Buyer/Planner

About the position

Kito Crosby is the world leader in the heavy lift and securement industry, setting the standard for quality, training, and technical expertise. The company is committed to exceeding customer expectations through technical leadership and innovative solutions. The position involves procurement and planning functions associated with scheduling jobs and related services, ensuring effective communication and coordination with internal and external customers. The role supports channel partners and end users globally, utilizing Kito Crosby products in critical applications such as renewable power, space exploration, national defense, manufacturing, and infrastructure development.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate purchasing and planning processes to ensure production orders are finished on time, prioritizing workloads and problem-solving throughout the process.
• Initiate purchase orders and amendments for parts, services, and special tools; maintain close coordination with master scheduler and production control coordinator.
• Secure and analyze quotations, negotiate prices and delivery terms with suppliers, and recommend vendors based on cost, quality, and delivery competitiveness.
• Work closely with warehouse personnel on the schedule of shipping and receiving orders to ensure timely shipments and receipt of materials.
• Create purchase orders for outside process applications and determine priorities with suppliers to meet production work order timelines.
• Support execution of master schedule for assigned manufactured items.
• Coordinate planning and release of work orders from the master schedule, meeting required ship dates consistent with AS400 MRP requirements.
• Ensure current revisions of engineered drawings are included with work orders.
• Coordinate quality matters and engineering changes between company activities and suppliers.
• Identify and reduce barriers to support schedule attainment by communicating material and resource shortages for open jobs.
• Promote safety and comply with safety policies at all times.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Minimum 3 to 5 years' experience in Production Planning and Purchasing.
• Relevant work experience in large, multi-product manufacturing business of highly engineered products required.
• Knowledge of fundamentals of material requirements planning, shipping/receiving, inventory, and supply chain function.
• Proven ability to prioritize workloads with suppliers and problem-solve to ensure compliance with purchase order timelines.
• Ability to manage detailed information and prioritize resources to drive results.
• Ability to develop and manage supplier relationships.
• Demonstrated effective communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Excellent negotiation skills required.
• Customer focus driven.
• Proven ability to problem-solve collaboratively and cross-functionally.
• Ability to be effective in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment.
• Self-starter who seeks out ways to improve processes.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with customer-driven demand and Kanban Systems preferred.

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• Life insurance
• Disability coverage
• 401(k) with company match
• 10 paid holidays annually