Planner Buyer

About the role

The Production Buyer coordinates products through the complete production cycle, develops production/supply plans based on demand forecasts, availability of materials, and manufacturing capacity, and identifies and maintains appropriate planning parameters in ERP systems to optimize subassembly production and raw material supply plans. This role evaluates and analyzes data regarding processes and systems, resolves problems with inventory, production schedules, or materials shortages, recommends countermeasures to avoid future problems, and establishes balance between vendors and internal and external customers based on supply and demand for materials and finished goods.

Responsibilities

• Communicate and coordinate with factory teams to ensure continuous supply of products, meeting quality and delivery standards
• Resolve vendor line-stopping issues
• Drive Lean culture by implementing consignment, Kanban, just-in-time, postponement, and other materials strategies to reduce inventory while maintaining inventory availability
• Develop action plans and countermeasures with schedulers, development, and factory teams for inventory control
• Work closely with Strategic Sourcing Team to ensure low-cost regional sourcing, supplier assessment & management
• Participate and initiate continuous improvement using FBS (Fortive Business System) tools
• Collaborate cross-functionally with New Product Introduction team to ensure successful launch of new products from engineering design to production in the factory
• Coordinate and supervise the integration of new production cells from one location to another
• Establish and maintain standard work and/or consistent training in the materials team

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain or similar
• Proven track record in tackling complex problems related to inventory control
• Proficient in Excel
• Self-starter who seeks out ways to improve processes before being asked
• Ability to be effective in a fast-paced, metric-driven environment
• 1-4 years of progressive experience in planning, purchasing, and inventory control within a lean manufacturing environment
• Good time management and organizational skills
• Ability to prioritize and balance multiple projects at once
• Excellent verbal and written communication