Buyer / Planner

ITW•Hatfield, MN

60d•Onsite

About The Position

Brooks Instrument, an industry leader in flow and pressure instrumentation for critical applications, is seeking candidates for a Buyer/Planner position to be based at the company headquarters in Hatfield, Pennsylvania. The company has manufacturing locations globally and serves various end markets. Brooks is a division of ITW, a fortune 200 company with a global presence and a focus on innovation. The Buyer/Planner will be responsible for reviewing and scheduling work orders based on capacity and material availability to meet customer demands, executing purchase orders for assigned commodities, and utilizing ERP systems for planning, purchasing, scheduling, and coordinating business requirements for on-time production. This role involves managing assigned material commodities with regard to total cost, quality, timely delivery, and reliability, and taking ownership of all inventory associated with these commodities.

Requirements

5 or more years of professional experience in a manufacturing environment, including Planning, Buying, and Inventory Control functions.
Bachelor’s degree required.
A high level of interpersonal and communication skills to work across functional and organizational lines.
Comfortable with the use of computers and other electronic media, including an understanding of word processing and Excel spreadsheet software.
Effective written and verbal communication.
Highly adaptable and flexible to accept new ideas, people, and procedures and adapt to a changing environment.
The ability to organize and prioritize work to meet deadlines.

Nice To Haves

Professional Certification APICS/CPIM.
Experience with AS400 / MAPICS ERP highly desirable.

Responsibilities

Plan, purchase, and schedule production activities to achieve customer needs, marketing requirements, inventory, and service level objectives while ensuring a continuous production flow to manufacturing.
Provide sales and business teams with lead times for products based on business activity level.
Manage inventory to meet set goals for active, slow, and obsolete inventory, while ensuring high levels of on-time delivery to customer requests.
Review schedules in production meetings to report the status of the supply chain and advise appropriate individuals and departments of any delivery deviations affecting scheduled manufacturing orders.
Manage supply chain and production activity to ensure lead-times are maintained at a competitive level and use macro-level activity trending to recommend changes to resource levels.
Facilitate and encourage the use of toolbox techniques such as MRD, Kanban, in-lining, and USA in production, demonstrating their use in various aspects of the job.
Release shop floor orders to production and strive to maximize on-time delivery performance of the assigned product line, using Auto Scheduling when possible.
Understand and communicate component specifications to suppliers, including the ability to read drawings.
Achieve metrics and objectives while working successfully in a team environment.
Process Engineering Change Notices (ECNs) in a timely manner and update open Purchase Orders with suppliers to ensure correct revision levels are produced and delivered to Brooks.
Support and manage assigned commodities identified in MRB, process returns, and ensure timely replacement and/or credit is processed from suppliers.
Support and implement company continuous improvement initiatives to ensure departmental goals and metrics are met.
Function within policies and guidelines set forth by the Brooks Instrument Division/ITW.
Follow all Brooks attendance and safety procedures.
Successfully perform other duties as assigned.