Buyer/Planner

Position summary

Purchasing and supplier management

• Purchase MRO parts, equipment, and materials by requesting quotations and issuing purchase orders and agreements with approved suppliers.
• Ensure orders and agreements reflect negotiated prices, schedules, terms, and conditions.
• Maintain accurate open orders, quotes, work orders, part master data, lead times, and price files for assigned items.
• Resolve shipment quality and supplier/manufacturing issues; negotiate claims, returns, cancellations, and engineering changes with suppliers.
• Monitor supplier performance and advise appropriate personnel about risks to production or delivery.

Planning, inventory, and reporting

• Plan and schedule production capacity to maximize on-time delivery for assigned areas.
• Prepare reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
• Evaluate Plan for Every Part and complete ABC/XYZ analysis on inventory and MRO expense items.
• Perform system transactions supporting material receipt, storage, and transfer.
• Verify incoming shipments, report damaged or incorrect receipts, allocate storage space, and store materials.
• Manage MRO inventory levels, generate tracking reports, and complete data entry.

Qualifications

• Four-year college degree in Supply Chain Management or a relevant discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Experience and/or exposure to supply chain concepts and methodologies and manufacturing through internships or training programs.
• Analytical and technical skills to understand business practices and recommend automation opportunities.
• Intermediate computer skills and ability to understand electronic processing.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills for internal and external interactions.
• Ability to innovate and embrace lean enterprise principles and practices.

Continuous improvement

• Participate in continuous improvement activities and suggest cost-reduction and efficiency improvements.
• Help develop alternate sources of supply by identifying and researching prospective suppliers for MRO expenses.

Work context