMI) agreements and maintain proper inventory levels to the benefit of the operation’s performance.
• Determine appropriate contracts for various types of procurement needs; review requisitions/purchase orders and related documents for completeness, accuracy and compliance with department and company procedures and requirements; review invoices and other documentation for accuracy and compliance; resolve disputed invoices.
• Have an in-depth understanding of commodities purchased and industry leaders that provide said commodities. Interface with internal customers, work with peer groups and support the purchasing team.
• Participate and/or lead cross-functional teams to meet department goals and objectives. Must be the commercial expert in all team activities.
• Production Planning: Responsible for generating and releasing work orders and maintaining production schedules in the MRP system. Support production planning activities including schedule updates, tracking WIP progress throughout production, material tracking, and inventory monitoring. Review and maintain BOM accuracy and support implementation of engineering changes (ECOs). Monitor production status, material availability, and assist in resolving shortages. Generate and maintain planning, inventory, and production reports. Coordinate with manufacturing, engineering, purchasing, and customer service to support production flow. Monitor manufacturing yields, Lead Time, Safety stock, Shrink %, and Work Order Variance. Review production status and capacity issues with manufacturing supervisor. Update on time deliveries, misses, reasons.

Education & Experience

• Typically requires a minimum of 7 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 5 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 3 years experience; or equivalent experience.

Skills

• Working understanding of MRP systems, bill of materials (BOM), Accounting, production control, receiving and inventory along with some database management skills will support the requirements of this job.
• Understanding of Purchasing’s role in the ERP/MRP (Oracle preferred) environment along with ability to interface with manufacturing data base systems (Agile).
• Strong customer service skills are required to be able to interface with internal customers as well as outside suppliers. Must be able to effectively communicate between operations personnel and upper management.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills are required to support internal customer’s and external supplier relationships. Conflict resolution and team development in a dynamic environment requiring the ability to work with and influence others.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and balance multiple competing tasks.

Working Conditions

• Normal office environment and climate-controlled manufacturing facilities.
• Weekend availability may be required.

Safety Requirements

• All employees are required to follow the site EHS procedures and Coherent Corp. Corporate EHS standards.

Quality And Environmental Responsibilities

• Depending on location, this position may be responsible for the execution and maintenance of the ISO 9000, 9001, 14001 and/or other applicable standards that may apply to the relevant roles and responsibilities within the Quality Management System and Environmental Management System.

Culture Commitment

• Ensure adherence to company’s values (ICARE) in all aspects of your position at Coherent Corp.: Integrity – Create an Environment of Trust Collaboration – Innovate Through the Sharing of Ideas Accountability – Own the Process and the Outcome Respect – Recognize the Value in Everyone Enthusiasm – Find a Sense of Purpose in Work

About Us

Coherent is a global leader in lasers, engineered materials and networking components. We are a vertically integrated manufacturing company that develops innovative products for diversified applications in the industrial, optical communications, military, life sciences, semiconductor equipment, and consumer markets. Coherent provides a comprehensive career development platform within an environment that challenges employees to perform at their best, while rewarding excellence and hard-work through a competitive compensation program. It's an exciting opportunity to work for a company that offers stability, longevity and growth. Come Join Us!