Buyer/Planner

WARN INDUSTRIES INC

17h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Warn Group believes that every team member plays a significant role in our success. We enable our customers with the tools they need to work and play outdoors. This position description is designed to outline the primary duties of the role, qualifications, and job scope. Just as we do not want our customers to be limited in the outdoor space, we do not want to limit our team members nor the organization to just the work that is identified. It is our expectation that each team member will serve their customers wherever, whenever necessary to ensure the success of our endeavors.

Performs a variety of production planning activities required to attain production objectives within a single production team. Assignments are relatively complex and involve planning activities for purchased parts, including scheduling purchase orders with suppliers. Focus will be approximately 10% buying activities and 90% planning activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, business administration, or a related field.
• 1+ years of entry level experience in production planning/materials control’s function or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Working Knowledge of ERP/MRP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, JDE).
• Working knowledge of Word and Excel.
• Ability to work with some to minimal supervision.
• Ability to effectively solve problems.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Passion and deep commitment that drives energy and care in one’s work, with a sense of urgency in the ability to prioritize and act promptly to achieve results.
• Ability to read, write, verbalize and comprehend instructions and correspondence in the English language.
• Exhibit strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with internal and external customers while providing exceptional quality of work and outstanding customer service.
• Must have mathematical skills equivalent to those required under education requirement.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced knowledge of Excel (Pivot tables, VLOOKUPs).
• Proficient knowledge of ERP/MRP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, JDE).
• Demonstrated knowledge of freight operations, including LTL/FTL, ocean, and air transit.
• Proven ability to analyze lead times and shipping constraints to mitigate supply chain disruptions and minimize premium freight expenditures.
• Previous experience in manufacturing or other related industry.

Responsibilities

• Regularly review MRP messages to determine what needs to be ordered, rescheduled, or canceled.
• Balance the need for high service levels (part availability) with the goal reaching KPI for Inventory Turns.
• Maintain accurate lead times, order multiples, and safety stock levels within JDE to ensure planning logic is sound.
• Place orders with vendors and confirm delivery dates to ensure they align with the production schedule.
• Proactively manage "past due" orders and push out deliveries if production schedules shift to avoid inventory increases.
• Complete Supplier Scorecards on time (on-time delivery, quality issues, cost downs, etc.) and collaborate with vendors to resolve recurring issues.
• Work closely with manufacturing teams to ensure the material plan matches the actual capacity of the machines and labor.
• Anticipate material gaps prior to production impact and work with Supply Chain team to execute contingency strategies or secondary sourcing.
• Release and manage work orders to the production floor based on the availability of raw materials.
• Monitor purchase price variances (PPV) and look for opportunities to reduce costs through bulk buys or shipping consolidations.
• Ensure all incoming materials meet industry-specific quality certifications (such as ISO or IATF standards) and manage the return of non-conforming material (SDMR).
• Participate and help lead in Annual physical inventories to reconcile system data with physical stock.
• Manage the transition of parts during Engineering Change Notices (ECN) to ensure old stock is exhausted before new versions are introduced.
• Provide input on part availability, potential forecast changes, capacity needs and constraints.

Benefits

• 3 Weeks of Accrued Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Company Provided Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – With company match eligibility after your first paycheck
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Team Member Discounts
• Career Growth & Training

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level