Abbeville Material Planner/Buyer

Prysmian S.P.A.•Abbeville, SC

37d

About The Position

Prysmian is the world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry. Each year, the company manufactures thousands of miles of underground and submarine cables and systems for power transmission and distribution, as well as medium low voltage cables for the construction and infrastructure sectors. We also produce a comprehensive range of optical fibers, copper cables and connectivity for voice, video and data transmission for the telecommunication sector. We are 30,000 employees, across 50+ countries. Everyone at Prysmian has the potential to make their mark; because whatever you do, wherever you are based, you will be part of a company that is helping transform the world around us. Make Your Mark at Prysmian Group - Join Us Position Summary: This position reports to the Supply Chain Manager as part of the plant's Supply Chain team and is responsible for planning raw materials, ordering materials, and providing guidance to the shop floor Supervisors and Managers on flow, inventory, rework, and other information related to the timely completion of orders. This position will also participate in physical inventory. Data entry, writing tags and reconciliation. Ensure raw materials are available in necessary time frame to support production. Review MRP and place orders for raw materials. Assist in return of nonconforming materials. Provide reports for consignment level to suppliers and accounting. Receive incoming raw materials into SAP. Responsible for consignment inventories turned into purchasing monthly Issue raw material to production. Schedule incoming export shipments with Import/Export Coordinator.

Requirements

Ability to utilize SAP applications fluently
Fluent in Microsoft Office applications and experience in excel and outlook.
Good people skills required (frequent interaction with suppliers and production personnel)
Extremely organized-able to remain calm under stress -be proactive
High School/GED Diploma
Safety shoes and glasses required when working in the production areas
Hearing Protection required in posted areas
Ability to stand 8-12 hours on concrete floors

Nice To Haves

Preferred bachelor's degree
Previous 5 years of manufacturing experience as a planner as well APICS but not required

Responsibilities

Responsible for providing a procurement plan for all raw materials
Manage inventory levels: entitlements vs. Stocking programs
Ability to problem solve stocking variances with cooperation with Warehouse leaders
Maintain and facilitate a plan for SLOB and obsolete raw materials
Ability to utilize and initiate an effective FIFO system (first in/first out)
Ability to build a good consignment plan where warranted or needed
Ability to work with production to build good stock locations and help facilitate good visual factory management of raw materials
Ability to utilize SOP's and CDA's as resource documents which would include being active in deviation plans & reports such as TDCA, BOM accuracy and Material Balance
Responsible for ADP verification /approval of production and plant service department
Responsible for outside warehouse inventory and deliveries of raw material
Effectively communicate with suppliers via phone,fax,email
Reconciliation of supplier packing slip and invoice discrepancies with receiving and accounting
Ability to hold suppliers accountable for purchase order attainments and accuracy
Be active and responsible for cycle counts for all raw materials in process of attaining an inventory exemption plan
Clearing Cogi- issuing raw materials to shop floor
Input all raw materials in SAP
Manage tags / assign location for all raw material /keep ongoing inventory of on hand supply
Assist in scrap inventory obsolete
Abide by all rules and procedures
Make safety first priority
Report all safety incidents or issues immediately
Maintain clean work area
Any/All tasks assigned by supervisor